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. flagrant (adjective) - निन्दनीय
Pronunciation: fleig-runt
Meaning: (of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive
Synonyms: blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident, conspicuous
Antonyms: unobtrusive, slight
Usage: He showed a flagrant disregard for anyone else's feelings.

2. anomalous (adjective) - विलक्षण
Pronunciation: unom(u)lus
Meaning: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, non-typical, irregular
Antonyms: normal, typical, regular
Usage: The scientists, at the weather station, were extremely worried about the anomalous readings they were getting from their instruments.

3. gratification (noun) - परितोषण, तृप्ति
Pronunciation: grati-fi-keish(u)n
Meaning: pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire
Synonyms: satisfaction, fulfilment, indulgence, relief
Usage: His son's success was a great gratification to him.

4. diaphanous (adjective) - पारदर्शी
Pronunciation: dai-uf(u)nus
Meaning: (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent
Synonyms: sheer, fine, ultra-fine, delicate, light, lightweight
Antonyms: thick, opaque
Usage: She was wearing a dress of diaphanous silk.

5. conflagration (noun) - अग्निकाण्ड
Pronunciation: kon-flug-reish(u)n
Meaning: an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property
Synonyms: fire, blaze, flames, inferno
Usage: A tiny spark caused a vast conflagration.

6. malicious (adjective) -  दुर्भावनापूर्ण, द्वेषपूर्ण
Pronunciation: muli-shus
Meaning: characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm
Synonyms: spiteful, malevolent, hostile, bitter, venomous, poisonous
Antonym: benevolent
Usage: He was found guilty of malicious damage.

7. deft (adjective) – चतुर, निपुण, कुशल
Pronunciation: deft
Meaning: neatly skilful and quick in one's movements; demonstrating skill and cleverness
Synonyms: skilful, adept, adroit, dexterous, agile
Antonyms: clumsy, awkward, inept
Usage: She is deft at dealing with reporters.

8. defunct (adjective) – मृत, निर्जीव, निश्चेष्ट
Pronunciation: di-funkt
Meaning: no longer existing or functioning
Synonyms: disused, unused, inoperative, non-functioning, unusable, obsolete
Antonyms: working, extant
Usage: After being hit by a hurricane, the entire neighborhood was defunct.  

9. stupor (noun) - अचेतनता
Pronunciation: styoo-per
Meaning: a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
Synonyms: daze, torpor, insensibility, numbness, numbness
Usage: Frank deals with the pain of his wife’s death by drinking himself into a stupor every night.

10. armistice (noun) - युद्धविराम
Pronunciation: aa-mis-tis
Meaning: an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time
Synonyms: truce, ceasefire, lull, respite
Antonym: hostilities
Usage: The two nations signed an armistice.

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1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• diaphanous
• malicious
• deft
• defunct
• armistice

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