Here some exceptional English words from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are given with their synonyms/antonyms and usage. Hopefully, this will help you improve your vocabulary.

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1. SPURN (verb, noun) – तिरस्कार करना
Pronunciation: spuhn
Meaning: to refuse to accept something; an act of spurning
Synonyms: refuse, decline, reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down
Usage: 
•    He can spurn everything except chicken nuggets and ice cream. (verb)
•    Step mother’s spurn of responsibilities made the father feel hurt. (noun)

2. OVERTURE (noun) – परिचय, भूमिका
Pronunciation: ovuh-chuh
Meaning: an introduction to something more important or essential
Synonyms: preliminary, prelude, curtain-raiser, introduction, lead-in, precursor, forerunner, harbinger, herald
Antonyms: concluding, closing, final
Usage: The talks were no more than an overture to a long debate.

3. GHASTLY (adjective) – भयंकर, भयानक; अस्वस्थ
Pronunciation: gaastli
Meaning: causing great horror or fear; extremely unwell; very objectionable, bad, or unpleasant
Synonyms: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire, frightening; ill, unwell, washed out, peaky, sick, queasy, nauseous; unpleasant, objectionable, offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Antonyms: pleasant, trivial, excusable; fine; charming
Usage:
•    It was one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed.
•    Even after passing so many days after her accident, her health is ghastly.
•    The weather was ghastly.

4. FORESHADOW (verb) – पूर्वाभास; पूर्वलक्षण
Pronunciation: fo-shado
Meaning: be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Synonyms: augur, presage, portend, prognosticate, foreshow, foretell
Usage: Those dark clouds foreshadow a storm.

6. PESTILENT (adjective) – विनाशक, प्राणघाती
Pronunciation: pesti-l(u)nt
Meaning: destructive to life
Synonyms: deadly, fatal, lethal
Antonyms: harmless, beneficial
Usage: Covid-19 is a pestilent virus.

7. ABNEGATE (verb) – अस्वीकार करना
Pronunciation: abni-geit
Meaning: reject something desired or valuable
Synonyms: renounce, abandon, give up, relinquish, abjure
Antonym: accept
Usage: The athlete decided to abnegate the unhealthy snack even though she really wanted to have a bite.

8. HIGHFALUTIN (adjective) – अलंकृत, मिथ्याभिमानी
Pronunciation: hai-fuloo-tin
Meaning: (especially of speech, writing, or ideas) pompous or pretentious
Synonyms: pretentious, high-sounding, high-flown, lofty, grandiose, ornate, florid, flowery
Antonym: unpretentious
Usage: It is a mistake to use highfalutin language when you advertise to uneducated people.

9. DISSENSION (noun) – मतभेद, अनबन
Pronunciation: disen-shun
Meaning: disagreement that leads to discord
Synonyms: dispute, dissent, variance, conflict
Antonyms: agreement, harmony
Usage: These issues caused bitter dissension in the party.

10. WONKY (adjective) – वक्र
Pronunciation: wonki
Meaning: not straight
Synonyms: crooked, off-centre, lopsided, askew, skew, skew-whiff
Antonym: straight
Usage: Legs of this chair are a bit wonky.

Now, choose any 2 or 3 words and try to use them in your own sentences, this way you can retain the learnt words in your memory for long time. You can share your sentences in the comment section.  

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