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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. GINGERLY (adverb) – एहतियात से
Pronunciation: jin-juli
Meaning: in a careful or cautious manner
Synonyms: cautiously, carefully
Antonyms: carelessly, recklessly
Usage: He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.
2. FORLORN (adjective) – अकेला; असहाय
Pronunciation: fur-lo-n
Meaning: pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
Synonyms: unhappy, sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent
Antonym: happy
Usage: She looked so forlorn, standing there in the pouring rain.
3. UNSETTLE (verb) – अशांत या अस्थिर करना
Pronunciation: un-set(u)l
Meaning: cause to feel anxious or uneasy
Synonyms: discompose, unnerve, upset, disturb, disquiet
Antonyms: calming, comforting, lulling
Usage: This strike may unsettle the economy.
4. PALLOR (noun) – पीलापन, फीकापन
Pronunciation: pal-uh
Meaning: an unhealthy pale appearance
Synonyms: paleness, pallidness, whiteness
Antonyms: blush, redness, ruddiness
Usage: Her cheeks had an unhealthy pallor.
5. SUPPLICATE (verb) – प्रार्थना करना, गिडगिडाना
Pronunciation: supli-keit
Meaning: ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly
Synonyms: entreat, beseech, beg, implore, petition
Antonyms: coerce, pressurize
Usage: She supplicated the judge for protection.
6. METTLE (noun) – शूरता; दिलेरी
Pronunciation: met(u)l
Meaning: a person's ability to cope well with difficulties
Synonyms: spirit, fortitude, moral fibre, steel, determination, resolve, resolution, steadfastness
Antonyms: hebetude, insensibility
Usage: She showed her mettle by winning in spite of her physical disability.
7. HUBBUB (noun) – कोलाहल
Pronunciation: hubub
Meaning: a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise caused by a crowd of people; a busy, noisy situation
Synonyms: noise, din, racket, commotion, clamour, ruckus; confusion, chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, mayhem, uproar
Antonyms: calm, peace
Usage: The hubbub from the group of reporters gave the politician a headache.
8. CUBBYHOLE (noun) – आरामदेह कमरा, एक छोटा सा एकांत कमरे
Pronunciation: kubi-ho-l
Meaning: a small enclosed space or room
Synonyms: booth, cubicle, snug, cubby, compartment
Antonym: hall
Usage: My bedroom is really a cubbyhole.
9. NARCISSISM (noun) – आत्ममोह
Pronunciation: naa-sisi-zm
Meaning: excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance
Synonyms: vanity, self-love, self-admiration, self-adulation, self-absorption, self-obsession, conceit, self-conceit
Antonyms: modesty, diffidence
Usage: After being accused of narcissism, the young girl tried to stop looking at herself in the mirror.
10. PLUCKY (adjective) – हिम्मती, साहसी
Pronunciation: pluki
Meaning: face difficulties with courage (despite being weak)
Synonyms: brave, spirited, courageous, bold, daring, fearless, intrepid
Antonyms: cowardly, timid, timorous
Usage: The plucky youngster had four operations during her long battle against the illness.
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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