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. THEOLOGICAL (adjective) – आध्यात्मविद्या सम्बन्धी
Pronunciation: thiu-lo-ji-k(u)l
Meaning: relating to the study of the nature of God and religious belief
Synonyms: religious, scriptural, ecclesiastical, doctrinal, divine, holy
Usage: Priests are trained at theological colleges.

2. THICKET (noun) – घना जंगल, झाड़ियो का झुंड
Pronunciation: thik-et
Meaning: a dense group of bushes or trees
Synonyms: copse, coppice, grove, clump, spinney
Usage: The fox hid itself in the thicket where the dogs could not reach it.

3. MUTILATE (verb) – विकृत करना
Pronunciation: myoo-ti-leit
Meaning: to damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part
Synonyms: mangle, maim, disfigure, cut up, butcher, dismember
Antonyms: adorn, aid, assist, beautify, cure, decorate, enable
Usage: Most of the prisoners had been mutilated.

4. EMANATE (verb) – निर्गत होना, निकालना
Pronunciation: emun-eit
Meaning: to express a quality or feeling through the way that you look and behave; spread out from (a source); give out or emit (a feeling, quality, or sensation)
Synonyms: emerge, pour, proceed, issue, ensue; exude, spread
Usage:

• Her face emanated sadness.
• These chemicals can emanate certain poisonous gases.

5. DETONATE (verb) – विस्फोट, विस्फोट करना
Pronunciation: detun-eit
Meaning: explode or cause to explode
Synonyms: explode, shatter, erupt, ignite, bang, blast, boom
Usage: France is expected to detonate its first nuclear device in the next few days.

6. ASTRONOMICAL (adjective) – खगोलीय; विशाल
Pronunciation: astrun-umik(u)l
Meaning: relating to astronomy; (of an amount) extremely large
Synonyms: celestial, planetary, stellar, heavenly; huge, enormous, prodigious, tremendous, monumental, mammoth, colossal, vast, gigantic
Antonyms: insignificant, small
Usage:

• He explained his theory on his astronomical observations.
• He's been offered an astronomical salary.

7. QUEER (adjective, verb) – विचित्र; खराब या बर्बाद करना
Pronunciation: kwi-ur
Meaning: strange; odd; spoil or ruin (an agreement, event, or situation)
Synonyms: odd, strange, unusual, funny, peculiar; spoil, damage, impair, harm
Antonyms: ordinary, conventional, normal
Usage:

• Because of her straightforward attitude, she queered the deal at the last moment.
• She had a queer feeling that she was being watched.

8. LEERY (adjective) – चौकस, सावधान
Pronunciation: li-uri
Meaning: being cautious and suspicious about something and try to avoid it
Synonyms: wary, cautious, careful, guarded, chary, suspicious
Antonyms: heedless, trustful
Usage: Landlords are often leery of renting to large families.

9. MELEE (noun) – हाथापाई, लड़ाई-भिड़ाई
Pronunciation: mel-ei
Meaning: a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people
Synonyms: tumult, disturbance, rumpus, commotion, disorder, brawl
Antonyms: peace, tranquility
Usage: Several people were hurt in the melee.

10. MELLIFLUOUS (adjective) – मधुर, सुमधुर
Pronunciation: meli-flu-us
Meaning: (of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear
Synonyms: sweet-sounding, sweet-toned, dulcet, honeyed, mellow, soft
Antonym: cacophonous
Usage: Her voice was mellifluous and smooth.

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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