10 new English words for 16 July 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: विचारणा करना
Synonyms: consideration, pondering, deliberation, cogitation.
Antonyms: ignorance, avoidance.
Example: When the accountant was asked to <strong>contemplate </strong>the current budget, he discovered many ways the company could save money.
Hindi meaning: कम
Synonyms: meager, scant, minimal, limited, restricted.
Antonyms: abundant, adequate, enough, plentiful, ample.
Example: Despite its <strong>sparse </strong>population, the city was still filled with its share of amenities.
Hindi meaning: से पहले घटित होना
Synonyms: antecede, antedate, forego, precede, preexist
Antonyms: follow, postdate, succeed
Example: Stone knives <strong>predate </strong>bows and arrows. Verb forms: Predate, Predated, Predated.
Hindi meaning: साक्षी/इच्छापत्र
Synonyms: testimony, witness, evidence, proof.
Antonyms: disproof.
Example: Rick’s story of accomplishment is a <strong>testament</strong> that hard work breeds success.
Hindi meaning: अल्पहास करना
Synonyms: give a suppressed laugh, snicker, sneer, smirk, simper.
Antonyms: admire, applaud, approve, commend, compliment.
Example: we <strong>sniggered </strong>as the actor kept forgetting his lines.
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Hindi meaning: विवाद/झगडा
Synonyms: conflict, friction, discord, disagreement, dissension.
Antonyms: accord, agreement, concurrence, harmony.
Example: If the two countries do not put their<strong> strife </strong>to rest, they will cause the deaths of thousands of citizens.
Hindi meaning: डगमगाना
Synonyms: Hesitate, Waver, Bumble, Stammer, Stutter, Stumble.
Antonyms: Stabilize, Stay, Steady, Continue, Endure, Maintain, Persist.
Example: When the bank teller noticed that the masked man began to <strong>falter </strong>slightly, she discreetly pressed the silent alarm.
Hindi meaning: सौभाग्य
Synonyms: windfall, godsend, blessing, benefit, advantage.
Antonyms: disadvantage, disfavor.
Hindi meaning: गिरना
Synonyms: fall down, topple, descend, plummet, slump.
Antonyms: ascend, go up, rise.
Example: Jack began to <strong>tumble</strong> down the steep slope after he attempted to run up the side of a mountain to fetch a pail of water.
Hindi meaning: दुरुस्ती/परिशुद्धता
Synonyms: correctness, exactness, faultlessness, meticulousness, preciseness.
Antonyms: imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactness.
Example: to clear the SSC examinations the<strong> exactitude </strong>accompanies the success.
