Daily Vocabulary 22 April 2018 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms

10 new English words for 22 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 Stir (noun)

Arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite.:

Hindi meaning: हलचल

Synonyms: Bustling, Bustle, Ado, Commotion, Clutter, Upheaval, Unrest

Antonyms: Stultify, Quietude, Tranquillity, Hush, Calm, Peace

Example: The plane's first jolt caused a stir among the passengers, and by the third one they were in a panic.

2 Atrocity (noun)

An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.

Hindi meaning: क्रूरता, अतिदुष्ट व्यवहार

Synonyms: Barbarity, Brutality, Savagery, Wickedness, Cruelty, Abomination, Enormity, Monstrosity, Obscenity, Iniquity, Malfeasance, Tort

Antonyms: Kindness, Pleasantness, Allurement, Benignity, Clemency, Compassion, Humaneness

Example: The atrocity of the murders stunned the entire city.

3 Radical (adjective)

Believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change:

Hindi meaning: सुधारकारी

Synonyms: Revolutionary, Progressive, Reforming, Reformist, Revisionist

Antonyms: Conservative, Reactionary, Unprogressive, Conventional, Traditional

Example: Casteism is a desperate situation which requires radical solution.

4 Exalt (verb)

To praise someone a lot, or to raise someone to a higher rank or more powerful position.

Hindi meaning: प्रशंसा करना, ऊंचा पद देना

Synonyms: Glorify, Extol, Praise, Acclaim, Elevate, Promote, Raise, Advance, Ennoble, Dignify, Aggrandize

Antonyms: Belittle, Abase, Humiliate Lower, Depress Disparage, Despise

Example: The essay exalts the simple beauty of the country.

5 Quantum (noun)

An amount of something:

Hindi meaning: मात्रा

Synonyms: Quantity, Measure, Portion, Share

Example: Earnings depend on the quantum of work done by you.

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6 Cognisable (noun)

That can be known or perceived or within the jurisdiction of a court.

Hindi meaning: अदालत के अधिकार क्षेत्र के अंतर्गत

Synonyms: Discernible, Comprehensible, Perceptible, Perceivable, Knowable Cognoscible

Antonyms: Unknowable, Transcendent

Example: Murder, and rape are cognisable and non-bailable offences.

7 Whittle Eown (phrasal verb)

To gradually cut or diminish something to a more appropriate size or to the proper size.

Hindi meaning: धीरे - धीरे कम करना

Synonyms: Curtail, Encroach, Attenuate

Antonyms: Increase, Augment

Example: We had 80 applicants for the job, but we've whittled them down to six.

8 Frivolous (adjective)

Behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously; carefree attitude.

Hindi meaning: गंभीर नहीं /तुच्छ

Synonyms: Flippant, Glib, Waggish, Facetious

Antonyms: Sensible, Serious, Solemn

Example: I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.

9 Prompt (adjective)

Done quickly and without delay.

Hindi meaning: शीघ्र

Synonyms: Quick, Swift, Rapid, Speedy, Fast, Immediate, Instant, Expeditious, Early, Punctual

Antonyms: Slow, Late, Unwilling, Sluggish, Lethargic, Tardy

Example: They've written back already - that was a very prompt reply.

10 Jurisprudence (noun)

The study of law and the principles on which law is based.

Hindi meaning: न्यायशास्र

Synonyms: Theology, Deontology, Lawmaking, Divinity, Jurisprudence, Law Book

Antonyms: Lawlessness, Disorganised

Example: Canada has a jurisprudential tradition of protecting human rights.

Daily Vocabulary – 22 April 2018