10 new English words for 11 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.
Hindi meaning: एकाएक आक्रमण
Synonyms: Surprise Attack, Ambuscade, Pitfall
Example: A suicide bomber waited in <strong>ambush</strong> for the right opportunity to detonate his bomb, but was tackled before he had the opportunity.
Hindi meaning: स्पष्ट/साफ़
Synonyms: Evident, Apparent, Noticeable, Seeming, Clear, Visible, Sure
Antonyms: Ambiguous, Doubtful, Suspicious, Vague, Uncertain
Example: Video technology has made it so that even people who are a continent apart can seem <strong>palpable</strong> to each other.
Hindi meaning: देशव्यापी/सर्वगत
Synonyms: Omnipresent, Everywhere, All-Over, Pervasive
Antonyms: Rare, Scarce, Hardly Found
Example: People believe that god is <strong>ubiquitous</strong>.
Hindi meaning: मर्मभेदी
Synonyms: Behind-The-Scenes, Confidential, Nonpublic, Private
Antonyms: Public, Unconcealed, Known, Revealed
Example: A psychologist should be <strong>privy</strong> to his patient’s thoughts and emotions.
Hindi meaning: अन्तराल/अभाव
Synonyms: Break, Cavity, Gap, Interim, Hiatus
Antonyms: Completeness, Excellence, Consummations
Example: As a critic it my duty to find the <strong>lacunae</strong> in the published books.
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Hindi meaning: छोड़ देना/अनदेखी करना
Synonyms: Deliberately Ignore, Not Take Into Consideration, Take No Notice Of, Take No Account Of
Example: The police does not <strong>condone</strong> any behaviour of violence.
Hindi meaning: परिणाम
Synonyms: Repercussions, After-Effects, Impact, Outcome, Backwash, Corollary
Antonyms: Cause, Source, Origin
Example: The building has been outfitted with a new alarm system in the <strong>aftermath</strong> of the fire.
Hindi meaning: अलगाव
Synonyms: Isolation, Detachment, Estrangement, Distance, Separation
Antonyms: Endearment, Friendliness
Example: The restaurant owner hesitates to change his menu because he does not want to <strong>alienate</strong> his regular customers.
Hindi meaning: धर्म प्रचार करना/धर्मांतरण करवाना
Synonyms: Evangelize, Convert, Proselyte
Example: The efforts of early missionaries to <strong>proselytize</strong> the Native Americans of Minnesota were largely unproductive
Hindi meaning: मुख्य
Synonyms: Central, Crucial, Vital, Critical, Focal, Essential, Key, Significant, Important, Determining, Decisive
Antonyms: Inessential, Minor , Trivial
Example: The fighter planes gave <strong>pivotal</strong> assistance to the ground forces that were surrounded by the enemy.
