10 new English words for 20 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: पाप या दोष करना
Synonyms: Commit, Carry out, Perform, Execute, Do, Effect, Bring about, Be guilty of, Be to blame for, Be responsible for
Antonyms: Halt, Be idle
Example: During outdoor time, a group of prisoners may <strong>perpetrate</strong> an escape plan.
Hindi meaning: वारिस
Synonyms: Beneficiary, Inheritor, Heir, Heiress, Recipient, Receiver, Grantee
Antonyms: Giver, Payer
Example: The couple had no children, so they declared their nephew their only <strong>legatee</strong>.
Hindi meaning: कठोर/दृढ़
Synonyms: Unfeeling, Merciless, Ruthless, Pitiless, Heartless, Hard-Hearted, Hard
Antonyms: Compassionate, Feeling, Gentle, Kind, Nice
Example: Asked if he plans to quit, he brushed off the suggestion with a <strong>steely</strong> gaze.
Hindi meaning: आकस्मिकता
Synonyms: Exigency, Emergency, Eventuality, Accident, Crisis
Antonyms: Improbability, Unlikelihood, Certainty
Example: If a <strong>contingency</strong> disrupts our outdoor wedding, we have a church on standby.
Hindi meaning: अजीब/ भयानक
Synonyms: Terrible, Dreadful, Awful, Horrid, Frightening, Strange
Antonyms: Ordinary, Normal, Usual
Example: An <strong>eerie</strong> feeling came over us as we watched the scary movie.
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Hindi meaning: स्थान
Synonyms: Place, Site, Spot, Area, Location, Venue, Domain
Example: An amusement park is the perfect <strong>locale</strong> for a bunch of irrepressible youngsters to have all sorts of adventures.
Hindi meaning: सख़्त/नैतिकतावादी
Synonyms: Priggish, Tight-Laced, Moralistic, Grundyish
Antonyms: Permissive
Example: My parents are extremely <strong>puritanical</strong> and will not allow me to date.
Hindi meaning: साधारण/घिसा पिटा
Synonyms: Trite, Hackneyed, Cliched, Vapid, Ordinary, Common, Conventional, Stereotyped
Antonyms: New, Original, Uncommon, Fresh
Example: Because the movie’s plot was <strong>banal, </strong> we knew exactly how the film would end.
Hindi meaning: अविरत बनाना
Synonyms: Keep going, Keep in existence, Sustain, Maintain, Continue, Carry on, Keep up, Prolong.
Antonyms: Discontinue, Halt, Stop
Example: During the drought, the farmers were concerned about not being able to <strong>perpetuate</strong> the growth of their crops.
Hindi meaning: दर्शाना/चित्रित करना
Synonyms: Portray, Represent, Picture, Illustrate, Describe
Antonyms: Confuse, Distort, Mix Up
Example: The drawings on the cave walls <strong>depict</strong> the lives of the earliest men on the planet.
