10 new English words for 12 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.
Hindi meaning: विवादी
Synonyms: Belligerent, Combative, Contentious, Argumentative, Disputable
Antonyms: Unargumentative, Noncontentious, Noncompetitive. Uncontroversial
Example: Indeed, we have created for ourselves a <strong>litigious</strong> society that does not hesitate to run to the courts for every little irritation.
Trick: Litigation me Litigious hota hai.
Hindi meaning: धक्का मुक्की
Synonyms: Fight, Battle, Struggle, Tussle, Brawl
Antonyms: Peace, Truce
Example: The two players got into a <strong>scrimmage</strong> off the court and got suspended.
Trick: Scream nhi karna chahiye Scrimmage me.
Hindi meaning: विवाद
Synonyms: Scuffle, Fight, Struggle, Skirmish, Brawl
Antonyms: Truce
Example: We are engaged in a legal <strong>tussle</strong> with a large pharmaceutical company.
Trick: Tuss se mass nhi ho rhe hai ye tussle me bi.
Hindi meaning: भटकने वाला
Synonyms: Offending, Guilty, Culpable, Misbehaving, Delinquent, Lawless
Antonyms: Innocent, Well Behaved
Example: The <strong>errant</strong> workers have been known to take a two-hour lunch break.
Trick: Rant pe hi rahte hai errant log.
Hindi meaning: विस्तार
Synonyms: Range, Spectrum, Span, Sweep, Compass, Scope
Example: During the open discussion, a <strong>gamut</strong> of opinions flowed around the classroom.
Trick: Is game ka gamut ho gya league se
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Hindi meaning: छूट
Synonyms: Exemption, Immunity, Exception, Exclusion, Exoneration
Antonyms: Disfavor, Whole, Denial, Veto
Example: Because the soldier had saved his entire unit, the president gave him <strong>dispensation</strong> for his wartime crimes.
Trick: Pension walo ko loan me Dispensation milni chahiye.
Hindi meaning: होने से रोकना
Synonyms: Prevent, Rule out, Put a stop to, Stop, Prohibit, Debar, Interdict
Antonyms: Abet, Aid, Assist
Example: Even though Jane has a disability, she never allows it to <strong>preclude</strong> her from living a full and happy life.
Trick: Prevent karna preclude karna.
Hindi meaning: बढ़ना
Synonyms: Escalate, Heighten, Intensify, Multiply, Proliferate, Swell.
Antonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Lower, Weaken
Example: All this publicity has had a <strong>snowball</strong> effect on the sales of their latest album.
Trick: Snow me ball snowball nhi hoti hai.
Hindi meaning: संदेह दूर करना
Synonyms: Clarify, Decipher, Define, Elucidate, Explain
Antonyms: Complicate, Confuse, Mixup
Example: Once we <strong>cleared the air, </strong> we found that it had just been a simple misunderstanding.
Trick: Clear kro doubt ko Clear the air kro.
Hindi meaning: के समान
Synonyms: Similar, Like, Comparable
Antonyms: Dissimilar, Different, Contrast
Example: The costs of the products were very much <strong>in line with</strong> what we expected.
Trick: n line me rho In line with rho.
