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. overturn (verb) – उलटना, पलटना, समाप्त करना
Pronunciation: over-turn
Meaning: abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.
Synonyms: cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract
Antonyms: allow, accept
Usage: The Supreme Court overturned a previous decision.

2. grisly (adjective) – भयानक, घिनावना
Pronunciation: grizli
Meaning: causing horror or disgust
Synonyms: gruesome, ghastly, frightful, horrid, horrifying, fearful
Antonyms: pleasant, attractive
Usage: When the small animals heard the lion’s grisly roar, they ran and hid.

3. imitative (adjective) – कृत्रिम
Pronunciation: imi-tutiv
Meaning: copying or following a model or example; following a model or example without any attempt at originality
Synonyms: similar, like, mimicking, mimetic; derivative, unoriginal, uninventive, unimaginative, uninspired, plagiarized
Antonym: original
Usage: I found the film pretentious and imitative.

4. conservative (adjective) – अपरिवर्तनवादी, रूढ़िवादी
Pronunciation: kun-sir-vutiv
Meaning: averse to change or innovation; holding traditional values; (of dress or taste) sober and conventional
Synonyms: traditionalist, traditional, conventional, orthodox, stable; sobre, subtle
Usage: Old people are usually more conservative than young people.

5. agitation (noun) – व्याकुलता
Pronunciation: aji-tei-sh(u)n
Meaning: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement; brisk stirring or disturbance of a liquid
Synonyms: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress, concern, trouble; stirring, whisking, beating, churning, shaking, turbulence
Antonyms: calmness, relaxation
Usage: She was in a state of great agitation.

6. demonic (adjective) – राक्षसी, पिशाचग्रस्त
Pronunciation: di-monik
Meaning: relating to or characteristic of demons or evil spirits; fiercely energetic or frenzied
Synonyms: devilish, demoniac, demoniacal, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish
Antonym: angelic
Usage: During the horror movie, the demonic doll would punish the family by throwing knives at them.

7. condemnation (noun) – निंदा, तिरस्कार
Pronunciation: kun-dem-neish(u)n
Meaning: the expression of very strong disapproval
Synonyms: censure, criticism, castigation, stricture, denunciation, damnation, vilification
Antonyms: praise, plaudits
Usage: Condemnation of this policy has come from all political parties.

8. abomination (noun) – नफरत, अति घृणा
Pronunciation: abomi-neish(u)n
Meaning: a thing that causes disgust; a feeling of hatred
Synonyms: atrocity, disgrace, horror, obscenity, outrage; detestation, loathing, hatred, aversion, antipathy, revulsion
Antonyms: liking, love
Usage: She regarded smoking with abomination.

9. disposition (noun) – स्वभाव, मनोवृत्ति
Pronunciation: dis-puz-ish(u)n
Meaning: a person's inherent qualities of mind and character; an inclination or tendency
Synonyms: temperament, nature, character; inclination, tendency, proneness, propensity
Antonym: disinclination
Usage: He has a cheerful disposition.

10. scribble (verb, noun) – घसीट लिखना, भद्दी लिखावट
Pronunciation: skrib(u)l
Meaning: write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly; a piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly
Synonyms: scratch, scrawl, doodle; jotting, cacography
Usage:

• I attempted to scribble down the names. (verb)
• Nobody can read this scribble. (noun)

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1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• grisly
• imitative
• demonic
• abomination
• scribble

2. Match the columns:

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