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Some exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read their usages to learn how to use them in sentences. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. FRENETIC (adjective) – उन्मत्त, उन्मादपूर्ण
Pronunciation: frun-atik
Meaning: fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way
Synonyms: frantic, wild, frenzied, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered
Antonym: calm
Usage: After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.
2. GROGGY (adjective)- कमजोर; अस्थिर; मदोन्मत्त; घबराया हुआ
Pronunciation: gro-gi
Meaning: weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow
Synonyms: dazed, muzzy, stupefied, befuddled, fuddled
Usage: I felt a bit groggy for a couple of days after the operation.
3. AVID (adjective) – उत्सुक, हितबद्ध
Pronunciation: avid
Meaning: having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something
Synonyms: keen, eager, enthusiastic, ardent, passionate, devoted
Antonyms: apathetic, half-hearted
Usage: He took an avid interest in the project.
4. DEPOSE (verb) – पदच्युत
Pronunciation: di-poz
Meaning: remove from office suddenly and forcefully
Synonyms: overthrow, overturn, topple, unseat, dethrone
Usage: The people deposed the dictator.
5. SCRAGGY (adjective) – बहुत पतला
Pronunciation: skragi
Meaning: (of a person and animal) thin and bony
Synonyms: scrawny, thin, skinny
Antonyms: fat, plump
Usage: He was white, tall, and scraggy.
6. DOUR (adjective) – कठोर, रूखा
Pronunciation: du-uh / dau-uh
Meaning: characterised by sternness, harshness, unfriendliness
Synonyms: stern, unsmiling, unfriendly, frowning
Antonyms: cheerful, friendly
Usage: The dour man would not laugh at any of the comedian’s jokes.
7. GROVEL (verb) – विनीत भाव दर्शाना
Pronunciation: gro-v(u)l / gruv(u)l
Meaning: to be kind to someone in order to gain something
Synonyms: fawn, kowtow, bow and scrape, toady, truckle
Usage: The dog was willing to grovel for the biscuit.
8. BOOR (noun) – असभ्य
Pronunciation: bo
Meaning: a rough and bad-mannered person; a person whose behavior is offensive to others
Synonyms: lout, oaf, ruffian, hooligan, thug
Antonyms: idol, role model, angel, saint
Usage: Jack was such a boor that he would not even hold a door for his mother.
9. SNIDE (adjective) – अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से अपमानजनक
Pronunciation: snaid
Meaning: derogatory or mocking in an indirect way
Synonyms: disparaging, derogatory, deprecating, deprecatory
Antonyms: complimentary, sympathetic
Usage: He made a snide comment about her weight.
10. BESTIAL (adjective) – वहशी
Pronunciation: besti-ul
Meaning: savagely cruel and depraved
Synonyms: savage, brutish, brutal, barbarous, barbaric, cruel, vicious
Antonyms: civilized, humane
Usage: His bestial nature stands directly opposed to our civilized culture.
Now choose any 2-3 words that you liked out of these ten words and try to make sentences on your own. This will make you familiar with these words. Let others know your usage of words by sharing them in the comment section.
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