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. ditch (verb) – छोड़ देना
Pronunciation: dich
Meaning: a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water; get rid of or give up; end a relationship with someone
Synonyms: throw away, discard, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, abandon, leave, desert, forsake
Antonym: keep
Usage:

• The horse jumped over the ditch. (noun)
• I ditched that old hat of yours. (verb)

2. peremptory (adjective) – आदेशपूर्ण, अनुल्लंघनीय
Pronunciation: pur-em(p)t(u)ri
Meaning: expecting to be obeyed immediately and without any questions
Synonyms: brusque, imperious, brisk, abrupt, commanding
Antonyms: subservient, submissive, deferential
Usage: He started issuing peremptory instructions.

3. overbearing (adjective) – रोबदार
Pronunciation: over-bi-ur-ing
Meaning: unpleasantly & extremely strong or intense
Synonyms: domineering, dominating, autocratic, tyrannical, despotic, oppressive
Antonyms: humble, meek
Usage: She found him rude and overbearing.

4. inadvisable (adjective) – अनुचित, गैरमुनासिब
Pronunciation: in-ud-vaizub(u)l
Meaning: likely to have unfortunate consequences
Synonyms: unwise, ill-advised, imprudent
Antonyms: shrewd, wise
Usage: It is inadvisable to bring children on this trip.

5. expatriate (noun, adjective) – प्रवासी
Pronunciation: iks-pat-ri-ut / iks-peit-ri-ut / eks-pat-ri-ut / eks-peit-ri-ut
Meaning: a person who lives outside his native country; denoting or relating to a person living outside their native country
Synonyms: emigrant, non-native, migrant
Antonyms: national, native, indigenous
Usage:
They are American expatriates living in London. (noun)
The writer is expatriate artist living in Singapore. (adjective)

6. mingle (verb) – मिल जाना
Pronunciation: ming(u)l
Meaning: mix or cause to mix together; move among and engage with others at a social function
Synonyms: mix, blend, intermingle, commingle, intermix, interweave; socialize, circulate, fraternize
Antonyms: separate, part
Usage: I like pasta mingled with olive oil.

7. mediocre (adjective) – औसत दर्जे का, साधारण
Pronunciation: mee-dio-ker
Meaning: of only average quality; not very good
Synonyms: ordinary, common, commonplace, indifferent, average
Antonyms: exceptional, excellent
Usage: His films are mediocre.

8. rebuttal (noun) – खंडन
Pronunciation: ri-butl
Meaning: an instance of claiming that an evidence or accusation is false
Synonyms: refutation, denial, disproving, countering, invalidation, negation, contradiction
Antonym: confirmation
Usage: The Ministry of Defense issued a rebuttal of the report two hours before it was published.

9. vehement (adjective) – जोशीला, प्रचंड, प्रबल
Pronunciation: vee-uh-munt
Meaning: showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense
Synonyms: passionate, forceful, ardent, impassioned, heated
Antonyms: mild, apathetic
Usage: The proposal has faced vehement opposition from many teachers.

10. ensue (verb) – पीछे घटित होना
Pronunciation: in-syoo / en-syoo
Meaning: happen or occur afterwards or as a result
Synonyms: result, follow, develop, stem
Usage: Things would go back to normal for a while but then another fight would ensue.

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1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• ditch
• mingle
• overbearing
• mediocre
• inadvisable

2. Match the columns:
 

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