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. OVERSTATE (verb) – बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना
Pronunciation: over-steit
Meaning: state too strongly
Synonyms: exaggerate, overdo, overemphasize, overplay, dramatize
Antonym: understate
Usage: Don't overstate your case.

2. IDEOLOGY (noun) – विचारधारा
Pronunciation: ai-di-oluji
Meaning: a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
Synonyms: beliefs, ideas, ideals, principles, doctrine
Usage: The party had a Marxist ideology.

3. HIDEOUS (adjective) – भयंकर, घिनौना
Pronunciation: hidi-us
Meaning: extremely ugly; extremely unpleasant
Synonyms: ugly, unsightly, repulsive, repellent, gruesome; horrific, terrible, appalling, awful, dreadful
Antonyms: pleasant, beautiful
Usage: A hideous monster attacked the helpless villagers.

4. PUTATIVE (adjective) – विख्यात
Pronunciation: pyoo-tutiv
Meaning: generally considered or reputed to be
Synonyms: supposed, assumed, presumed, acknowledged, accepted
Usage: Hess is the ballet's putative lead dancer.

5. LUCRATIVE (adjective) – लाभप्रद, धनदायक
Pronunciation: lyoo-krutiv
Meaning: producing a great deal of profit
Synonyms: profitable, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying
Antonyms: unprofitable
Usage: Had the plan worked, it would have proved highly lucrative.

6. ARISTOCRAT (noun) – रईस, कुलीन
Pronunciation: aris-tuk-rat / ur-is-tuk-rat
Meaning: a member of the highest class in certain societies
Synonyms: nobleman, peer
Antonym: the masses, commoner
Usage: Her people belonged to the old aristocracy of New York.

7. PROCRASTINATE (verb) – टालना
Pronunciation: pro-kras-ti-neit
Meaning: delay or postpone action
Synonyms: delay, stall
Usage: The uncertain car buyer will procrastinate until he is sure about the type of car he wants.

8. HYPOCRISY (noun) – पाखंड, ढोंग
Pronunciation: hip-okrisi
Meaning: a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that he/she does not really believe; pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have
Synonyms: sanctimony, pietism, insincerity, pretence, deceit, deception
Antonyms: honesty, sincerity
Usage: When you agree to serve a cause and then back out, I would call that hypocrisy.

9. BRISK (adjective) – तेज
Pronunciation: brisk
Meaning: active and energetic; showing a wish to deal with things quickly
Synonyms: quick, rapid, fast, swift, speedy; no-nonsense, decisive, businesslike
Antonyms: sluggish, slow, quiet
Usage: Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being.

10. BRUSQUE (adjective) – अशिष्ट, बेअदब
Pronunciation: broosk / brusk
Meaning: abrupt or casually calm and relaxed in speech or manner
Synonyms: curt, abrupt, blunt, short, sharp, terse
Antonyms: polite, verbose
Usage: His secretary was rather brusque with me.

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1. Try to make sentences using given words:

• hideous
• putative
• brusque
• lucrative
• procrastinate

2. Match the columns:
 

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