10 new English words for 18 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.
Hindi meaning: उल्लंघन
Synonyms: Contravention, Infraction, Infringement, Transgression, Trespass, Violation
Antonyms: Noninfringement, Nonviolation, Observance, Mending
Example: The company was prosecuted for <strong>breaching</strong> the Health and Safety Act.
Trick: Beach ke rules ki breaching nhi karna chahiye.
Hindi meaning: निवेदन करना, तर्क के रूप में प्रस्तुत करना
Synonyms: Assert, Contend, Appealed, Argue, Implored, Beseeched
Antonyms: Acquiesce, Protest, Bicker, Discord
Example: He <strong>pleaded</strong> guilty to the murders of three boys and waived his right to appeal.
Trick: Plea lga ki pleaded kiya.
Hindi meaning: लड़खड़ाना
Synonyms: Careen, Dodder, Lurch, Reel, Teeter, Totter, Waddle, Stumble
Antonyms: Comfort, Enlighten, Unflustered, Unruffled
Example: When Bill was offered a higher salary, he started to <strong>stagger</strong> on his decision to leave the firm.
Trick: Royal stag ki bottle pi ke stagger ho gya.
Hindi meaning: स्वतंत्रता
Synonyms: Latitude, Slack, Space, Wiggle Room, Flexibility, Cushion.
Antonyms: Constraint, Restriction, Bigotry, Servitude
Example: The judge has a lot of <strong>leeway</strong> in deciding matters in court.
Trick: Foreign me parents bacho ko live away kar dete hai leeway de dete hai.
Hindi meaning: अवरुद्ध करना
Synonyms: Balk, Bar, Block, Chain, Encumbrance, Cramp, Crimp, Congest,
Antonyms: Excavate, Scoop Out, Permissive, Commencement
Example: Hundreds of angry voters began to <strong>clog</strong> the government phone lines with complaints.
Trick: Lock karne pe bi thief clog nhi hote.
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Hindi meaning: सहनशीलता, धैर्य
Synonyms: Abstinence, Tolerance, Toleration, Sufferance; Indulgence.
Antonyms: Impatience, Defiance, Insubordination, Intractability, Recalcitrance, Resistance
Example: The police officer showed <strong>forbearance</strong> when he let the young thief off with a warning.
Trick: Four beer ke baad bhi inme forbearance bht hai.
Hindi meaning: संकर्षण, खींचना
Synonyms: Drag, Pull, Adhesion, Affinity
Antonyms: Repulsion, Slickness, Shove, Plunk
Example: We didn't get <strong>traction</strong> on this idea until the board took interest.
Trick: Inke action se sab traction ho jate the.
Hindi meaning: हेरा-फेरी, कुटिलता
Synonyms: Artifice, Trickery, Jugglery, Legerdemain, Subterfuge, Wile
Antonyms: Artlessness, Forthrightness, Guilelessness, Ingenuousness, Sincerity;
Example: Our city council is full of <strong>chicanery</strong>, telling citizens a tax increase is now necessary though this wasn't the case three weeks ago.
Trick: Chicken ke nam pe Chicanery karte hai.
Hindi meaning: अनुमान करना, ढोंग करना
Synonyms: Affect, Assume, Bluff, Counterfeit, Fake, Pretend
Antonyms: Actual, Evacuate, Revealing, Unpretentious
Example: The little boy would <strong>feign</strong> his stomach pain just to receive special attention from his parents.
Trick: Friend ke sath feign nhi hona chahiye.
Hindi meaning: रोकना, घेरा, बचाव-व्यवस्था
Synonyms: Barricade, Fence, Barrier, Wall
Antonyms: Entrance, Exposing, Confronting
Example: He <strong>hedged</strong> his earlier comments about the need for new management.
Trick: Hajj ki fee hedge kar di.
