10 new English words for 18 December 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: अन्त के करीब
Synonyms: Declining, Waning, Dying, Stagnating, Decaying, Crumbling, Atrophying
Antonyms: Developing, Growing, Reviving
Example: Without water, the plants will soon enter a <strong>moribund</strong> state.
Trick: Marne se pheale body Moribund ho jati hai.
Hindi meaning: मूर्खता/बेवकूफ़ी
Synonyms: Absurdity, Asininity, Foolishness, Idiocy, Stupidity
Antonyms: Intelligence, Shrewdness, Wisdom, Sagacity
Example: After receiving a windfall, the foolish man showed his <strong>fatuity</strong> by spending every dime on frivolous purchases.
Trick: Zyada fat wali chize khana Fatuity hai.
Hindi meaning: छिपाना
Synonyms: Conceal, Cover Up, Hide, Camouflage, Disguise, Mislead, Misrepresent, Veil
Antonyms: Disclose, Divulge, Expose
Example: She tried to <strong>gloss over</strong> her role, when the project met a fiasco.
Trick: Bache se glass tut jata hai to vo gloss over karta hai.
Hindi meaning: हद से ज़्यादा थकना
Synonyms: To exhaust oneself, Wear oneself out, Strain oneself
Antonyms: Make light of, Be idle
Example: If you keep working 80-hour weeks, you'll drive <strong>run into the ground</strong> sooner than later.
Trick: Lack of stamina ki vajah se run karne pe Run into the ground ho jate hai.
Hindi meaning: आक्रमण/धावा
Synonyms: Attack, Assault, Incursion, Swoop, Raid, Invasion
Example: After the orders of Commander, the troops made an <strong>foray</strong> across the border.
Trick: Four run se ye apni inning foray karne ki koshish karte the.
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Hindi meaning: अत्यधिक स्नेह करना
Synonyms: Adore, Love dearly, Blandish, Cherish, Lavish affection on
Antonyms: Insult, Offend, Criticize
Example: They were looking for a babysitter who would <strong>dote</strong> on their children as much as they would.
Trick: T20 me Dot balls khelne walo ko koi dote nhi karta.
Hindi meaning: पद्धति
Synonyms: Ritual, Rite, Custom, Practice, Tradition, Rubric
Example: Jack has not missed a day of worship in forty years and as such knows the church’s <strong>liturgy</strong> well enough to perform most rites.
Trick: Jaipur literature festival ka apna liturgy hai
Synonyms: Pamper, Cosset, Coddle, Overindulge, Wrap in cotton wool
Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect
Example: Being the only girl in the team, Sweety is <strong>mollycoddled</strong> by everyone.
Trick: Achi coding karne walo ko ye company Mollycoddle karti hai.
Hindi meaning: अहितकर/प्रतिकूल
Synonyms: Harmful, Injurious, Detrimental, Deleterious, Pernicious, Antagonistic
Antonyms: Favorable, Friendly, Helpful
Example: Not wearing a helmet while driving a scooter can be <strong>inimical</strong> to your life.
Trick: Enemy har kam ke inimical hote hai.
Hindi meaning: अतिक्रमण/उलंघन
Synonyms: Infringement, Contravention, Breach, Violation, Transgression, Breaking
Antonyms: Obedience, Compliance
Example: When the soldier committed a very serious <strong>infraction, </strong> he was dishonorably discharged from the military.
Trick: Contravention karna matlab infraction karna.
