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. INADEQUACY (noun) – अपर्याप्तता
Pronunciation: in-adi-kwesi
Meaning: lack of the quantity or quality
Synonyms: insufficiency, deficiency, scantness, scarcity
Antonyms: abundance, surplus, competence, strong point
Usage: My grades reflect the shocking inadequacy of school system.

2. ACCOUNTABLE (adjective) – उत्तरदायी, जवाबदार
Pronunciation: uk-auntub(u)l
Meaning: required or expected to justify actions or decisions; able to be explained or understood
Synonyms: responsible, liable, answerable; explicable, understandable, comprehensible
Antonym: unaccountable
Usage: Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters.

3. IRRESPECTIVE (adjective) – निरपेक्ष
Pronunciation: iri-spek-tiv
Meaning: not taking (something) into account
Synonyms: disregarding, ignoring, notwithstanding
Antonyms: according to
Usage: Every adult pays the same amount of tax, irrespective of income.

4. STRIKING (adjective) – विचित्र, अनोखा
Pronunciation: strai-king
Meaning: attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent; dramatically good-looking or beautiful
Synonyms: noticeable, obvious, conspicuous, evident, salient, visible; impressive, imposing, grand, splendid, magnificent
Antonyms: inconspicuous, unremarkable; ordinary, unimpressive, unattractive, unremarkable
Usage: His eyes are his most striking feature.

5. INSURMOUNTABLE (adjective) – अजेय
Pronunciation: in-suh-maunt-ub(u)l
Meaning: too great to be overcome
Synonyms: insuperable, unconquerable, invincible, unassailable
Antonym: surmountable
Usage: The age barrier appeared insurmountable.

6. SWATHE (verb) – लपेटना
Pronunciation: sweith
Meaning: wrap in several layers of fabric
Synonyms: wrap, envelop, bind, swaddle, bandage
Usage: His hands were swathed in bandages.

7. DOWNCAST (adj) – (उदास, मायूस)
Meaning: feeling hopeless or devoid of courage; (of a person's eyes) looking downwards
Synonyms: disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, low-spirited
Antonym: elated
Usage:

• With downcast eyes, she continued eating and did not speak again.
• You must not be downcast.                  

8. CALUMNY (noun, verb) – चुगली, मिथ्यापवाद
Pronunciation: kal-umni
Meaning: the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander smeone
Synonyms: slander, libel, muckraking
Usage: Calumny is answered best with silence.

9. FLUMMOX (verb) – उलझाना
Pronunciation: flum(u)ks
Meaning: perplex (someone) greatly
Synonyms: baffle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, confuse
Usage: She was flummoxed by the question.

10. INADVERTENTLY (adverb) – अनजाने में
Pronunciation: inud-vuh-tuntli
Meaning: without intention
Synonyms: accidentally, by accident, unintentionally, unwittingly, unawares
Antonyms: deliberately
Usage: I inadvertently pressed the wrong button.

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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