10 new English words for 2 August 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: arduous, laborious, effortful, herculean.
Antonyms: easy, effortless.
Example: In order to be in the military, one must be prepared for <strong>strenuous</strong> activities.
Synonyms: serve, attune, accustom, habituate, acclimatize.
Antonyms: misfit, un-suit.
Example: Since the local jeweler cannot <strong>accommodate</strong> my request for emerald earrings, I will contact a jeweler in a nearby town.
Synonyms: writer, wordsmith, essayist, inkslinger.
Example: It was the job of the king’s <strong>scribbler</strong> to write down the history of the royal’s reign.
Synonyms: frailty, weakness, enfeeblement, delicacy, fragility, debility.
Antonyms: strength, robustness.
Example: Though he suffered from the flu last season, he would not let himself fall victim to another <strong>infirmity. </strong>
Synonyms: explanation, exposition, explication, elucidation, clarification.
Example: After listening to the author’s <strong>exegesis</strong> of his latest book, I realized I had completely missed the theme of the novel.
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Synonyms: prejudicial, inclined, disposed, prepossessed.
Antonyms: impartial, unprejudiced.
Example: Because my father is <strong>tendentious</strong> on the subject of interracial relationships, he will not acknowledge my relationship with a Neegro.
Synonyms: unskilled, inexpert, amateurish, unprofessional, lacking ability, bungling.
Antonyms: able, capable, competent, expert, qualified, skilled.
Example: When I hired the cook, I did not know he was so <strong>slouch</strong> he could not boil an egg.
Synonyms: disturbance, interference, upsetting, unsettling, interruption.
Antonyms: assistance, support.
Example: The meeting was <strong>disrupted</strong> by the noise being made by workers renovating a neighboring office.
Synonyms: provide, bestow, empower, confer.
Antonyms: take away.
Example: The act of being nominated for the award will <strong>endow</strong> the researcher with prestige and trustworthiness.
Synonyms: no longer in use, inoperative, non-functioning, obsolete.
Antonyms: existent, functioning, live, operating.
Example: Though the investor saw potential in the location, the house had been <strong>defunct</strong> for so long he was not sure he could ever restore it.
