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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. BALEFUL (adjective) – हानिकारक
Pronunciation: beil-ful
Meaning: threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone; having a harmful or destructive effect
Synonyms: menacing, threatening, unfriendly, hostile, antagonistic, evil
Antonyms: benevolent, friendly
Usage: With baleful eyes, the vulture stared at the injured rabbit.
2. WOEBEGONE (adjective) – दिखने में दुखी
Pronunciation: woo-bi-gon
Meaning: sad or miserable in appearance
Synonyms: sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected
Antonyms: cheerful, happy
Usage: After parting from her partner, she looks woebegone.
3. STAUNCH (adjective) – निष्ठावान
Pronunciation: sto-nch
Meaning: very loyal and committed in attitude
Synonyms: stalwart, loyal, faithful, trusty, committed
Antonyms: disloyal, unfaithful, unreliable
Usage: Because Alice is a staunch fan of Sarah Wittier’s writing, she has read all of Wittier’s books.
4. JAUNTY (adjective) – जीवंत, हंसमुख
Pronunciation: jonti
Meaning: having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery, happy, merry, jolly, joyful
Antonyms: depressed, serious, sedate
Usage: The happy children walked with jaunty steps.
5. VAUNT (verb) – डींग मारना
Pronunciation: vo-nt
Meaning: boast about or praise (something), especially excessively
Synonyms: acclaim, esteem, revere, extol, celebrate
Antonyms: criticize
Usage: He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country.
6. BOUNTY (noun) – इनाम
Pronunciation: baunti
Meaning: a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal
Synonyms: reward, remuneration, commission
Usage: The government has placed a bounty on the heads of many of its opponents.
7. PROFUSION (noun) – प्रचुरता
Pronunciation: pro-fyoo-zun
Meaning: large quantity of something
Synonyms: abundance, lot, mass, host, plenitude
Usage: A profusion of leaves bursts out on trees in the springtime.
8. RACIST (noun, adjective) – जातिवाद
Pronunciation: rei-sist
Meaning: a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another
Synonyms: xenophobe, chauvinist
Antonyms: multicultural, tolerant
Usage:
- He has a deep hatred for racists. (noun)
- Racist attacks are increasing across Europe. (adjective)
9. SEDITION (noun) – विद्रोहात्मक आचरण
Pronunciation: sidi-sh(u)n
Meaning: language or behaviour that is intended to persuade other people to oppose their government
Synonyms: agitation, provocation, inflaming, rebellion
Usage: The rebels were arrested for sedition when they protested outside of the dictator’s palace.
10. LITIGATION (noun) – मुकदमेबाज़ी
Pronunciation: liti-gei-sh(u)n
Meaning: the process of taking legal action
Synonyms: legal action, lawsuit, action
Usage: Some business disputes require litigation.
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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