10 new English words for 28 November 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: दल/समूह
Synonyms: Group, Category, Class, Set, Section
Example: Depression due to unemployment is a common problem for the people of young age <strong>cohort</strong> in India.
Trick: Koi ko hurt na kro,cohort ko to bilkul nhi.
Hindi meaning: गिरना/कम होना
Synonyms: Drop, Plunk, Plummet, Slump, Dribble
Antonyms: Ascend, Increase, Rise
Example: Compact disc sales <strong>plopped</strong> when the ability to download music became available.
Trick: Second lap me plop ho gya.
Hindi meaning: अनिष्टसूचक/अमंगल सूचक
Synonyms: Inauspicious, Jinx, Apocalyptic, Sinister, Predicting Unfortunate
Antonyms: Cheerful, Hopeful, Encouraging, Promising, Auspicious
Example: Because of the <strong>ominous</strong> music, we knew something bad was about to happen in the movie.
Trick: Test series me marks minus aa gye to Ominous hai.
Hindi meaning: उपचारात्मक
Synonyms: Healing, Curative, Alleviative, Corrective, Remedial
Antonyms: Damaging, Harmful, Hurtful, Injurious
Example: Avoiding a spike in blood sugar by making the right food choices, is <strong>curative</strong> for some diabetes.
Trick: Sun bath lena bi ek sanative hai.
Hindi meaning: प्रचण्ड/बहुत तेज़
Synonyms: Explosive, Turbulent, Stormy, Tumultuous
Antonyms: Calm, Moderate, Gentle
Example: During hurricane, the ocean water becomes quite <strong>tempestuous</strong>.
Trick: Rajasthan me temperature Tempestuous trike se badta hai.
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Hindi meaning: विस्तृत
Synonyms: Comprehensive, Thorough, In-Depth, Wide-Ranging, Broad-Based
Antonyms: Limited, Narrow, Summary, Un-Comprehensive
Example: In order to get approved his plan, he <strong>Encyclopedically</strong> presented it before the team.
Trick: Encyclopedia me info Encyclopedic mil jati hai.
Hindi meaning: मन्द करना/कम करना
Synonyms: Weaken, Muffle, Abate, Diminish, Decrease, Lessen, Deplete
Antonyms: Intensify, Sharpen
Example: With the aftermaths of demonetization and GST, The Indian economy became <strong>blunted</strong> for some time.
Trick: Blunt hair cut karva ke hair ka blunt kiya .
Hindi meaning: मजबूत/सशक्त
Synonyms: Strong, Sturdy, Powerful, Herculean, Firm, Robust
Antonyms: Weak, Infirm, Feeble
Example: Because the tree was so <strong>sinewy</strong>, it did not bend under the force of the hurricane winds
Trick: She knew that she is sinewy.
Hindi meaning: गंभीर
Synonyms: Serious, Alarming, Solemn, Weighty, Critical
Antonyms: Trivial, Frivolous, Unimportant
Example: Carelessness in medication could have <strong>grave</strong> consequences.
Trick: Graveyard pe sabhi grave rahte hai.
Hindi meaning: कम होना/क्षीण होना
Synonyms: Deteriorate, Decline, Be in decline, Degenerate, Wane, Atrophy
Antonyms: Flourish, Strengthen, Increase, Intensify
Example: Because so many people are using the hotel’s Wi-Fi access, the Internet speed has started to <strong>ebb</strong>.
Trick: Jinme kam ebb hote hai unka career ebb nhi hota .
