10 new English words for 5 June 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 Tinker (verb)

Tinker  - (Attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way.)

(Attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way.)

Hindi meaning: ठीक करना/मरम्मत करना

Synonyms: Mend, Improve, Repair, Reform, Darn

Antonyms: Damage, Destruct, Harm, Hurt

Example: “Please call a professional to repair the hot water heater,” the wife complained to her husband, “because it still doesn’t work after you decided to <strong>tinker with</strong> it.”

Trick: Koi chiz thik karna tinker karna

2 Seminal (adjective)

Seminal  - Strongly influencing later developments.

Strongly influencing later developments.

Hindi meaning: बुनियादी/प्रभावशाली

Synonyms: Influential, Formative, Important, Primary

Antonyms: Dull, Inessential, Insignificant, Minor, Unsubstantial

Example: Newton’s laws are <strong>seminal</strong> in the field of physics

Trick: Semi final match seminal hota hai.

3 Flurry (noun)

Flurry  - A number of things arriving or happening suddenly and during the same period.

A number of things arriving or happening suddenly and during the same period.

Hindi meaning: बड़ी संख्या में गतिविधि होना

Synonyms: Spate, Cluster, Outbreak, Deluge (Of Activities

Antonyms: Order, Array Or Alignment (Of Activities)

Example: Many applications provide a <strong>flurry</strong> of editorials having significant relevance to students.

Trick: Festival me flurry kam hote hai.

4 Resort (verb)

Resort  - Turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation.

Turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation.

Hindi meaning: की सहायता लेना

Synonyms: Use, Utilize, Employ, Adopt To, have recourse to

Antonyms: Ignore, Avoid, Forgo

Example: Feeling the difficulty they <strong>resorted</strong> to another path to reach the destination.

Trick: Life me problem ko sort karne ke liye dosto ki resort lete hai

5 Infallible (adjective)

Infallible  - Never failing; always effective.

Never failing; always effective.

Hindi meaning: कभी गलती न करने वाला

Synonyms: Unerring, Error-Free, Unfailing, Faultless, Flawless, Impeccable, Perfect

Antonyms: Erring, Fallible, Faulty, Imperfect

Example: Your DNA at the scene is <strong>infallible</strong> evidence that you committed the crime.

Trick: Kabhi fall nhi hota bike pe se Infallible racer hai

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6 Abort (verb)

Abort  - To terminate a procedure prematurely /bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault.

To terminate a procedure prematurely /bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault.

Hindi meaning: रद्द करना/रोक देना

Synonyms: Halt, Stop, End, Call Off, Cut Short, Discontinue, Terminate

Antonyms: Continue, Go On, Linger

Example: They <strong>aborted</strong> the execution of project due to lack of money.

Trick: Aboard me study karne ka plan ko Abort kiya.

7 Tally (verb)

Tally  - Calculate the total number of.

Calculate the total number of.

Hindi meaning: गणना करना/हिसाब लगाना

Synonyms: Count, Calculate, Add Up, Total, Enumerate, Compute

Example: Before there were calculators, merchant would use an abacus to <strong>tally</strong> up debts owed.

Trick: “tell me the tally of no. of houses”officer asked the teacher

8 Superintendence (noun)

Superintendence  - The act or function of superintending or directing

The act or function of superintending or directing

Hindi meaning: ज़िम्मेदारी/अधीक्षण

Synonyms: Administration, Care, Charge, Control, Direction, Governance, Guidance, Handling

Antonyms: Ignorance, Negligence

Example: Under her lax <strong>superintendence</strong> the company eventually went bankrupt.

Trick: Superintendent of police Superintendence pura karte hai

9 Infructuous (adjective)

Infructuous  - Not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production.

Not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production.

Hindi meaning: निष्फल

Synonyms: Fruitless, Unprofitable, Futile, Ineffective, Ineffectual, Inefficacious

Antonyms: Efficacious, Efficient, Fruitful, Potent, Productive

Example: It appears that filling out job applications in this troubled economy is an <strong>Infructuous</strong> exercise.

Trick: Jo kam fruitful nhi us ke liye vo Infructuous hai

10 Rigging (noun)

Rigging  - Underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.

Underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.

Hindi meaning: हेराफेरी

Synonyms: Trickery, Unscrupulousness, Underhandedness, Skullduggery

Antonyms: Honesty, Truthfulness

Example: He resorted to <strong>rigging</strong> to get what he wanted.

Trick: He resorted to rigging to get what he wanted.

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