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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. ELIXIR (noun) – अमृत, सत
Pronunciation: ilik-sur
Meaning: a liquid with medicinal or magical properties; a particular type of medicinal solution
Synonyms: potion, concoction, brew, philtre, decoction; mixture, solution, potion, tincture, extract, essence
Usage: The salesman was selling an elixir that he said would protect us all from the plague.
2. GRUELING (adjective) – थकानेवाला
Pronunciation: grualing
Meaning: extremely tiring and demanding
Synonyms: exhausting, tiring, fatiguing, wearying, enervating, taxing
Usage: Junior doctors often have to work for grueling 100 hours a week.
3. BELLICOSE (adjective) – झगड़ालू
Pronunciation: beli-ko-s
Meaning: demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Synonyms: belligerent, aggressive, hostile, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, truculent, confrontational, quarrelsome
Antonym: peaceable
Usage: The patient who took the new drug suddenly became bellicose.
4. INTERSTICE (noun) – अन्तराल
Pronunciation: inter-stis
Meaning: an intervening space, especially a very small one
Synonyms: space, gap, interval, aperture, opening
Usage: The interstices between the bricks let in cold air.
5. BEATIFIC (adjective) – सुखी, शुभ मंगलकारी
Pronunciation: beetifik
Meaning: feeling or expressing blissful happiness
Synonyms: rapturous, joyful, ecstatic, seraphic, blissful, serene, happy, beaming, glad
Usage: She had an almost beatific expression on her pretty face.
6. ERSATZ (noun) – प्रतिस्थापन
Pronunciation: istats
Meaning: (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else
Synonyms: artificial, substitute, imitation, synthetic, fake, false, mock
Antonym: genuine
Usage: The jeweler immediately noticed the flaws in the ersatz diamond.
7. SANGFROID (noun) – धीरता, स्थिरता
Pronunciation: so-frwaa
Meaning: calmness shown in danger or under difficult circumstances
Synonyms: composure, equanimity, self-possession; equilibrium, aplomb, poise, assurance, self-assurance, self-control
Usage: This sangfroid could be tested by several threats.
8. BIZARRE (noun) – विचित्र, अजीब
Pronunciation: bi-zaar
Meaning: very strange or unusual
Synonyms: strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious
Antonyms: ordinary, normal
Usage: To my grandmother, wearing an earring on your bottom lip is a bizarre thing to do.
9. DESULTORY (adjective) – अनियमित, असंबद्ध
Pronunciation: di-sul-tri
Meaning: lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
Synonyms: casual, half-hearted, lukewarm, cursory, superficial
Antonyms: keen, systematic, lasting
Usage: The students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real focus.
10. ZEALOT (noun) – कट्टरपंथी
Pronunciation: zelut
Meaning: a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of his religious, political, or other ideals
Synonyms: fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, radical
Antonym: moderate
Usage: The religious zealot was willing to break the law to follow his prophet’s orders.
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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