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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. BOG (verb) – दलदल में फंसना
Pronunciation: bog
Meaning: be or become stuck in mud or wet ground; be prevented from making progress in a task or activity
Synonyms: mire, stick, trap, entangle, ensnare, embroil
Usage:
- Your car will bog down in the mud.
- You must not get bogged down in detail.
2. DISAVOW (verb) – अस्वीकार करना
Pronunciation: dis-avu
Meaning: deny any responsibility or support for
Synonyms: deny, disclaim, disown, reject, repudiate
Antonyms: acknowledge, advocate, assert, avow, cherish, claim
Usage: They were quick to disavow the rumour.
3. SAVVY (noun, adjective, verb) – कुशाग्रता; समझना
Pronunciation: savi
Meaning: the ability to make good judgements; well informed about or experienced in a particular domain; know or understand
Synonyms: shrewdness, sharpness, acumen, acuity; shrewd, astute, sharp-witted, sharp, acute; realize, understand, comprehend, grasp
Antonyms: inexperience, ignorance; stupid, gullible
Usage:
- He has got a lot of political savvy. (noun)
- Your help desk agent should be savvy about all the features of your company’s software. (adjective)
- Charley would savvy what to do. (verb)
4. DETRACTOR (noun) – समीक्षक
Pronunciation: di-trak-tuh
Meaning: someone who criticizes something or someone, often unfairly
Synonyms: critic, disparager, denigrator, deprecator, belittler
Antonyms: proponent, supporter
Usage: This performance will silence many of his detractors.
5. MAGNANIMOUS (adjective) – उदारचरित
Pronunciation: mag-nani-mus
Meaning: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person
Synonyms: generous, charitable, benevolent, beneficent, open-handed
Antonyms: mean-spirited, selfish
Usage: She should be magnanimous in her victory.
6. CONCILIATORY (adjective) – शांत करनेवाला
Pronunciation: kun-sili-uturi
Meaning: showing willingness to end a disagreement, or trying to make someone less angry
Synonyms: placatory, appeasing, pacifying, pacific, mollifying
Antonym: antagonistic
Usage: The United Nations has a conciliatory role in handling disputes between countries.
7. PERIL (noun) – जोखिम
Pronunciation: peril
Meaning: serious and immediate danger
Synonyms: danger, jeopardy, risk, hazard, insecurity
Antonyms: safety, security
Usage: I never felt that my life was in peril.
8. DEPORTMENT (noun) – व्यवहार, चाल-ढाल, तौर-तरीका
Pronunciation: di-po-tmunt
Meaning: the way a person stands and walks, particularly as an element of etiquette; a person's behaviour or manners
Synonyms: gait, posture, carriage, comportment, bearing; behaviour, conduct
Usage: The homeless woman always held her head high and walked with the deportment of a princess.
9. IMMACULATE (adjective) – स्वच्छ; निष्कलंक
Pronunciation: im-akyu-lut
Meaning: perfectly clean, neat, or tidy; free from flaws or mistakes
Synonyms: clean, spotless, pristine, unsoiled; unblemished, pure, impeccable, unsullied
Antonyms: dirty, grubby, bad, damaged; blameworthy
Usage: Her apartment was immaculate.
10. CHARY (adjective) – सावधान, होशियार
Pronunciation: che-ri
Meaning: cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something
Synonyms: wary, cautious, circumspect, heedful, careful
Antonym: heedless
Usage: She is chary of lending money.
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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