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. RAMPAGE (noun, verb) – उपद्रव, कोलाहल
Pronunciation: ram-peij
Meaning: (especially of a large group of people) move through a place in a violent and uncontrollable manner; a period of violent and uncontrollable behaviour by a group of people
Synonyms: riot, run riot; berserk, wild, violent, frenzied
Usage: Gangs of youths went on the rampage in the city yesterday.

2. REVILE (verb) – बुरा भला कहना
Pronunciation: ri-vail
Meaning: criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
Synonyms: criticize, censure, condemn
Antonyms: praise, extol
Usage: They feared that he would revile them if they displeased him.

3. CHANT (verb, noun) – गुनगुनाना, रट लगाना
Pronunciation: shant
Meaning: a repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd; say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone
Synonyms: shout, cry, slogan; sing, chorus, carol, repeat
Usage:

• The subject of his poem is to chant the praises of labour heroes. (verb)
• A group of young people set up a chant of 'Why are we waiting?' (noun)

4. ELEPHANTINE (adjective) – गजरूप, बेडौल, भद्दा
Pronunciation: eli-fan-tain
Meaning: very large like an elephant; not graceful; awkward or clumsy
Synonyms: enormous, huge, great, massive, giant, immense
Antonym: small, little, minute
Usage: She's so tiny; she makes me feel elephantine.

5. GLINT (verb) – झलकना, जगमगाहट
Pronunciation: glint
Meaning: give out or reflect small flashes of light
Synonyms: shine, gleam, glitter, sparkle, twinkle
Usage: Among the trees I caught a glint of blue.

6. SPLINTER (noun, verb) – किरच
Pronunciation: splin-tur
Meaning: a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece; break or cause to break into small sharp fragments
Synonyms: sliver, shiver, chip, shard; shatter, smash
Antonyms: log, timber
Usage:

• A small splinter of metal had lodged in his thumb. (noun)
• The mirror cracked but did not splinter. (verb)

7. DEFAMATION (noun) – मानहानि, बदनामी
Pronunciation: defum-eishun
Meaning: the action of damaging the good reputation of someone
Synonyms: libel, slander, character assassination, calumny, vilification
Antonym: commendation
Usage: It was a pure case of defamation because the athlete had never abused his wife.

8. SUE (verb) – मुक़दमा चलाना
Pronunciation: syoo
Meaning: institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution); appeal formally to a person for something
Synonyms: charge, appeal; petition, ask, beg, plead, entreat, prosecute
Usage:

• He has threatened to sue the company for negligence.
• The rebels were forced to sue for peace.

9. NUB (noun) – मर्म, निचोड़
Pronunciation: nub
Meaning: central point of a matter
Synonyms: crux, core, heart, centre, nucleus, essence
Usage: The nub of the problem is our poor export performance.

10. SCAMP (noun) – शरारती
Pronunciation: skamp
Meaning: a person, especially a child, who is mischievous in a likeable or amusing way
Synonyms: imp, rogue, wretch, mischief-maker, troublemaker
Antonyms: innocent
Usage: That little scamp, Jimmy, has hidden my slippers again.

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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