11 new English words for 13 October 2016, each with its meaning, Hindi meaning, synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Learn them today and revise them with the daily quiz — useful for SSC, Bank, Railway, UPSC and IELTS.
Hindi meaning: पकड़ना/दबोचना
Synonyms: Catch, Detain, Capture, Apprehend
Antonyms: Liberate, Release, Let Go, Free
Example: The Feds <strong>nabbed</strong> a suspected terrorist.
Hindi meaning: दंडात्मक
Synonyms: Punishing, Vindictive, Penal
Antonyms: Beneficial, Rewarding
Example: When the case began, the attorney announced his client was seeking both monetary and <strong>punitive</strong> damages for being fired without cause.
Hindi meaning: तालमेल
Synonyms: Harmoniousness, Accord, Concord, Congruity
Antonyms: Disagreement, Dissonance, Incompatibility
Example: <strong>Consonance</strong> between conservation measures and existing agricultural practice can maintain a harmony between liberals and conservatives.
Hindi meaning: निर्धारित/नियत
Synonyms: Specify, Set Forth, Lay Conditions, Covenant
Antonyms: Break Off, Refuse
Example: The owners may <strong>stipulate</strong> a huge deposit as a condition of the purchase agreement.
Hindi meaning: समीक्षा/सूक्ष्म परीक्षण
Synonyms: Inspection, Investigation, Probe, Enquiry, Check, Analysis
Antonyms: Ignorance, Avoidance
Example: Every aspect of local government was placed under <strong>scrutiny</strong>.
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Hindi meaning: शरण/सहारा/ आश्रय
Synonyms: Asylum, guard, shield, harbor
Antonyms: Exposed
Example: He hung back in the <strong>shelter</strong> of a rock.
Hindi meaning: परेशानी/उत्पीड़न
Synonyms: Oppression, Tyranny, Botheration, Annoyance
Antonyms: Assistance, Delight, Facilitation
Example: Representatives of minority groups in the city say that they have been the target of <strong>harassment</strong> by police.
Hindi meaning: अनैतिक/ख़राब/निन्दनीय/पतित
Synonyms: Ferocious, Savage, Remorseless, Callous, Profane, Depraved
Antonyms: Mild, Moral, Gentle
Example: A local youth is in jail after <strong>viciously</strong> attacking a neighbor with a baseball bat.
Hindi meaning: अवैध/अनुचित
Synonyms: Illegal, Unlawful, Illegitimate, Against the law
Antonyms: Authorized, Lawful, Legitimate
Example: When the church elders found out about the minister’s <strong>illicit</strong> affair, they asked him to resign from his position.
Hindi meaning: युक्ततम/इष्टतम
Synonyms: Best Suited, Optimum, Selective, Choicest
Antonyms: Worst, Un Matching, Unsuited
Example: For my financial circumstances, the <strong>optimal</strong> loan would need to have an interest rate below four percent.
Hindi meaning: पूर्णतःपरिवर्तन करना/जीर्णोद्धार करना
Synonyms: Debug, Rejuvenate, Modernize, Renew
Antonyms: Ruin, Worsen, Damage, Ignore, Neglect
Example: The current political environment needs to be completely <strong>overhauled</strong>, in order to effectively utilize the laws.
