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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. RELINQUISH (verb) – त्यागना, छोड़ना
Pronunciation: rilinkwish
Meaning: to give up something, such as a responsibility or claim
Synonyms: renounce, give up
Antonyms: keep, retain, continue
Usage: He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
2. DERELICT (adjective, noun) – परित्यक्त; आवारा
Pronunciation: dere-likt
Meaning: in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect; shamefully negligent of one's duties or obligations; a person without a home, job, or property
Synonyms: unsafe, dangerous, hazardous; negligent, neglectful, remiss, lax, careless; tramp, vagrant, vagabond
Antonyms: safe, wholesome; dutiful, punctilious
Usage:
• The derelict buildings are the signs of a town in decay. (adjective)
• He was derelict in his duty to his country. (adjective)
• Derelicts often beg on the streets. (noun)
3. BROOK (verb) – बर्दाश्त करना
Pronunciation: bruk
Meaning: tolerate or allow something (typically opposition)
Synonyms: allow, stand, bear, abide
Antonyms: ban, resist, combat
Usage: Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew.
4. SCUTTLE (verb, noun) – वेग-युक्त गमन
Pronunciation: skut(u)l
Meaning: run hurriedly or secretively with short quick steps; an act or sound of scuttling
Synonyms: scamper, scurry, scramble, bustle
Usage:
• A mouse scuttled across the floor. (verb)
• I heard the scuttle of rats across the room. (noun)
5. UNRUFFLED (adjective) – बेहरकत; शान्त
Pronunciation: un-ruf(u)ld
Meaning: not disordered or disarranged; (of a person or their manner) not agitated or disturbed
Synonyms: tranquil, calm, smooth, placid; composed, undisturbed, unmoved, controlled, still
Antonyms: choppy, stormy; frantic, nervous
Usage:
• The river flowed unruffled.
• He was unruffled in the face of difficulty
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6. PIGHEADED (adjective) – मूर्ख और जिद्दी
Pronunciation: pig-hed-id
Meaning: stupidly stubborn
Synonyms: obstinate, stubborn, mulish, obdurate, headstrong
Antonyms: compliant, amenable, tractable
Usage: He was too pigheaded to listen to reason.
7. GAB (verb, noun) – लम्बी बात करना
Pronunciation: gab
Meaning: talk at length; a talk
Synonyms: chatter, chitter-chatter, chat, talk, gossip, gabble, babble
Usage:
• I hate it when people gab in movie theaters. (verb)
• I hate the gabs concerning past times. (noun)
8. BROKER (noun, verb) – दलाल
Pronunciation: bro-kuh
Meaning: a person who buys and sells goods or assets for others; arrange or negotiate (an agreement)
Synonyms: dealer, agent, negotiator, trafficker; arrange, organize, orchestrate, work out
Usage:
• The broker will get 5% if he finds a purchaser. (noun)
• It was Smith who brokered the multimillion dollar deal between the two companies. (verb)
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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