Daily Vocabulary 10 September 2017 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms

10 new English words for 10 September 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.

1 Impinge (verb)

(Advance over an area belonging to someone or something else)

Hindi meaning: अतिक्रमण करना

Synonyms: Encroach On, Intrude On, Infringe, Invade, Trespass On, Obtrude Into, Make Inroads Into

Antonyms: Avoid, Dodge

Example: Hopefully the bad weather will move in a different direction and not impinge upon our plans for an outdoor reception.

2 Persecution (noun)

(Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs)

Hindi meaning: अत्याचार/अमानवीय आचरण

Synonyms: Ill-treatment, Infliction, Oppression, Torture

Antonyms: Happiness, Help, Joy, Succour

Example: Many people flee their countries to escape persecution.

3 Asylum (noun)

The protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.

Hindi meaning: शरण-स्थान

Synonyms: Refuge, Shelter, Harbor

Antonyms: Imperiled Place

Example: Seeking asylum from their homelands, many people have fled to the United States in hopes of having a better life.

4 Fall foul of (idiom)

(come into conflict with/to break a law or a rule, and often be punished)

Hindi meaning: तकरार में

Synonyms: In clash, With contest, Of violation, Of breach

Antonyms: Be in harmony, In accord

Example: The two countries fell foul of each other over boundary agreement.

5 Covenant (noun)

A binding arrangement/an agreement.

Hindi meaning: अनुबंध/नियम

Synonyms: Compact, Agreement, Contract, Deal, Bond

Antonyms: Disagreement, Refusal, Denial

Example: The property owner believes the covenant should be declared invalid because the buyer has not paid for the land.

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6 Contravene (verb)

(Offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct) /to act against a rule or law.)

Hindi meaning: अवहेलना करना

Synonyms: Break, Breach, Fail to comply with, Violate, Infringe

Antonyms: Obey, Comply, Abide By, Follow

Example: The inmateâ€™s stash of handmade weapons shows his willingness to contravene prison rules.

7 Sagacious (adjective)

(Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement)

Hindi meaning: समझदार/ बुद्धिमान

Synonyms: Wise, Shrewd, Clever, Intelligent, savvy, sage

Antonyms: Foolish, Ignorant, Stupid, imbecile, moron

Example: Instead of getting into a petty argument, do the sagacious thing next time and walk away!

8 ad-hoc (adjective)

(Created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.) (तदर्थ/विशेष (परिस्थिति विशेष))

Synonyms: Impromptu, Extemporaneous, Emergency, Specific

Antonyms: General, Usual

Example: On election days, the school cafeteria becomes an ad hoc polling location.

9 Chimera (noun)

(A thing which is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achieve.)

Hindi meaning: मिथ्या परिकल्पना/भ्रम

Synonyms: Illusion, Fantasy, Delusion, Fancy, Will-O'-The-Wisp, Mirage

Antonyms: Certainty, Fact, Reality, Truth

Example: When my son woke up screaming, it took him a while to realize the chimera chasing him was not real.

10 Inchoate (adjective)

(Just begun and so not fully formed or developed)

Hindi meaning: प्रारम्भिक/अविकसित

Synonyms: Elementary, Embryonic, Rudimentary, Nascent

Antonyms: Developed, Grown, Mature, Old

Example: Having just come into existence a few years ago, the new political party is considered inchoate by many historians.

Daily Vocabulary – 10 September 2017