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1. Aesthetic
Meaning – concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste. ( सौंदर्यात्मक )
Usage – Would you mind giving me your aesthetic opinion of my new handbag?
2. Zealot
Meaning – one who is uncompromising and fanatical in pursuit of his ideals. ( समर्थक )
Usage – The political zealot walked over a thousand miles to get people to sign his petition.
3. Construe
Meaning – to clarify what something means. ( आशय बतलाना )
Usage – There was no way I could construe Jenny’s mumbled words as a sincere apology.
4. Xenophobia
Meaning – a dread or dislike of anything or anyone foreign, especially people from other cultures and races. ( अज्ञातजन भीति )
Usage – Shane’s xenophobia prevents him from going to social events where there are people he does not know.
5. Virtuoso
Meaning – a person (esp. a musician) who does something in a very skillful way. ( दक्ष संगीतज्ञ )
Usage – Megamind is a musical virtuoso who runs his own school of music.
6. Sullen
Meaning – bad tempered and gloomy. ( बदमिजाज़ )
Usage – If my father does not get his coffee during breakfast, he becomes a very sullen man.
7. Ponderous
Meaning – very boring or dull. ( नीरस )
Usage – Raj Goel quickly fell asleep during the ponderous movie.
8. Obdurate
Meaning – unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn. ( जिद्दी )
Usage – Sometimes, you are too obdurate for your own good!
9. Nuptials
Meaning – a ceremony of marriage. ( शादी )
Usage – Jim is looking forward to his bachelor party the night before his nuptials.
10. Zephyr
Meaning – a light or delicate wind ( हल्की हवा )
Usage – The zephyr did very little to cool us off as we sat on the hot porch.
