10 new English words for 20 April 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: घनिष्टता/मैत्री
Synonyms: détente, harmonization, reconciliation.
Antonyms: aloofness, disagreement.
Example: with recent ceasefire violation, the possibility of <strong>rapprochement</strong> between the two countries seems unlikely.
Trick: Approch karne se hi Rapprochement badhti hai.
Hindi meaning: साधन
Synonyms: resource, means, machination.
Antonyms: lack, debt, scarcity.
Example: A project as big as this requires a lot of financial <strong>wherewithal.</strong>
Trick: Where or there khi bi jane ke liye Wherewithal ki zrurat padti hai.
Hindi meaning: चिडचिडा/ तुनकमिजाज़
Synonyms: bad-tempered, ill-tempered, short-tempered, crotchety, crabby.
Antonyms: cheerful, happy, nice, pleasant.
Example: Our neighbor is a <strong>grumpy</strong> old man, who generally gets into fight with everybody.
Trick: Bappi da ka nature pheale Grumpy tha.
Hindi meaning: अस्वीकार करना
Synonyms: reject, turn down, throw out, dismiss, rule against, rule out, quash.
Antonyms: approve, authorize.
Example: If the board does not like the applicant’s background, it will probably <strong>veto</strong> his hiring as company president.
Trick: Humne vote diya ab hmare hi kilaf veto use karta hai.
Hindi meaning: विरोधी दल/उपद्रवी दल
Synonyms: clique, coterie, caucus, cabal, bloc.
Antonyms: Harmony.
Example: The United States Civil War began when several southern states decided to become a <strong>faction</strong> and form their own nation.
Trick: Bhout action karte hai ye faction log parliament me
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Hindi meaning: जटिलता/गूढता
Synonyms: delicateness, subtleness, elusiveness, faintness, mutedness.
Antonyms: easiness, understandability.
Example: Only the diamond expert could see the <strong>subtle</strong> difference between the real diamond and the fake one.
Trick: Subtitle ke bina Subtlety ho jata hai movie dekna
Hindi meaning: अत्यावश्यक/महत्त्वपूर्ण
Synonyms: vital, important, mainstay, keystone, key element.
Antonyms: trivial, frivolous, paltry.
Example: the television show’s ratings dropped dramatically, Once its <strong>lynchpin</strong> left the series.
Trick: Good Health ke liye lunch bhout Lynchpin hota hai.
Hindi meaning: पीछे हटना
Synonyms: revert, retrogress, relapse, go backwards, subside.
Antonyms: develop, forward, improve, increase, progress.
Example: After being an A-student for several months, Hank is starting to <strong>regress</strong> into the practice of not studying.
Trick: Inhone progress nhi kiya regress kiya
Hindi meaning: कडा/सख्त
Synonyms: moralistic, pietistic, stuffy, starchy, prissy, prudish, puritan.
Antonyms: permissive, broad-minded.
Example: My parents are extremely <strong>puritanical</strong> and will not allow me to date.
Trick: Puri life tane marke life Puritanical bna di
Hindi meaning: निष्क्रीय/उदास/ धीमा
Synonyms: sluggish; inactive, in low spirits, lacking activity or progress.
Antonyms: active, alert, energetic, lively.
Example: after losing the job, she went <strong>in the doldrums.</strong>
Trick: Band me in kiya ache drum bajane ke liye par sabko In doldrums kar diya
