10 new English words for 31 March 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.

1 Ornate (adjective)

Ornate  - Elaborately or highly decorated.

Elaborately or highly decorated.

Hindi meaning: सुशोभित

Synonyms: Decorated, Embellished, Adorned, Ornamented

Antonyms: Plain, Stark, Unadorned

Example: Every room in the billionaire’s mansion is <strong>ornate</strong> with luxurious furnishings and classical works of art.

Trick: Ornament lgake Ornate kiya.

2 Baroque (adjective)

Baroque  - Having a great deal of decorative embellishment/ highly ornate and extravagant in style.

Having a great deal of decorative embellishment/ highly ornate and extravagant in style.

Hindi meaning: अलंकृत

Synonyms: Florid, Rococo, Flamboyant, Embellished, Ornamented

Antonyms: Plain, Unadorned, Undecorated

Example: Looking through the camera lens, I was captivated by the highly crafted adornments that were a part of the church’s <strong>baroque</strong> architecture.

Trick: Barak Obama ka white house Baroque hai.

3 Wizardry (noun)

Wizardry  - Great skill in a particular area of activity.

Great skill in a particular area of activity.

Hindi meaning: प्रतिभा

Synonyms: Dexterity, Skill, Adroitness, Adeptness, Prodigy

Antonyms: Inability, Incompetence, Ineptness

Example: Jadeja surprised everyone by his <strong>wizardry</strong> in the game.

Trick: Wizard logo me bhout Wizardry hoti hai.

4 Quixotic (adjective)

Quixotic  - Extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

Extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

Hindi meaning: अवास्तविक/अव्यावहारिक

Synonyms: Utopian, Impractical, Unrealistic, Unworldly

Antonyms: Practical, Pragmatic, Realistic

Example: Everyone told Jennifer her dream of being a Hollywood star was <strong>quixotic</strong>, but she proved them wrong when she became a ten million dollar actress.

Trick: Quick feeling lane ka idea Quixotic hai.

5 Ubiquitous (adjective)

Ubiquitous  - Existing or being everywhere at the same time.

Existing or being everywhere at the same time.

Hindi meaning: सर्वव्यापक

Synonyms: Omnipresent, Everywhere, All-Over, Pervasive

Antonyms: Rare, Scarce, Hardly Found

Example: Because the police presence was <strong>ubiquitous</strong> at the parade, everyone felt very safe.

Trick: Job me qota system Ubiquitous hai.

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6 Normative (adjective)

Normative - Establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm.

Establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm.

Hindi meaning: मानदंड संबंधी

Synonyms: Of standards, Regulatory, Of degree or merit

Example: John’s family believes in polygamy so having multiple wives is the <strong>norm</strong> for his male relatives.

Trick: Normal behavior Normative hota hai.

7 Penury (noun)

Penury  - The state of being very poor; extreme poverty. (used as a figurative sense of Lack of something)

The state of being very poor; extreme poverty. (used as a figurative sense of Lack of something)

Hindi meaning: गरीबी/कृपणता

Synonyms: Destitution, Impecuniousness, Impoverishment, Indigence

Antonyms: Affluence, Opulence, Richness, Wealth

Example: When Margot lost all her money gambling, her family was forced to live in <strong>penury</strong>.

Trick: Pen lane ke bi paise nhi Penury ke pas.

8 Continuum (noun)

Continuum - A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct./ something that keeps on going, changing slowly over time.

A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct./ something that keeps on going, changing slowly over time.

Hindi meaning: सातत्य/अबाध क्रम

Synonyms: Continuity, Continuance, Perpetuity, Sequence

Example: On the grading <strong>continuum</strong>, the student continued to place higher with each test score.

Trick: Bhout pheale sare continent Continuum the.

9 Jargon (noun)

Jargon  - Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand./ the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group.

Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand./ the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group.

Hindi meaning: वर्ग विशेष की शब्दावली

Synonyms: Argot, Cant, Patois, Vocabulary

Example: When Jim read over the report his doctor gave him, he could not understand any of the medical <strong>jargon</strong>.

Trick: Dainik jagaran me Jargon aata hai.

10 Profound (adjective)

Profound - Very great or intense/ characterized by intensity of feeling or quality.

Very great or intense/ characterized by intensity of feeling or quality.

Hindi meaning: पारंगत/गंभीर

Synonyms: Intense, Acute, Severe, Extreme

Antonyms: Light, Open, Superficial, Trivial, Unimportant

Example: Because the text is so <strong>profound</strong>, it requires a thorough reading for comprehension.

Trick: Acha teacher found hote hi bache pe Profound asar hua ,aur bacha padhne lga.

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