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. EMINENT (adjective) – प्रख्यात
Pronunciation: emi-nunt
Meaning: (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere; (of a positive quality) present to a notable degree
Synonyms: illustrious, distinguished, renowned, esteemed, notable, noteworthy, great, prestigious; obvious, clear, conspicuous
Antonyms: unimportant, unknown
Usage: She's an eminent psychiatrist at the Harvard Medical School.

2. FAMINE (noun) - भुखमरी
Pronunciation: fam-in
Meaning: extreme scarcity of food; a shortage
Synonyms: deprivation; shortage, scarcity, lack, dearth, want, deficiency
Antonym: plenty
Usage: Another crop failure could result in widespread famine.

3. AMITY (noun) - मित्रता
Pronunciation: ami-ti
Meaning: friendly relations
Synonyms: friendship, friendliness, harmony, peace
Antonyms: animosity, enmity
Usage: He wished to live in amity with his neighbour.

4. SQUEAMISH (adjective) - कर्त्तव्यनिष्ठ
Pronunciation: skwee-mish
Meaning: careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
Synonyms: scrupulous, principled, conscientious, fastidious, particular, punctilious, finicky
Antonyms: careless, slapdash
Usage: I've always been squeamish about bugs.

5. PREAMBLE (noun) - भूमिका
Pronunciation: pree-amb(u)l
Meaning: a preliminary or preparatory statement
Synonyms: introduction, preliminaries, preface
Usage: The preamble of the international health organization summarizes the group’s purpose.

6. UNFETTERED (adjective) - मुक्त
Pronunciation: un-fetud
Meaning: not confined or restricted
Synonyms: unrestrained, unrestricted, unconstrained, free, bridled
Antonyms: restricted, fettered
Usage: He unfettered his mind from grief.

7. UNTOWARD (adjective) - प्रतिकूल
Pronunciation: unt-wo-d
Meaning: unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient
Synonyms: unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, unpredicted
Antonyms: expected, timely, appropriate
Usage: The animals did not show any untoward effect during the trial and post trial phases.

8. TREMBLE (verb, noun) - कांपना, थरथराहट
Pronunciation: trem-b(u)l
Meaning: shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty; a trembling feeling, movement, or sound
Synonyms: shake, quiver, twitch, palpitate, quaver, waver, tremor
Usage:

• Isabella was trembling with excitement. (verb)
• I heard the tremble in his voice as he said her name. (noun)

9. STUMBLE (verb) - ठोकर, भूल-चूक
Pronunciation: stum-b(u)l
Meaning: momentarily lose one's balance; make a mistake or repeated mistakes in speaking
Synonyms: trip, slip, founder, pitch; stammer, stutter, hesitate, falter
Usage: I hope I don't stumble over any of the long words.

10. ALLIANCE (noun) - संधि
Pronunciation: alai-uns
Meaning: a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations; a relationship based on similarity of interests, nature, or qualities
Synonyms: association, union, league, treaty; relationship, affinity, association, connection, closeness
Antonyms: distance, separation
Usage: The companies have formed an alliance to market the product.

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1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• stumble
• eminent
• famine
• preamble
• tremble

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