10 new English words for 2 April 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 Pull out all the stops (idiom)

Pull out all the stops  - (Make a very great effort to achieve something)

(Make a very great effort to achieve something)

Hindi meaning: कुछ हासिल करने के लिए एक बहुत ही महान प्रयास करना

Synonyms: Try Hard, Strive, Endeavor, Venture, Zeal

Antonyms: Drop, Give Up, Quit, Surrender, Relinquish, Forgo

Example: The hospital staff <strong>pulled out all the stops</strong> to make sure the children had a wonderful day.

Trick: Body banane ke liye pull ups Pull out all the stops karne padhte hai

2 Come to naught (phrase)

Come to naught  - (To come to nothing; be without result or fruition),

(To come to nothing; be without result or fruition),

Hindi meaning: पूरी तरह से असफल, ध्वस्त होना

Synonyms: Fruitless, Fail, In Vain, Wreck, Abort, Fizzle Out

Antonyms: Succeed, Thrive, Fruitful, Resurrection, Flourish

Example: All those hours I spent researching my graduate thesis have<strong> come to naught</strong>.

Trick: Come India and we will do come to naught

3 Strenuous (adjective)

Strenuous  - (Requiring or using great effort or exertion.)

(Requiring or using great effort or exertion.)

Hindi meaning: महान प्रयास करने की आवश्यकता होना

Synonyms: Arduous, Difficult, Hard, Taxing, Laborious, Toilsome, Exhausting

Antonyms: Easy, Effortless, Half-Hearted, Feeble, Facile

Example: Writing a novel under a tight deadline is a very <strong>strenuous</strong> task.

Trick: Ache straight drive ke liye strenuous effort lagane padhte hai

4 Breach (verb)

Breach  - (A violation of an agreement, law, or code of ethics or conduct)

(A violation of an agreement, law, or code of ethics or conduct)

Hindi meaning: एक समझौते, कानून या नैतिकता या आचरण का कोड का उल्लंघन

Synonyms: Contravention, Violation, Rupture, Transgression, Infringement

Antonyms: Noninfringement, Observance, Obedience, Abidance

Example: By not paying your rent each month, you are executing a <strong>breach</strong> of contract.

Trick: Beach pe law breach mat karo

5 Inviolability (noun)

Inviolability  - (Never to be broken, infringed, ignored or dishonoured /prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration),

(Never to be broken, infringed, ignored or dishonoured /prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration),

Hindi meaning: अनुल्लंघनीयता, पवित्रता

Synonyms: Inviolate, Sacred, Sacrosanct, Purity, Divinity

Antonyms: Profane, Appropriable, Blasphemous, Impious, Irreverent

Example: Parliament has recognised the <strong>inviolability</strong> of the current border.

Trick: Violation nahi kiya to inviolability hai

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6 Get at (phrasal verb)

Get at  - (To manage to reach or touch something/ to try to suggest something without saying it directly/to discover the true facts about something)

(To manage to reach or touch something/ to try to suggest something without saying it directly/to discover the true facts about something)

Hindi meaning: मालूम करना, पहुँचना, पकड़ना

Synonyms: Access, Gain Access To, Get To, Reach, Approach

Antonyms: Exclusion, Egress, Dismissal, Escape, Vent, Elimination

Example: We are determined to <strong>get at</strong> the truth.

Trick: Get him aur get at ek hi baat hai

7 Vulnerable (adjective)

Vulnerable  - (Exposed or in a position that cannot be completely defended),

(Exposed or in a position that cannot be completely defended),

Hindi meaning: भेद्य, क्षति होने की संभावना

Synonyms: Endangered, Unsafe, Unprotected Unguarded, Impuissant, Resistless

Antonyms: Well Protected, Invulnerable, Resilient, Invincible, Unbeatable

Example: When the con man looked for targets, he always looked for <strong>vulnerable</strong> people.

Trick: Able hai jo harne me vo vulnerable hai

8 Distort (verb)

Distort  - (To bring something out of shape or to misrepresent)

(To bring something out of shape or to misrepresent)

Hindi meaning: विकृत करना, भ्रामक या झूठी छाप

Synonyms: Misrepresent, Pervert, Twist, Falsify, Misreport, Deform

Antonyms: Accurate, Correct, Precise, Exact, Right

Example: My friend had an app on her phone that would <strong>distort</strong> our faces in amusing ways.

Trick: This fact ko distort mat karo

9 Scramble (noun)

Scramble  - (An eager or uncontrolled and undignified struggle with others to obtain or achieve something/a disordered mixture of things.)

(An eager or uncontrolled and undignified struggle with others to obtain or achieve something/a disordered mixture of things.)

Hindi meaning: संघर्ष

Synonyms: Struggle, Hurry, Rush, Race, Scurry, Strive, Toil

Antonyms: Unscramble, Concord

Example: She managed to <strong>scramble</strong> out of the vehicle as it burst into flames.

Trick: Royal rumble me sab scramble karte hai

10 Fallout (noun)

Fallout  - (The adverse results of a situation or action.)

(The adverse results of a situation or action.)

Hindi meaning: विवाद, किसी स्थिति या कार्रवाई के प्रतिकूल परिणाम

Synonyms: Outgrowth, Consequence, Offshoot, Repercussion, Outcome, After-Effect

Antonyms: Cause, Origin, Source, Engender

Example: The current crisis is part of the <strong>fallout</strong> of that failed summit.

Trick: Out hone pe batsman ko fallout nahi karna chahiye

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