10 new English words for 26 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.
Hindi meaning: कायर/डरपोक
Synonyms: Coward, gutless, timid, tame.
Antonyms: Audacious, bold, daring, brave, gutsy, venturous.
Example: During the fight at the basketball game, the <strong>pusillanimous </strong>man tried to run from his opponent.
Trick: Us ko puri life me <strong>Pusillanimous </strong>nhi bnana chahiye.
Hindi meaning: चिढ़/खीज
Synonyms: Annoyance, bother, nuisance, pest, vexation.
Antonyms: Delight, joy, pleasure, appeasement.
Example: Making a tapping sound on the desk was the <strong>peeve</strong> that annoys a teacher the most.
Trick: Log pine ke baas <strong>peeve </strong>ho jate hai thodi se baat pe.
Hindi meaning: ज़रूरत पर/विवशतापूर्वक
Synonyms: Necessarily, of necessity, inevitably, unavoidably, by force of circumstances.
Antonyms: Unnecessarily.
Example: Because John has been out of work for six months, he is selling his car <strong>perforce. </strong>
Trick: Hmare dosto par force dalne ki zrurat nhi hai <strong>perforce</strong> par .
Hindi meaning: अधीन करना
Synonyms: Conquer, vanquish, gain mastery over, gain ascendancy over, compel, overpower.
Antonyms: Free, liberate, manumit, unfetter.
Example: In order to be a dictator, you must first <strong>subjugate</strong> your people by any means necessary.
Trick: Sab chizo ko judge ke ander <strong>Subjugate </strong>nhi kar skte.
Hindi meaning: प्रतिपाद्य/तर्कसंगत
Synonyms: Defensible, Justifiable, Defendable, Supportable, Arguable, Reasonable.
Antonyms: Unjustifiable, Unreasonable, Untenable.
Example: Jim lost the debate because his argument was not <strong>tenable </strong>and quickly fell apart.
Trick: Ten logo se bi able hai ye kisi ko bachane me <strong>Tenable</strong> hai.
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Hindi meaning: प्रारंभिक /उत्पन्न होनेवाला
Synonyms: Emergent, Preliminary, Elementary, Nascent, Inceptive, Initial.
Antonyms: Developed, Mature, Grown.
Example: The best way to stop the disease from spreading is by identifying it while it is </strong>incipient. <strong>
Trick: Ye kam inse nhi hoga <strong>Incipient</strong> hai.
Hindi meaning: पथभ्रष्ट/गलत
Synonyms: Defective, faulty, fallacious, flawed, misguided.
Antonyms: Perfect, correct, faultless, impeccable, righteous.
Example: After a day of investigation, the police found the culprit morally <strong>way-off. </strong>
Trick: Apne bolne ka way shi rakna chahiye varna hum life me <strong>way off</strong> raste me chle jahenge.
Hindi meaning: बाधित करना
Synonyms: Halt, Stop, Hinder, Impede, Interrupt, hamstring.
Antonyms: Forward, Promote, Assist, Help, aid,
Example: The engine of a car will <strong>stall </strong>if it runs out of fuel required to keep it running.
Trick: Hmare desh me ye stalls kabi <strong>stall <strong>nhi hogi.
Hindi meaning: विस्मित/दंग
Synonyms: Perplexed, astounded, bewildered, shocked, flabbergasted.
Antonyms: Be bored, of usual (feeling).
Example: The audience was<strong> all agog </strong>as the speaker recounted tales of his experience as a stunt car driver.
Hindi meaning: सामान्य जन
Synonyms: Common people, plebeian, proletarian, ordinary class.
Antonyms: Aristocrat, peerless.
Example: The <strong>rank and file </strong>usually do exactly as they are told by ruling class.
Trick: Jinki koi rank nhi aur file leke gume vo <strong> rank and file </strong> hote hai.
