Daily Vocabulary 11 January 2018 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms

10 new English words for 11 January 2018, 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 Rhetoric (noun)

(Skill in the effective use of speech or the ability to use language effectively.)

Hindi meaning: वक्रपटुता, भाषण कला

Synonyms: Wordiness, Verbosity, Garrulity, Oratory, Eloquence, Command Of Language

Antonyms: Conciseness, Shy, Quiet, Inarticulateness

Example: If someone does not stop the political rhetoric in that country, a civil war is likely to break out soon.

Trick: Election me jitne pe ek ek heater denge ye baat rhetoric hai.

2 Acumen (noun)

(Keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters)

Hindi meaning: कुशाग्रता

Synonyms: Keenness, Knowingness, Sharpness, Shrewdness, Wit

Antonyms: Fatuity, Drivel, Vacuity, Artlessness, Dopiness, Ignorance, Inability, Ineptness, Obtuseness

Example: His engineering acumen elevated him to chief mechanic by the age of 22, while his racing career continued to go from strength to strength.

Trick: Accurate man ka intelligence is Acumen.

3 Glut (verb)

(To flood with goods so that supply is greater than demand or to make very full)

Hindi meaning: भरमार, आधिक्य, प्रचुरता

Synonyms: Oversupply, Surfeit, Satiate

Antonyms: Carcity, Absence, Starve, Deficiency, Appetite, Shortage

Example: The market is glutted with new cars.

Trick: Galat answer ki glut ho gyi.

4 Looming (verb)

(Appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.)

Hindi meaning: धुंधला दिखाई देना

Synonyms: Emerge, Appear, Come Into View, Take Shape, Reveal Itself, Materialize

Antonyms: Faraway, Receding, Distant, Hopeful, Jocund

Example: I could see another storm cloud looming on the horizon.

Trick: Doom ke time sab loom dikhai deta hai.

5 Inflict (verb)

(Impose something unwelcome on.)

Hindi meaning: थोपना, लगाना

Synonyms: Impose, Enforce, Wreak, Foist, Compel

Antonyms: Abstain, Deterrent Retract Compensate

Example: By blowing up the airport, the terrorist group hoped to inflict fear upon the public.

Trick: Conflict hua to inflict north korea ko hoga.

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6 Deployed (verb)

(To spread out, utilize, or arrange for a deliberate purpose)

Hindi meaning: फैलाना, प्रसारित करना

Synonyms: Dispensed, Delivered, Endowed, Replenished, Catered, Disseminate

Antonyms: Concealed, Concentration, Accumulate, Deprive

Example: Both campaigns are deploying volunteers to the cities to encourage people to vote.

Trick: Inke employ puri dinuya me deploy hai.

7 Soar (verb)

(To ascend to a higher or more exalted level)

Hindi meaning: बढ़ना, बहुत वृद्धि होना

Synonyms: Surge, Rise, Lifet, Ascend, Sprout, Heave, Recline

Antonyms: Plummet, Sink

Example: Gas prices always seem to soar in the summer when families are getting ready to travel.

Trick: Saur urja skin quality ko soar kar deti hai.

8 Incompetence (noun)

(Inability to do something successfully;)

Hindi meaning: अक्षमता, असमर्थता

Synonyms: Inability, Incompetency, Ineptitude, Insufficiency, Powerlessness

Antonyms: Ability, Adequacy, Capability, Capacity, Competence, Prowess

Example: Because of his incompetence, we won't make our deadline.

Trick: Jo compete nhi kar paye vo incompetence.

9 Surged (verb)

(To rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value)

Hindi meaning: बढ़ोतरी होना, इज़ाफ़ा होना

Synonyms: Heaved, Rolled, Rippled, Increased, Jetted

Antonyms: Collapsed, Disappeared, Dripped, Abated

Example: Because of low supply and high demand, there is a sudden surge in the price of natural oil.

Trick: Aesi sardi me yha surge karna badi baat hai.

10 Overhaul (noun)

(To change (something) completely in order to improve it)

Hindi meaning: कायापलट, जीर्णोद्धार करना

Synonyms: Repair, Refurbish, Restore, Mend, Patch, Revamp

Antonyms: Ignore, Ruin, Damage, Rupture, Splintering

Example: After more than half of her class failed their exam, the teacher reevaluated her teaching methods and started a complete overhaul of every worksheet and assignment.

Trick: Bekar over karaya, Is Bowler ko Overhaul karna padega.

Daily Vocabulary – 11 January 2018