10 new English words for 10 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 Salvage (verb)

Salvage  - (Retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances.)

(Retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances.)

Hindi meaning: क्षति से बचाना, नुकसान होने से बचाना

Synonyms: Protect, Preserve, Conserve, Retrieve, Extricate

Antonyms: Entangle, Annihilate, Devastate, Debauch, Decimate

Example: They managed to<strong> salvage</strong> only a few of their belongings from the fire.

Trick: Save kro environment ko salvage se.

2 Prudent (adjective)

Prudent  - (Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.)

(Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.)

Hindi meaning: विवेकी, दूरदर्शी

Synonyms: Wise, Advisable, Sensible, Sagacious, Shrewd

Antonyms: Unwise, Imprudent, Incautious, Extravagant

Example: My <strong>prudent</strong> uncle pays for everything with cash so he will not build up a pile of debt.

Trick: Prone nhi hote failure ke prudent log.

3 Stopgap (noun)

Stopgap  - (A temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need.)

(A temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need.)

Hindi meaning: समस्या से निपटने का एक अस्थायी तरीका

Synonyms: Temporary, Provisional, Interim, Improvisation, Makeshift

Antonyms: Permanent, Abiding, Eternal, Perennial

Example: The coach we have now was only hired as a <strong>stopgap</strong> until someone with more experience is found

Trick: Problem kbi stop nhi hoti par uska stopgap hmesha hota hai.

4 Rigged (verb)

Rigged  - (Manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to gain an advantage.)

(Manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to gain an advantage.)

Hindi meaning: धांधली करना, धोखाधड़ी करना

Synonyms: Manipulate, Arrange Fraudulently, Misrepresent, Gerrymander, Juggle, Falsify

Antonyms: Uncover

Example: Previous elections in the country have been<strong> rigged</strong> by the ruling party.

Trick: Kick padegi rig kroge to.

5 Synergy (noun)

Synergy  - (The combining of different groups, processes, objects, or people to increase success.)

(The combining of different groups, processes, objects, or people to increase success.)

Hindi meaning: तालमेल

Synonyms: Collaboration, Coordination, Unity, Cooperation, Alliance

Antonyms: Isolation, Incompatibility, Contrariety, Anergy

Example: The <strong>synergy</strong> between the two firms has created a giant company that now controls the industry.

Trick: Energy ke sector me bht synergy ho rhe hai.

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6 Lament (verb)

Lament  - (Express regret or disappointment about something.)

(Express regret or disappointment about something.)

Hindi meaning: अफसोस या निराशा व्यक्त करना

Synonyms: Complain, Oppose, Protest, Bemoan, Bewail

Antonyms: Rejoice, Enamour, Gladden, Frolic

Example: She expressed her<strong> lament</strong> by writing an apology letter.

Trick: Left kar gyi to lament ho gya.

7 Perennial (adjective)

Perennial  - (Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.)

(Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.)

Hindi meaning: चिरस्थायी, सार्वकालिक

Synonyms: Everlasting, Never-Ending, Permanent, Eternal, Perpetual, Incessant, Imperishable

Antonyms: Intermittent, Temporary, Transient, Evanescent, Fugacious

Example: Although the villagers haven’t found a way to deal with the inevitable flooding caused by the <strong>perennial</strong> monsoon, no one ever decides to move to higher ground.

Trick: Lagta hai ye pero se Perennial hai.

8 Poach (verb)

Poach  - (Take or acquire in an unfair or clandestine way.)

(Take or acquire in an unfair or clandestine way.)

Hindi meaning: किसी अनुचित या गुप्त तरीके से लेना या प्राप्त करना

Synonyms: Take, Acquire, Steal (Something Unfairly), Pilfer, Purloin, Filch

Antonyms: Keep Off, Relinquish, Mislay, Forgo

Example: Some countries try to <strong>poach</strong> good athletes and great coaches.

Trick: Poach me rakkar poach kiya.

9 A shot in the dark (phrase)

A shot in the dark - (An act whose outcome cannot be foreseen; a guess.)

(An act whose outcome cannot be foreseen; a guess.)

Hindi meaning: एक कार्य जिसके परिणाम का अनुमान नहीं लगाया जा सकता

Synonyms: Guess, Approximation, Assumption, Surmise, Supposition, Conjecture, Speculation

Antonyms: Certainty, Absolutely, Back To The Bone, Certitude, Unequivocally

Example: Well, this is just <strong>a shot in the dark, </strong> but I'm going to say that the answer to the question is 50.

Trick: Dark me shot A shot in the dark hi lagta hai.

10 Envision (verb)

Envision  - (Imagine as a future possibility; visualize.)

(Imagine as a future possibility; visualize.)

Hindi meaning: कल्पना करना, ख़याल बांधना

Synonyms: Imagine, Visualize, Envisage, Foresee, Contemplate

Antonyms: Unforeseen, Unsuspected, Fortuitous, Unpredicted

Example: They <strong>envision</strong> an equal society, free of poverty and disease.

Trick: Vision acha hoga to Envision bi acha hoga.

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