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. CLAMPDOWN (noun) – प्रतिबंध, अवरोध
Pronunciation: klamp-daun
Meaning: a sudden action taken by a government or people in authority to stop or limit a particular activity
Synonyms: suppression, prevention, stopping, crackdown, limitation, restriction, restraint, curb, check
Antonyms: support, encouragement, freedom
Usage: The government has decided to have a clampdown on building roads.

2. FESTER (verb) – सड़ना, गलना
Pronunciation: fes-tur
Meaning: (of food or rubbish) become rotten and offensive to the senses; (of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference
Synonyms: rot, moulder, decay, decompose, putrefy; rankle, chafe
Usage: A dirty wound will probably fester.

3. HUMANE (adjective) – दयालु, दयाशील
Pronunciation: hyu-mein
Meaning: having or showing compassion
Synonyms: compassionate, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, considerate, understanding, sympathetic, tolerant, civilized
Antonyms: cruel, inhumane
Usage: Is it humane to kill animals for food?

4. SACRILEGE (noun) – अपवित्रीकरण
Pronunciation: sakrilij
Meaning: violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred
Synonyms: desecration, profanity, blasphemy, impiety
Antonym: piety
Usage: Stealing from a place of worship was regarded as sacrilege.

5. INTENT (noun, adjective) – इरादा
Pronunciation: in-tent
Meaning: intention or purpose; determined to do (something); attentively occupied with
Synonyms: aim, purpose, intention, objective; set, determined, insistent, resolved; attentive, absorbed, engrossed, fascinated, enthralled
Antonyms: half-hearted, reluctant; vacant
Usage:

• He is charged with possession of a gun with intent to commit a robbery.
• She was intent on pursuing a career in business.

6. REVEL (verb, noun) – आनंद मनाना
Pronunciation: rev-ul
Meaning: enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing; get great pleasure from (a situation or experience)
Synonyms: celebrate, make merry, party, feast; enjoy, love, like, adore; celebration, festivity, jollification, merrymaking
Antonym: mourn, hate
Usage:

• They spent the evening revelling with their guests.
• Late-night revels are very common in city life.

7. TOTTER (verb) – लडखड़ाना
Pronunciation: totur
Meaning: move in a feeble or unsteady way; (of a building) shake as if about to collapse
Synonyms: teeter, stagger, wobble, stumble, dodder; shake, sway, tremble, quiver
Usage:

• The drunkard tottered along the road.
• Several tall piles of books tottered and fell.

8. SCORCHING (adjective) – झुलसानेवाला; कठोर आलोचना
Pronunciation: sko-ching
Meaning: very hot; (of criticism) harsh
Synonyms: red-hot, blazing, flaming, fiery, burning, blistering, searing; savage, scathing, withering
Antonyms: freezing; mild
Usage:

• Farmers are busy weeding under scorching sun.
• Jack showed his dislike for the scorching satire.

9. BESOTTED (adjective) – मुग्ध
Pronunciation: bi-soted
Meaning: completely in love with someone and always thinking of them
Synonyms: infatuated with, smitten with, in love with, love-struck by
Antonym: indifferent
Usage: The gentleman is besotted with a beautiful young girl.

10. SVELTE (adjective) – सुडौल
Pronunciation: svelt
Meaning: (of a person) attractively thin, graceful, and stylish
Synonyms: slender, slim, graceful, elegant, willowy, sylphlike
Antonyms: awkward, ungracious, inflexible, elegant, ugly
Usage: She was svelte and sophisticated.

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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