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. BUGBEAR (noun) – डरावना, प्रकोपक
Pronunciation: bug-beuh
Meaning: a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation
Synonyms: bane, irritant, irritation, dislike
Usage: Paperwork is our worst bugbear.

2. CAPTIOUS (adjective) – अवगुण ढूंढ़नेवाला, नुकताचीन
Pronunciation: kap-shus
Meaning: often expressing criticisms about matters that are not important; tending to find fault
Synonyms: critical, fault-finding, quibbling, niggling, cavilling, carping
Antonyms: forgiving, easy-going
Usage: My captious father is never satisfied with whatever I do.

3. FLIPPANCY (noun) – ओछापन, बेअदबी
Pronunciation: flip(u)nsi
Meaning: a manner that lacks respect or seriousness
Synonyms: levity, superficiality, shallowness, insouciance
Antonyms: seriousness, respect
Usage: Tired of his flippancy, the woman decided to divorce her childish husband.

4. OBLOQUY (noun) – निन्दोक्ति, दुर्वचन
Pronunciation: ob-lukwi
Meaning: very strong criticism or blame aimed at a person or thing by public; disgrace (brought about by public condemnation)
Synonyms: vilification, opprobrium, vituperation, condemnation; disgrace, dishonour, shame, discredit, stigma, humiliation
Antonyms: praise, commendation
Usage:

• Obloquy could not make him doubt the correctness or the value of his decision.
• The soccer team went home to obloquy after losing the finals because of stupid mistakes.

5. OBDURATE (adjective) – ज़िद्दी, कठोर, कट्टर
Pronunciation: ob-dyu-rut
Meaning: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
Synonyms: stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, unbending, inflexible, intransigent, implacable, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, stiff-necked
Antonyms: amenable, compliant, malleable, tractable
Usage: The protestors were obdurate and did not move even when the police arrived.

6. OFFICIOUS (adjective) – रोबदार; तंग करनेवाला
Pronunciation: ufi-shus
Meaning: assertive of authority in a domineering way; intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice
Synonyms: self-important, bumptious, self-assertive, overbearing, overzealous, dictatorial, bossy, domineering, interfering, intrusive
Antonym: self-effacing
Usage:

• Our boss possesses an officious attitude.
• The librarian is an officious old man who is always trying to tell me what I should or shouldn’t be reading.   

7. SHRUG (verb, noun) – कन्धा उचकाना, उपेक्षा
Pronunciation: shrug
Meaning: raise one's shoulders slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference; dismiss something as unimportant; an act or instance of shrugging one's shoulders
Synonyms: disregard, dismiss, take no notice of, ignore, set aside
Usage:

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. (verb)
• "I don't know," she said with a shrug. (noun)
• I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. (verb)

8. SKIVE (verb) – काम करने से बचना
Pronunciation: skive
Meaning: avoid work or a duty by staying away or leaving early
Synonym: shirk, malinger, play truant, truant
Antonyms: work, toil
Usage: She always skives off early on Fridays.

9. SKIMP (verb) – कंजूसी करना
Pronunciation: skimp
Meaning: expend or use less time, money, or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize
Synonyms: cut corners, pinch pennies
Antonyms: squander, lavish
Usage: She had to skimp to send her son to college.

10. CAPACIOUS (adjective) – प्रसृत, विशाल
Pronunciation: kup-ei-shus
Meaning: having a lot of space inside
Synonyms: roomy, commodious, spacious, sizeable
Antonyms: cramped, small
Usage: The van was capacious and he decided to fill up the space with a couple of sacks of fuel.

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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