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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. KNACK (noun) – कुशलता
Pronunciation: nak
Meaning: an acquired or natural skill
Synonyms: talent, flair, genius, instinct, faculty, ability
Antonym: inability
Usage: He's got a real knack for making money.
2. BURGEON (verb) – तेज़ी से बढ़ना
Pronunciation: ber-jun
Meaning: begin to grow or increase rapidly
Synonyms: expand, swell, explode, boom, mushroom
Antonym: shrink
Usage: My confidence began to burgeon later in life.
3. SEAR (verb) – जलाना, झुलसाना
Pronunciation: si-ur
Meaning: burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat
Synonyms: scorch, burn, singe, scald, char
Usage: The water got so hot that it seared our lips.
4. RESCIND (verb) – रद्द कर देना
Pronunciation: ri-sind
Meaning: cancel (a law, order, or agreement)
Synonyms: revoke, repeal, reverse, abrogate, overturn
Antonyms: enforce, enact
Usage: The court has the power to rescind a bankruptcy order under this section.
5. INDEMNITY (noun) – हानि से सुरक्षा, क्षतिपूर्ति
Pronunciation: in-dem-niti
Meaning: security or protection against a loss or other financial burden
Synonyms: insurance, assurance, protection, security, indemnification
Usage: No indemnity will be given for loss of cash.
6. PERFUNCTORY (adjective) – बेपरवाह, अचेत
Pronunciation: pur-funk-t(u)ri
Meaning: (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort
Synonyms: cursory, desultory, quick, brief, hasty
Antonyms: careful, thorough
Usage: He is never serious and works in a perfunctory manner.
7. ASCENDANCY (noun) – प्रभुत्व, प्रधानता
Pronunciation: us-en-dunsi
Meaning: occupation of a position of dominant power or influence
Synonyms: dominance, domination, supremacy, superiority, predominance
Antonym: subordination
Usage: We have had ascendancy over the enemy in the battle.
8. APTITUDE (noun) – योग्यता, कौशल
Pronunciation: apti-tyood
Meaning: a natural ability to do something; a natural tendency
Synonyms: talent, gift, flair, bent, skill, knack, facility, finesse
Usage: She showed a natural aptitude for the work.
9. PARAGON (noun) – आदर्श, मिसाल
Pronunciation: para-gon
Meaning: a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence
Synonyms: model, epitome, archetype, ideal, exemplar, nonpareil, paradigm
Usage: He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.
10. SCRAWNY (adjective) – दुबला-पतला
Pronunciation: skro-ni
Meaning: (of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony
Synonyms: skinny, thin, thin as a rake, skin-and-bones, gaunt, bony, size-zero, angular, gawky
Antonyms: plump, fat
Usage: He had long scrawny fingers.
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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