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. vitriolic (adjective) – कटु
Pronunciation: vitri-olik
Meaning: filled with bitter criticism or malice
Synonyms: acrimonious, rancorous, bitter, caustic, mordant
Antonyms: pleasant, kind
Usage: The newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president.

2. solicitous (adjective) – चिंताशील
Pronunciation: suli-si-tus
Meaning: characterized by or showing interest or concern; eager or anxious to do something
Synonyms: concerned, caring, attentive, mindful, interested, considerate
Usage: She was always solicitous about the welfare of her students.

3. bucolic (adjective) – ग्राम्य
Pronunciation: byoo-kolik
Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country, countryside, agricultural, agrarian
Antonyms: urban
Usage: The painting shows a typically bucolic scene with peasants harvesting crops in a field.

4. pretext (noun) – बहाना
Pronunciation: pree-tekst
Meaning: a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason
Synonyms: excuse, plea, pretence
Usage: He used his sore finger as a pretext for not going to school.

5. contretemps (noun) – बहस; विपत्ति
Pronunciation: kont-rut-o
Meaning: a minor dispute or disagreement; an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence
Synonyms: argument, quarrel, squabble, altercation; mishap, misadventure, accident, mischance
Antonyms: harmony, agreement
Usage: She had contretemps with her staff.

6. besotted (adjective) – मोहित, मुग्ध
Pronunciation: bi-sotid
Meaning: strongly possessed with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone
Synonyms: infatuated with, smitten with, obsessed with
Antonym: indifferent
Usage: The gentleman is besotted with a beautiful young girl.

7. esoteric (adjective) – गुप्त, गहन, गूढ़
Pronunciation: ees-ut-erik / es-ut-erik
Meaning: intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
Synonyms: abstruse, obscure, arcane
Antonyms: simple, familiar
Usage: Some words are really too esoteric for this dictionary.

8. mutter (verb) – बड़बड़ाना
Pronunciation: mut-ur
Meaning: say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation; talk or grumble in secret or in private
Synonyms: murmur, mumble, whisper; grumble, moan, complain, grouse
Antonym: speak out
Usage: She began to mutter.

9. choleric (adjective) – चिड़चिड़ा, तुनुकमिज़ाज
Pronunciation: kolur-ik
Meaning: bad-tempered or irritable
Synonyms: bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety
Antonyms: good-natured, affable
Usage: He was a choleric man.

10. hysteric (adjective) – विवेकरहित, असभ्य
Pronunciation: his-terik
Meaning: a wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction
Synonyms: hysteria, wildness, irrationality, frenzy
Antonyms: calmness, self-possession
Usage: He always has hysterics at the sight of blood.

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1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• choleric
• mutter
• besotted
• pretext
• bucolic

2. Match the columns:
 

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