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. ROCOCO (adjective) – बहुत अधिक सजा हुआ
Pronunciation: ruk-oko
Meaning: relating to the very decorated and detailed style in buildings, art, furniture, and writing etc.
Synonyms: ornate, fancy, very elaborate, curlicued, over-elaborate
Antonyms: plain, simple
Usage: The rococo decoration inside the palace is delightful.

2. FABRICATE (verb) – जालसाज़ी करना; निर्माण करना
Pronunciation: fabri-keit
Meaning: invent (something) in order to deceive; construct or manufacture (an industrial product)
Synonyms: forge, falsify, fake, counterfeit; make, create, manufacture, produce
Antonyms: destroy, dismantle
Usage:

• As a makeup artist, my job is to fabricate an illusion of beauty to cover a person’s blemishes.
• At their small workshop, they fabricate parts for jet engines.

3. COSMOPOLITAN (adjective, noun) – सर्वदेशीय, विश्ववादी
Pronunciation: kozmuh-polit(u)n
Meaning: including people from many different countries; familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures; a cosmopolitan person; a plant or animal found all over the world
Synonyms: international, multiracial, worldwide, global, universal; worldly, worldly-wise, well travelled, knowing, aware
Antonyms: provincial, narrow, unsophisticated
Usage:

• London has always been a cosmopolitan city. (adjective)
• His knowledge of French, Italian, and Spanish made him genuinely cosmopolitan. (adjective)
• Cosmopolitans who spoke both Spanish and English are invited to the seminar. (noun)

4. DITHER (verb, noun) – दुविधा में पड़ना; झिझकना
Pronunciation: dithuh
Meaning: to be unable to make a decision about doing something; to be very nervous, excited, or confused about something
Synonyms: hesitate, falter, waver, teeter, vacillate, oscillate
Antonyms: decide, resolve, resolution
Usage:

• Stop dithering and choose which one you want. (verb)
• Jordan is in a bit of a dither about what to wear for the interview. (noun)

5. SCOOT (verb) – भागना, दौड़ना
Pronunciation: skoot
Meaning: go or leave somewhere quickly
Synonyms: dash, dart, run, sprint, race, rush, hurry, hasten
Antonyms: amble, stroll
Usage: I am getting late; I must scoot now.

6. UPROOT (verb) – जड़ से उखाड़ना; उन्मूलन
Pronunciation: up-root
Meaning: pull (something, especially a tree or plant) out of the ground; remove or destroy completely
Synonyms: pull up, take out, deracinate; eradicate, eliminate, remove
Antonyms: plant, establish
Usage:

• Elephants can uproot even a tree.
• We must uproot our bad habits.

7. STREW (verb) – बिखेरना, फैलाना
Pronunciation: stroo
Meaning: scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area
Synonyms: disperse, distribute, litter, sprinkle
Antonym: gather
Usage: Their custom is to strew flowers over the graves.

8. PARIAH (noun) – जातिच्युत मनुष्य
Pronunciation: puh-rai-uh
Meaning: a person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because he or she is not liked, respected, or trusted
Synonyms: outcast, persona non grata, leper, reject, untouchable, undesirable, unperson
Usage: The man came to our country because he was treated as a pariah in his homeland.

9. REPUDIATION (noun) – प्रत्याख्यान
Pronunciation: ri-pyoo-di-eish(u)n
Meaning: rejection of a proposal or idea; refusal to fulfil or discharge an agreement, obligation, or debt
Synonyms: rejection, renunciation, abandonment, forsaking, forswearing
Antonyms: confirmation, acknowledgement, ratification, acceptance
Usage: They were surprised by his sudden repudiation of all his former beliefs.

10. STRENUOUS (adjective) – श्रमसाध्य
Pronunciation: stren-yu-us
Meaning: requiring or using great effort or exertion
Synonyms: arduous, difficult, hard, tough, taxing, demanding, exacting
Antonyms: easy, effortless, half-hearted, feeble
Usage: Avoid strenuous exercise immediately after a meal.

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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