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. SUBDUE (verb) – अधीन करना, वश में करना
Pronunciation: sub-dyoo
Meaning: overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)
Synonyms: conquer, defeat, vanquish, overpower, overcome, overwhelm
Antonyms: aggrandize, exalt, fortify, strengthen, empower, liberate
Usage: Police managed to subdue the angry crowd.

2. ENFRANCHISE (verb) – मताधिकार देना, मुक्त करना
Pronunciation: en-fran-chaiz / in-fran-chaiz
Meaning: give the right to vote; free (a slave)
Synonyms: give suffrage to, grant suffrage to, grant franchise to; emancipate, liberate, free, release
Antonyms: disenfranchise; enslave
Usage:

• In Britain, women were enfranchised in 1918.
• He campaigned against Americans to get Africans enfranchised.

3. NONCHALANCE (noun) – नीरवता, शीतलता
Pronunciation: non-sh(u)l(u)ns
Meaning: the state of being casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm
Synonyms: calmness, coolness, insouciance, unconcern
Antonyms: anxiety, concern
Usage: He hides his worries behind a mask of nonchalance.

4. PETULANCE (noun) – झल्लाहट
Pronunciation: peh-choo-luhns
Meaning: easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child
Synonyms: peevishness, bad temper, ill temper, pettishness, pique, impatience, irritability
Antonyms: amiability, charity, forbearance, gentleness, leniency
Usage: After being fouled out of the basketball game, the player displayed his petulance by kicking over a chair.

5. TEMPEST (noun) – आंधी, तूफ़ान
Pronunciation: tem-pist
Meaning: a violent windy storm
Synonyms: storm, squall, gale, hurricane, tornado, cyclone, typhoon
Antonyms: tranquillity
Usage: The tempest hit the town very badly.

6. CONTRETEMPS (noun) – मामूली विवाद; दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण घटना
Pronunciation: kon-truh-tom
Meaning: a minor dispute or disagreement; an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence
Synonyms: argument, quarrel, squabble, altercation, clash, fight; mishap, misadventure, accident, mischance
Usage: They have been ignoring me since our last contretemps.

7. CONTEND (verb) – संघर्ष करना
Pronunciation: kun-tend
Meaning: struggle to overcome a difficulty; compete with others in a struggle to achieve something
Synonyms: face, grapple with, resist, withstand; compete, challenge, vie, contest
Usage:

• They have to contend against draught every year.
• The firm is too small to contend against large international companies.

8. JAB (verb, noun) – प्रहार, मुक्का
Pronunciation: jab
Meaning: to push or hit something forcefully and quickly, often with a thin or sharp object; a quick, sharp blow, especially with the fist
Synonyms: poke, prod, dig, nudge, shove
Usage:

• She jabbed her finger in his ribs. (verb)
• The boy received a jab. (noun)

9. PURLOIN (verb) – चोरी करना
Pronunciation: puh-loin
Meaning: steal something
Synonyms: steal, thieve, take, loot, pilfer
Usage: He must have purloined the key from somewhere.

10. DISCREPANCY (noun) – अंतर, भिन्नता
Pronunciation: dis-krep(u)nsi
Meaning: the state or quality of being in disagreement; an unexpected difference
Synonyms: inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence
Antonyms: similarity, correspondence
Usage: A greater cause for resentment is the discrepancy in pay.

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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