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. fatality (noun) – विपत्ति, कष्ट
Pronunciation: futaliti / fei-taliti
Meaning: an occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from disease
Synonyms: death, casualty, mortality
Usage: A sense of fatality gripped her.

2. callow (adjective) – अनुभवहीन
Pronunciation: ka-lo
Meaning: (of a young person) inexperienced and immature
Synonyms: immature, inexperienced, naive
Antonyms: mature, experienced, sophisticated
Usage: Alice is a callow secretary who needs to take a few more computer classes.

3. surly (adjective) – रूक्ष, अशिष्ट, असभ्य
Pronunciation: ser-li
Meaning: bad-tempered and unfriendly
Synonyms: bad-tempered, ill-natured, grumpy, glum, crotchety, prickly, cantankerous
Antonyms: good-natured, friendly, pleasant
Usage: He became surly and rude towards me.

4. juxtaposition (noun) – मुक़ाबला, तुलना
Pronunciation: juks-tupuzi-sh(u)n
Meaning: the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
Synonyms: comparison, contrast, proximity, nearness, closeness, collocation
Usage: The reality clearly shows a cultural juxtaposition between rich people and poor people.

5. arcane (adjective) – रहस्य का
Pronunciation:  aar-kein
Meaning: understood by few; mysterious or secret
Synonyms: mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed, covert, clandestine
Antonyms: well known, open
Usage: The elderly teacher had an arcane way of teaching mathematics.

6. zeal (noun) – उत्साह, जोश
Pronunciation: zeel
Meaning: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); dedication or enthusiasm for something
Synonyms: elan, ardour
Antonyms: apathy, indifference
Usage: He felt a kind of religious zeal.

7. gaze (verb, noun) – टकटकी, घूरना
Pronunciation: geiz
Meaning: look steadily, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought; a steady look
Synonyms: stare, look, goggle, watch, inspection, scrutiny
Usage:

• He could only gaze at her in astonishment. (verb)
• She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze. (noun)

8. intent (noun, adjective) – इरादा, आशय
Pronunciation: in-tent
Meaning: intention or purpose; determined to do (something); attentively occupied with; (of a look or expression) showing earnest and eager attention
Synonyms: aim, purpose, intention, objective; bent, set, determined; attentive, absorbed, engrossed, fascinated
Antonyms: half-hearted, reluctant, vacant
Usage:

• It wasn't my intent to hide anything from you. (noun)
• His face filled with an intent curiosity. (adjective)

9. tousle (verb) – बिखराना, बिखरा हुआ
Pronunciation: tau-z(u)l
Meaning: make (something, especially a person's hair) untidy
Synonyms: untidy, messy, unkempt, disordered, disarranged
Antonyms: neat, tidy
Usage: She had just awakened, her eyes sleepy and her hair tousled.

10. refute (verb) – खंडन करना, झूठा ठहराना
Pronunciation: ri-fyoot
Meaning: prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; prove that (someone) is wrong; deny or contradict (a statement or accusation)
Synonyms: disprove, rebut, confute, demolish
Antonyms: confirm, accept
Usage: We can easily refute his argument.

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1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• callow
• gaze
• surly
• zeal
• refute

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