11 new English words for 15 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: उछला/ ध्यान आकर्षित किया
Synonyms: Develop into a distinctive entity, Eye catching, Distinctive
Antonyms: Normal, Ordinary
Example: The news of winning noble prize by Bob Dylan has <strong>sprung</strong> in such a way, it has become a international hash tag.
Hindi meaning: आश्चर्यजनक रूप से प्रभावशाली/ चकित करने वाले तरीके से
Synonyms: Astonishingly, Bewildering, Puzzling
Antonyms: Normally, Simply, Straightly
Example: Perhaps the facts articulated <strong>astoundingly</strong> and most real are never communicated by man to man.
Hindi meaning: कायम रहना/ बना रहना
Synonyms: Continue, Recur, Perseverate, Adhere
Antonyms: Cease, Halt, Discontinue, Leave
Example: Religion <strong>persists</strong> in part because people experience dissatisfaction with modern industrial living and its emphases on rationalism and materialism.
Hindi meaning: विस्मित/चकित
Synonyms: Astounded, Amazed, Thunderstruck, Stunned, Shocked, Flabbergasted
Antonyms: Unsurprised
Example: The teacher was <strong>aghast</strong> at the large number of students who failed the easy test.
Hindi meaning: तय करना/पक्का करना
Synonyms: Assure, Determine, Settle, Verify, Confirm
Antonyms: Disprove, Invalidate
Example: We should be able to <strong>clinch</strong> the deal during our meeting with the client this afternoon.
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Hindi meaning: लिपिबद्ध करना /कालक्रम से अभिलेखन करना
Synonyms: Annals, Recital, Ordered Way
Antonyms: Random, Deranged, Disordered
Example: The biography is a full <strong>chronicle</strong> of the actor’s life, beginning with his birth and concluding with his death.
Hindi meaning: चिंता/भय/ आशंका
Synonyms: Fear, Dread, Worry, Uneasiness
Antonyms: Calmness, Happiness
Example: A day before the fight, the inexperienced boxer was plagued with <strong>angst</strong> about losing his first match.
Hindi meaning: समकालीन/समसामयिक
Synonyms: Existential, Synchronous, Timely
Antonyms: Preceding, Succeeding, Untimely
Example: While young people tend to prefer <strong>contemporary</strong> music, the older generation prefers to listen to music from the 1970’s and the 1980’s.
Hindi meaning: गंभीरता पूर्वक/गहराई से
Synonyms: Extremely, Deeply, Exceedingly, Immensely, Enormously
Antonyms: Incompletely, Partially
Example: You need to investigate the case <strong>profoundly</strong>, to solve it as soon as possible.
Hindi meaning: एकमात्र/विशेष/ख़ास
Synonyms: Special, Particular, Distinctive, Distinguishing
Antonyms: General, Common, Ordinary
Example: Because people left the village before the volcano erupted, the lava destroyed only a <strong>solitary</strong> community.
Hindi meaning: विकृत/प्रतिकूल /टेढ़ा
Synonyms: Distorted, Deformed, Skewness, Serpentine
Antonyms: On Course, According
Example: When the serial killer was released from prison, everyone knew the justice system had gone <strong>awry</strong>.
