10 new English words for 28 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.

1 Poise (noun)

Poise  - Be ready and prepared to do something.

Be ready and prepared to do something.

Hindi meaning: तैयार होना या करना

Synonyms: Position Oneself, Ready Oneself, Prepare Oneself, Brace Oneself, Get Into Position, Gear Oneself Up

Antonyms: Be Discouraged, Be Reluctant

Example: Despite the chaos around her, the flight attendant remained <strong>poised</strong> and calm as she directed the passengers through the emergency exits.

Trick: Problem me dimag ko thoda pause dekar poise kro.

2 Dispel (verb)

Dispel  - Make disappear

Make disappear

Hindi meaning: हटाना/दूर करना

Synonyms: Banish, Eliminate, Dismiss, Dissipate, Disappear

Antonyms: Garner, Support, Allow

Example: The director of the disease center gave a press conference to <strong>dispel</strong> the myths about the threatening virus.

Trick: Is bowler ke spell ko dispel kro.

3 Incipient (adjective)

Incipient - Beginning to happen or develop./ developing into a specified type or role.

Beginning to happen or develop./ developing into a specified type or role.

Hindi meaning: आरंभिक/प्रारंभी

Synonyms: Developing, Inceptive, Growing, Emergent, Dawning, Inchoate

Antonyms: Developed, Grown, Mature

Example: The best way to stop the disease from spreading is by identifying it while it is <strong>incipient</strong>.

Trick: Shuru me ek bottle pine se Incipient karte hai.

4 Soar (verb)

Soar - Increase rapidly above the usual level.

Increase rapidly above the usual level.

Hindi meaning: बहुत वृद्धि होना

Synonyms: Increase Rapidly, Shoot Up, Escalate, Surge, Arise Sharply

Antonyms: Descent, Drop, Fall, Slump, Nosedive, Plunge

Example: In summer the temperature <strong>soared</strong> to 50 degree, creating problems for public.

Trick: Saur urja skin quality ko soar kar deti hai.

5 Jeopardize (verb)

Jeopardize  - Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.

Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.

Hindi meaning: खतरे में डालना

Synonyms: Threaten, Endanger, Imperil, Menace, Put At Risk, Put In Danger

Antonyms: Safeguard, Protect, Shield

Example: Since I do not want to <strong>jeopardize</strong> my employment, I always complete my daily goals.

Trick: Jio ke aane se baki company ka future Jeopardize ho gya.

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6 At loggerheads (iIdiom)

At loggerheads  - In violent dispute or disagreement.

In violent dispute or disagreement.

Hindi meaning: असहमति पर होना

Synonyms: In disagreement, At odds, At variance, In opposition, At cross purposes, Wrangling, At daggers down.

Antonyms: Agreeable, Cooperative

Trick: Loggerheads hone pe heads bidate hai .

7 Flip-flop (noun)

Flip-flop - An abrupt reversal of policy.

An abrupt reversal of policy.

Hindi meaning: उलटाव/पलटाव/उत्क्रमण

Synonyms: Reversal, Turnabout, Changeover, Volte-Face

Antonyms: Continuance

Example: In a sudden <strong>flip-flop, </strong> the mayor has decided not to run for reelection.

Trick: Flop ho gyi flip –flop policy note bandi wali.

8 Hypothesis (noun)

Hypothesis  - A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Hindi meaning: परिकल्पना

Synonyms: Theory, Thesis, Conjecture, Supposition, Postulation

Antonyms: Assurance, Certainty, Fact

Example: The researcher sets up experiments to test the <strong>hypothesis</strong>.

Trick: Inki thesis hypothesis hai.

9 Confrontation (noun)

Confrontation  - A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties.

A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties.

Hindi meaning: टकराव/आमना-सामना

Synonyms: Conflict, Clash, Face-Off, Skirmish, Dispute

Antonyms: Agreement, Harmony, Accord, Amity

Example: It took a lot of courage for the victim to <strong>confront</strong> her attacker in court.

Trick: Kon front me aahega hum uska Confrontation krenge.

10 Speculative (adjective)

Speculative  - (Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.)

(Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.)

Hindi meaning: अनुमानित/विचारमान

Synonyms: Conjectural, Suppositional, Theoretical, Hypothetical, Based On Guesswork, Putative

Antonyms: Actual, Factual, Proven

Example: After conducting the experiment, the researcher realized his <strong>speculative</strong> assumption was indeed a fact.

Trick: Relative bht zyada Speculative hote hai career ko leke.

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