10 new English words for 1 May 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: मुश्किल में होना / परेशानी में घिरा होना
Synonyms: Grope, Stagger, Struggle, Stumble, Thrash
Antonyms: Laze, Do well, Succeed
Example: At least she never <strong>floundered</strong> in such a pitiable way.
Trick: Startup ke founder Flounder me rahte hai
Hindi meaning: गतिरोध
Synonyms: Choke off, Confound, Prevent, Thwart, Stall
Antonyms: Allow, Advance, Forward, Help, Let go
Example: Some people believe the legalization of marijuana will <strong>stymie</strong> drug violence.
Trick: Galat time aapke kam ko Stymie karta hai.
Hindi meaning: चकरा देनेवाला / विस्मयकारी
Synonyms: Bewildering, Confusing, Enigmatic, Mystifying
Antonyms: Clear, Comprehensible, Fathomable
Example: She still found it <strong>baffling</strong> how different he was in person than over the net.
Trick: Aesi buffalo dekkar aap baffle ho gye
Hindi meaning: आपसी खींचतान
Synonyms: Disharmony, Disunity, Friction, Turbulence
Antonyms: Accord, Calmness, Conformity, Harmony
Example: We closely watched the <strong>infighting</strong> within the organization.
Trick: Tug of war me fight karte hai infighting karke
Hindi meaning: व्यक्त करना
Synonyms: Enunciate, Express, Pronounce, State, Talk
Antonyms: Ask, Listen, Misrepresent, Question
Example: The USA has yet to <strong>articulate</strong> its agenda with India.
Trick: Aesi art articulate karti hai nature ko
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Hindi meaning: चौकी
Synonyms: Bastion, Bunker, Forefront, Outpost
Example: Many <strong>beachheads</strong> are established by the Government to control naxalites.
Trick: Beach ki beachhead se head pe goli marte hai soldiers
Hindi meaning: पुरानी यादें/ विषाद
Synonyms: Longing, Reminiscence, Wistfulness, Yearning
Antonyms: Apathy, Indifference
Example: She enjoyed the <strong>nostalgia</strong> brought on by the show.
Trick: College ke bhar ki naste ki stoll ka Nostalgia aata hai
Hindi meaning: दरार
Synonyms: Chasm, Fracture, Rift, Severance, Split
Antonyms: Closure, Juncture, Solid
Example: During cell division a <strong>cleavage</strong> develops, and a new cell is formed.
Trick: Indian roads pe clear dikti hai cleavage
Hindi meaning: परोपकारिता
Synonyms: Benevolence, Charity, Kindness, Magnanimity
Antonyms: Malice, Meanness, Pettiness
Example: He said that they had shown courage and <strong>altruism</strong> and made the supreme sacrifice.
Trick: All tourism departmant should show altruism.
Hindi meaning: पारस्परिकता
Synonyms: Cooperation, Exchange, Mutuality, Reciprocality
Antonyms: Isolation
Example: Treating other people how you like to be treated is a good example of <strong>reciprocity</strong>.
Trick: Is city me reciprocity se kam hota tha.
