16 new English words for 17 January 2017, 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: अत्यंत साधारण/मामूली
Synonyms: Trite, Hackneyed, Clichéd, Platitudinous, Vapid, Ordinary, Common, Conventional, Stereotyped, Predictable
Antonyms: New, Original, Uncommon, Fresh
Example: Because the movie’s plot was <strong>banal, </strong> we knew exactly how the film would end.
Trick: Pani ke bina canal banal hai .
Hindi meaning: अनियन्त्रित/इच्छाधीन
Synonyms: Despotic, Autocratic, Dictatorial, Authoritarian, Draconian, Autarchic
Antonyms: Logical, Reasonable, Regular, Sensible, Reasoned
Example: People had to follow the <strong>arbitrary</strong> decision of king as they had no other choice.
Trick: Arab desho ke log Arbitrary hote hai .
Hindi meaning: सुलझाना
Synonyms: Solve, Resolve, Clear Up, Puzzle Out, Elucidate, Decipher, Crack, Untangle
Antonyms: Entangle, Complicate, Enmesh, Embroil
Example: The case was <strong>unraveled</strong> as the CBI team found the proofs against the suspected.
Trick: Travel agent ki help se mene plan ko unravel kiya .
Hindi meaning: स्वीकार करना
Synonyms: Admit, Accept, Grant, Allow, Concede, Confess, Recognize
Antonyms: Deny, Disagree, Disapprove, Oppose, Reject, Renounce, Disallow, Disavow
Example: The child was obliged to <strong>acknowledge</strong> he had lied when the stolen toy was found in his room.
Trick: Inke pass knowledge nhi hai ye baat ye Acknowledge karte hai.
Hindi meaning: सर्वोत्कृष्ट
Synonyms: Typical, Prototypical, Stereotypical, Archetypal, Classic, Model, Standard
Antonyms: Ordinary, Common, Normal
Example: The critics love the director’s latest film and consider it to be the <strong>quintessential</strong> horror movie.
Trick: Inke pas essential quint kubiya hai isliye ye Quintessential hai .
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Hindi meaning: सहयोग देना/साथ मिलकर काम करना
Synonyms: Cooperate, Join, Team Up, Associate, Amalgamate, Integrate, Consort
Antonyms: Divorce, Divide, Part
Example: The software engineers will <strong>collaborate</strong> on the project to make sure it is available to the customer on the agreed upon date.
Trick: Apne share's ki best rate milne pe hi do company Collaborate karti hai .
Hindi meaning: दोषी/अभियोज्यता
Synonyms: Blameworthiness, Blame, Guilt, Culpableness
Antonyms: Acquittal, Absolve, Exoneration
Example: The judge found the man <strong>culpable</strong> of the crime and sentenced him to life in prison.
Trick: Kal hi crime karne wale ko culpable declare kiya court ne .
Hindi meaning: कपटी/झूठा
Synonyms: Quack, Mountebank, Sham, Fraud, Fake, Cheat, Deceiver
Antonyms: Honest, Authentic, Truthful
Example: The <strong>charlatan</strong> pretended to be a doctor so he could go into the hospital and steal prescription drugs.
Trick: Char laate marna hai charlatan ko.
Hindi meaning: अंश/उद्धरण/भाग
Synonyms: Extract, Part, Section, Piece, Portion, Fragment, Snippet
Antonyms: Entirety, Whole
Example: Since we had only a few minutes left in class, our teacher could only read an <strong>excerpt</strong> of the short story to us.
Trick: X-men movie ka excerpt bht acha hai.
Hindi meaning: विभाजित करना/तोडना
Synonyms: Part, Divide, Sunder, Dissect, Split, Separate
Antonyms: Unite, Combine, Connect, Join
Example: Over a trivial issue, the organization was <strong>dismembered</strong> and both fell in terms of revenue after some time.
Trick: 1991 me USSR ke member dismember ho gye .
Hindi meaning: तर्कसंगत/ प्रतिपाद्य/स्थायी
Synonyms: Defensible, Justifiable, Defendable, Supportable, Sustainable, Maintainable, Arguable, Reasonable.
Antonyms: Unjustifiable, Unreasonable, Untenable
Example: The judge quickly dismissed the prosecutor’s case because it lacked a <strong>tenable</strong> argument.
Trick: Brazil ki ten member ki team bi tenable hai goal bchane me .
Hindi meaning: युद्धोत्तेजक
Synonyms: Militarist, Hawk, Jingoist, Belligerent
Antonyms: Pacifist, Peace maker
Example: A <strong>warmonger</strong> person often makes such kind of comments that often lead to fights.
Trick: War mange more Warmonger.
Hindi meaning: परिचालन करना/चलाना
Synonyms: Guide, Drive, Conduct, Control, Govern
Antonyms: Abandon, Ignore
Example: This government seems determined to <strong>steer</strong> a middle course in order to gain popularity.
Trick: Steering steer karne ke kam aata hai vehicle ko.
Hindi meaning: जनादेश/ आज्ञा देना
Synonyms: Authorize, Command, Behest, Edict
Antonyms: Denial, Refusal
Example: During the hurricane, several rescue groups received a <strong>mandate</strong> to help evacuate the city.
Trick: Man ne mandate diya wife ko company chanlne ke liye .
Hindi meaning: स्वरुप
Synonyms: Exempler, Model, Pattern, Prototype
Example: After the terrorist attack, the government created a new <strong>paradigm</strong> for domestic security.
Trick: Paragon Paradigm hai baki footwear companies ke liye .
Hindi meaning: अनामिकता/गुमनामी
Synonyms: Namelessness, Indistinctness, Obscurity
Antonyms: Recognition, Identification
Example: To protect patient <strong>anonymity</strong>, the AIDS clinic uses a number system for identification.
Trick: Annoy karte hai Anonymous calls.
