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Grunt <\/strong>\u2013 a low, short sound made by a person or animal, often showing effort, pain, or dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence<\/em> \u2013 The worker gave a tired grunt as he lifted the heavy box.
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Engulf <\/strong>\u2013 to completely cover or surround something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence<\/em> \u2013 Thick smoke began to engulf the building during the fire.
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Squelch <\/strong>\u2013 to crush or suppress something completely; also, a soft sound made by liquid or mud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence<\/em> \u2013 The manager quickly squelched the rumour spreading in the office.
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Wisp <\/strong>\u2013 a small, thin, delicate piece or amount of something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence<\/em> \u2013 A wisp of smoke rose from the candle after it was blown out.
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Indict <\/strong>\u2013 to formally accuse someone of a serious crime in a court of law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence <\/em>\u2013 The court decided to indict the businessman for fraud.
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Cluster <\/strong>\u2013 a group of similar things close together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence <\/em>\u2013 A cluster of stars shone brightly in the night sky.
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Gusto <\/strong>\u2013 great enjoyment, energy, and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence<\/em> \u2013 She sang the song with great gusto at the party.
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Seminar <\/strong>\u2013 a small class or meeting where people discuss a topic or receive training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence<\/em> \u2013 I attended a seminar on digital marketing last weekend.
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Thrifty <\/strong>\u2013 careful with money and resources; not wasteful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence<\/em> \u2013 My grandmother is very thrifty and always saves money when shopping.
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Desolate <\/strong>\u2013 empty, lonely, and without life or activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example Sentence <\/em>\u2013 The abandoned village looked desolate after the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grunt \u2013 a low, short sound made by a person or animal, often showing effort, pain, or dissatisfaction. Example Sentence \u2013 The worker gave a tired grunt as he lifted the heavy box. Engulf \u2013 to completely cover or surround something. Example Sentence \u2013 Thick smoke began to engulf the building during the fire. Squelch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4364","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\/4364","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=4364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4366,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4364\/revisions\/4366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}