10 new English words for 24 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: नीति/रुख़/पथ
Synonyms: Approach, Way, Method, Process, Procedure, Technique, Plan, Direction
Example: We need to change <strong>tack; </strong> our current approach just isn't working very well, said the captain after losing the match.
Hindi meaning: छोटा व कमजोर
Synonyms: Insubstantial, Flimsy, Weak, Fragile, Nebulous
Antonyms: Firm, Heavy, Strong, Substantial, Healthy, Significant
Example: The uneducated man made a <strong>tenuous</strong> argument against the importance of obtaining a higher education.
Hindi meaning: आदेश
Synonyms: Edict, Directive, Fiat, Ruling, Ukase
Example: The company president issued a <strong>diktat</strong> that employees may not wear jeans to work.
Hindi meaning: इनकार/ अस्वीकरण
Synonyms: Rejection, Renunciation, Disavowal, Refusal, Denial
Antonyms: Confirmation, Acknowledgement, Ratification, Acceptance
Example: New Year's resolutions typically include the <strong>repudiation</strong> of alcohol and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym.
Hindi meaning: खंडन करने योग्य
Synonyms: Refutable, Repeal-Able, Reversible
Antonyms: Irrevocable
Example: The club is going to <strong>revoke</strong> Mary’s membership because she has not paid her annual dues.
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Hindi meaning: छोड़ना//हटाना/निकाल देना
Synonyms: Dispose Of, Throw Away, Get Rid Of, Jettison, Scrap
Antonyms: Accept, Allow, Approve, Ratify, Retain
Example: Company <strong>discarded</strong> the old policies immediately, as it rolled out the new ones.
Hindi meaning: निर्मलता/पवित्रता
Synonyms: Holiness, Godliness, Sacredness, Blessedness, Saintliness, Piety, Piousness
Antonyms: Godlessness, Impiety, Ungodliness
Example: The constitution <strong>sanctified</strong> the rights of the people.
Hindi meaning: दुष्कर/भारी
Synonyms: Burdensome, Heavy, Cumbersome, Laborious, Strenuous
Antonyms: Easy, Light, Soft, Effortless
Example: Despite his rigid training, the athlete was unprepared to handle the <strong>onerous</strong> terrain.
Hindi meaning: उद्देश्य
Synonyms: Basis, Rationale, Justification, Purpose
Example: Knowing that violence is not the principal <strong>raison d'etre</strong> to meet the demands, workers called off the strike.
Hindi meaning: जो मिट न सके
Synonyms: Ineradicable, Inerasable, Ineffaceable, Permanent, Unfading, Imperishable
Antonyms: Delible, Erasable, Impermanent
Example: The kindness he has shown to our family during this difficult time, he will always have an <strong>indelible</strong> place in all our hearts.
