10 new English words for 27 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.
Synonyms: boisterous, unrestrained, irrepressible, uproarious, disturbed.
Antonyms: calm, peaceful, quiet, orderly.
Example: <strong>rumbustious</strong> football fans threw cans of beer, when their favorite team lost the match.
Synonyms: wayward, unruly, uncontrollable, unmanageable, obstreperous.
Antonyms: calm, controllable.
Example: The <strong>fractious</strong> crowd grew violent when the notorious thief got the bail.
Synonyms: friendship, comradeship, fellowship, companionship, brotherhood.
Antonyms: bitterness, dislike, hate.
Example: Best friends have a deep <strong>camaraderie</strong> which is often unexplainable to others.
Synonyms: belief, opinion, conviction, faith, certainty, certitude.
Antonyms: distrust, ambiguity.
Example: she entertained a strong <strong>persuasion</strong> that her brother would one day return.
Synonyms: assimilate, absorb, soak up, take in, grasp, ingest.
Antonyms: abstain, refrain.
Example: taking so many personality development classes, he <strong>imbibed</strong> great leadership qualities.
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Synonyms: learned, scholarly, well educated, knowledgeable, intellectual.
Antonyms: uneducated, ignorant, uncultured.
Example: As a result of having studied abroad several years, Helen has become quite <strong>erudite</strong> on the subject of art history.
Synonyms: dishonorable, unworthy, shameful, contemptible, abject.
Antonyms: honorable, noble, reputable, dignified.
Example: Unfortunately Harry’s twenty-year military career came to an <strong>ignoble end when he was arrested for sexually assaulting female members of his staff.
Synonyms: ancestry, descent, lineage, line of descent, genealogy.
Example: I refused to pay a large amount of money for the dog until its owner could show me its <strong>pedigree.</strong>
Synonyms: coup, overthrow, palace revolution, rebellion.
Antonyms: obedience, submission.
Example: When the <strong>putsch</strong> failed, the dictator killed all the rebels who tried to remove him from power.
Synonyms: forgiveness, pardoning, absolution, remission (of sins).
Antonyms: punishment.
Example: Although the man wasn’t sure if he truly believed in God, his Catholic upbringing led him to continue going to confessional and seeking <strong>shrift</strong> for his sins.
