Exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read the usages to learn how to use them in sentences. After this, take the quiz based on the vocabulary to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning. 

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1. NABBED (Verb): पकड़ लिया
Pronunciation: nabd
Meaning: to catch or seize someone or something suddenly or quickly, typically in the context of capturing a criminal or getting hold of an object.
Synonyms: Apprehend, Seize, Arrest
Antonyms: Release, Free, Let Go.
Sentence: The police officer nabbed the thief as he was trying to escape with a bag full of stolen goods.

2. SPATE (Noun): झोंक
Pronunciation: spayt
Meaning:  a large number or quantity of things happening in a short period.
Synonyms: Surge, Flood, Deluge, Torrent
Antonyms: Drought, Scarcity, Dearth
Sentence: After days of heavy rain, the river swelled, causing a spate of floods in the region.

3. HEIST(Noun, Verb): डकैती या लूट
Pronunciation: haist
Meaning: a robbery or theft, especially one involving a significant amount of money, valuable items, or a large-scale operation.
Synonyms: robbery, burglary, plunder, burglarize
Antonyms: Restitution, Reimbursement.
Sentence: The daring heist at the jewelry store shocked the entire city, as the thieves made off with millions in diamonds and gold.

4. REVULSION (NOUN): घृणा
Pronunciation: ruh•vuhl•shn
Meaning: disgust.
Synonyms: repulsion, abhorrence
Antonyms: delight
Sentence: News of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.

5. UBIQUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): सर्वव्यापक
Pronunciation: yoo•bi•kvuh•tuhs
Meaning: omnipresent.
Synonyms: ever-present,everywhere
Antonyms: rare
Sentence: His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family.

6. FUSS (NOUN): गड़बड़
Pronunciation: fuhs
Meaning: bother.
Synonyms: trouble,inconvenience
Antonyms: convenience
Sentence: They settled in with very little fuss.

7. CONVOLUTED (ADJECTIVE): जटिल
Pronunciation: kawn•vuh•loot•uhd
Meaning: complicated.
Synonyms: complex,involved
Antonyms: simple
Sentence: The film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens.

8. AFFINITY (NOUN): सहानुभूति
Pronunciation: uh•fi•nuh•tee
Meaning: empathy.
Synonyms: rapport,sympathy
Antonyms: dislike
Sentence: He had a special affinity with horses.

9. RETRACT (VERB): वापस लेना
Pronunciation: ruh•trakt
Meaning: take back.
Synonyms: withdraw, unsay
Antonyms: assert
Sentence: He was forced to retract an opinion too liberal for the time.

10. UNSEEMLY (ADJECTIVE): अनुचित
Pronunciation: uhn•seem•lee
Meaning: indecorous.
Synonyms: improper, inappropriate
Antonyms: seemly
Sentence: The discussion led to nothing but an unseemly squabble.