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.GIDDINESS (noun) – तिलमिलाहट, सिर चकराना
Pronunciation: gidi-nes
Meaning: a temporary feeling that your sense of balance is not good and that you may fall down
Synonyms: dizziness, megrim, sturdy, scotoma
Antonyms: steadiness, stable
Usage: Symptoms of this disease include nausea and giddiness.

2. FINESSE (noun) – नैपुण्य
Pronunciation: fi-nes
Meaning: impressive skill
Synonyms: skill, subtlety, expertise, flair, knack
Usage: Orchestral playing of great finesse was very impressive.

3. INVEIGLE (verb) – प्रलोभन देना, मनाना
Pronunciation: in-veeg(u)l / in-vei-g(u)l
Meaning: persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery
Synonyms: cajole, wheedle, coax, persuade, convince
Usage: Her son tried to inveigle her into giving him the money for a car.

4. ILLUSORY (adjective) – भ्रामक, आभासी
Pronunciation: iloo-s(u)ri
Meaning: based on illusion; not real
Synonyms: delusory, delusional, delusive, imagined, imaginary
Antonyms: real, genuine
Usage: Their hopes of a peaceful solution turned out to be illusory.

5. PILLAGE (verb, noun) – डकैती, लूटना
Pronunciation: pi-lij
Meaning: rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime; steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime; the action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war
Synonyms: ransack, plunder, rob, raid, loot, rifle; robbery, robbing, raiding, pillaging, plunder, plundering
Usage: 
•    The temples were pillaged by invaders. (verb)
•    There were no signs of violence or pillage. (noun)

6. TARDINESS (noun) – देर, विलम्ब
Pronunciation: taa-di-nes
Meaning: the quality or fact of being late
Synonyms: lateness, delay, retardation
Antonyms: punctuality, timeliness
Usage: Punctuality may not assure success but tardiness guarantees failure.

7. DAZE (verb, noun) – अचंभित करना; अचंभित 
Pronunciation: deiz
Meaning: (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly; a state of stunned confusion or bewilderment
Synonyms: stun, stupefy, knock out, lay out; stupor, haze, spin, whirl
Usage: 
•    She was dazed by his talks. (verb)
•    I've been in a complete daze since hearing the news. (noun)

8. SQUALL (noun, verb) – प्रचंड वायु, आंधी
Pronunciation: sk-wo-l
Meaning: a sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow; (of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously
Synonyms: gust, storm, blast, flurry, shower, gale
Usage: 
•    A violent squall sank both ships. (noun)
•    The hungry kid began to squall. (verb)

9. BROIL (verb) – मांस भूनना; बहुत गर्मी
Pronunciation: bro-il
Meaning: cook (meat or fish) by exposure to direct heat; become very hot, especially from the sun
Synonyms: grill, toast, barbecue; hot, scorching, roasting, baking, blistering, sweltering, parching, searing, blazing, sizzling
Antonyms: cold, cool
Usage: 
•    They broiled chicken over a charcoal flame.
•    We worked all day in the broiling sun.

10. FRIVOLITY (noun) – बिना गंभीरता के
Pronunciation: fri-vol-iti
Meaning: lack of seriousness
Synonyms: light-heartedness, levity, joking, jocularity, gaiety, fun 
Antonym: seriousness
Usage: Everybody enjoyed night of fun and frivolity.

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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