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1. Acerbic <\/strong>– Harsh or sharp in tone, taste, or manner<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence:<\/em> His acerbic comment silenced the entire room.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Benevolent<\/strong> – Well-meaning and kindly<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence<\/em>: The benevolent woman donated anonymously to the orphanage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Capricious<\/strong> – Changing suddenly in mood or behaviour; unpredictable<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence<\/em>: The weather in the mountains is notoriously capricious.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Deference<\/strong> – Humble submission and respect<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence<\/em>: She bowed her head in deference to the elder\u2019s wisdom.<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. Esoteric<\/strong> – Intended for or understood by only a small group<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence<\/em>: The professor\u2019s lecture was filled with esoteric terms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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6. Fortuitous<\/strong> – Happening by chance, often in a fortunate way<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence<\/em>: Meeting her childhood friend at the airport was a fortuitous event.<\/span><\/p>\n

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7. Harbinger<\/strong> – A sign or indication of what is to come<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence: The first robin in spring is often a harbinger of warmer days ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n

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8. Impetuous<\/strong> – Acting quickly without thought or care<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence<\/em>: His impetuous decision to quit left him without a backup plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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9. Juxtapose<\/strong> – To place side by side for contrast or comparison<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence<\/em>: The artist juxtaposed bright colours against a dark background.<\/span><\/p>\n

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10. Lucid<\/strong> – Clear and easy to understand; also, having full use of one\u2019s mental abilities<\/span><\/p>\n

Example Sentence<\/em>: She remained lucid despite her exhaustion.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Acerbic – Harsh or sharp in tone, taste, or manner Example Sentence: His acerbic comment silenced the entire room.   2. Benevolent – Well-meaning and kindly Example Sentence: The benevolent woman donated anonymously to the orphanage.   3. Capricious – Changing suddenly in mood or behaviour; unpredictable Example Sentence: The weather in the mountains […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-improve-your-vocabulary","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3205,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3203\/revisions\/3205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}