10 new English words for 30 November 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: सीमा/हद
Synonyms: Degree, Scale, Level, Magnitude, Scope, Extensiveness, Amount
Antonyms: Parochial, Narrowness
Example: She had to have exploratory surgery to determine the <strong>extent</strong> of her injuries.
Hindi meaning: अतिसंवेदनशील/असुरक्षित/कमजोर
Synonyms: Penetrable, Unsafe, Unprotected, Permeable, Unguarded
Antonyms: Protected, Sage, Secure
Example: Because little kids have weak immune systems, they are very <strong>vulnerable</strong> to illness.
Hindi meaning: दंडात्मक
Synonyms: Punishing, Vindictive, Penal
Antonyms: Beneficial, Rewarding
Example: The university is taking <strong>punitive</strong> actions against the football player who failed his drug test.
Hindi meaning: सुधारात्मक/सुधारने योग्य
Synonyms: Reformative, Rectifiable, Amendable, Corrective, Curative
Antonyms: Harmful, Hurting, Injurious, Damaging, Hurtful
Example: In an attempt to <strong>ameliorate</strong> the situation, Superman flew into action and saved the young woman from the villain.
Hindi meaning: अव्यवस्था/अस्तव्यस्तता/भगदड़
Synonyms: Anarchy, Turmoil, Clutter, Disarray, Muddle
Antonyms: Order, Peace, Quietness, Tidiness
Example: If the police go on strike, our crime-ridden city will drown in <strong>chaos</strong>.
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Hindi meaning: संवितरण
Synonyms: Distribution, Dispensation, Use, Delivery, Expending
Antonyms: Hold, Keep, Save, Gather, Accumulation
Example: The <strong>Disbursal</strong> of money accumulated by means of fine on black money will be deployed for poor means.
Hindi meaning: महत्त्वपूर्ण/काफी/अर्थपूर्ण
Synonyms: Notable, Noteworthy, Worthy of attention, Remarkable, Outstanding, Of Importance
Antonyms: Insignificant, Trivial, Unimportant, Meaningless, Minor
Example: Without any <strong>significant</strong> proof of his involvement, the man was let off with a stern warning.
Hindi meaning: अनुमानित/प्राक्कलित
Synonyms: Approximate, Evaluate, Judge, Gauge, Reckon, Rate, Appraise
Antonyms: Fact, True, Ignorance
Example: The engineer <strong>estimated</strong> that it would take two years to build the museum.
Hindi meaning: थोपना/प्रयुक्त करना
Synonyms: Impose, Force, Press, Thrust, Foist, Saddle someone with
Antonyms: Withhold, Keep, Hold
Example: By blowing up the airport, the terrorist group hoped to <strong>inflict</strong> fear upon the public.
Hindi meaning: वापस लेना
Synonyms: Withdraw, Hark back, Go back, Reversing or undoing of something
Antonyms: Extend, Develop, Raise, Lengthen, Prolong, Amplify
Example: Because of the chaos in public the opposition parties are demonstrating to <strong>roll back</strong> the decision of demonetization.
