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. REPERCUSSION (noun) – प्रतिप्रभाव
Pronunciation: ree-pur-kush(u)n
Meaning: an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one
Synonyms: consequence, result, effect, outcome, by-product, reverberation, backlash
Usage: What repercussions will the war have on the economy?

2. INTERNECINE (adjective) – हानिकारक, विनाशकारी
Pronunciation: internee-sa-in
Meaning: destructive to both sides in a conflict
Synonyms: deadly, bloody, violent, fierce, destructive
Usage: Jason and Bill’s relationship was destroyed by internecine arguments.

3. DICEY (adjective) – अप्रत्याशित
Pronunciation: dai-si
Meaning: unpredictable and potentially dangerous
Synonyms: risky, uncertain, unpredictable, touch-and-go, precarious, unsafe, dangerous, perilous
Antonyms: safe, simple
Usage: The fog made driving a bit dicey.

4. PERJURY (noun) – शपथभंग
Pronunciation: pur-jri
Meaning: the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth
Synonyms: lying under oath, violation of an oath, forswearing oneself, making false, statements, wilful falsehood, mendacity
Usage: He claimed two witnesses at his trial had committed perjury.

5. DELETERIOUS (adjective) – हानिकारक
Pronunciation: dilitiri-us
Meaning: causing harm or damage
Synonyms: harmful, damaging, detrimental, injurious, inimical, hurtful
Antonyms: beneficial, advantageous
Usage: Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children.

6. LUGUBRIOUS (adjective) – उदास
Pronunciation: lu-goo-bri-us
Meaning: looking or sounding sad
Synonyms: mournful, gloomy, sad, unhappy, doleful
Antonyms: cheerful, joyful
Usage: James was in lugubrious mood.

7. SECESSION (noun) – अलगाव
Pronunciation: sisesh(u)n
Meaning: the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
Synonyms: withdrawal, break, breakaway, separation, severance, schism
Antonyms: joining, unification
Usage: The republics want secession from the union.

8. BACKER (noun) – सरपरस्त
Pronunciation: bak-ur
Meaning: a person, institution, or country that supports someone or something, especially financially
Synonyms: sponsor, investor, underwriter, promoter, financier
Usage: The band was financed by a mystery backer.

9. SLACKER (noun) – कामचोर
Pronunciation: slak-ur
Meaning: a person who avoids work or effort
Synonyms: layabout, idler, loafer, malingerer
Antonym: workaholic
Usage: He's not a slacker, he's the best worker they've got.

10. DICTUM (noun) – घोषणा
Pronunciation: dik-tum
Meaning: a formal announcement or declaration from an authoritative source; a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle
Synonyms: pronouncement, proclamation, direction, injunction, assertion; saying, maxim, axiom, proverb, adage, aphorism
Usage:

• The dictum of High Court Judges is considered seriously.
• My eighty-year-old grandmother believes she has stayed healthy by obeying the dictum of eating an apple a day.

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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