10 new English words for 17 August 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: शैक्षणिक, शिक्षा-विज्ञान-संबंधी
Synonyms: Academic, Educational, Didactic, Scholastic, Teaching
Example: The teacher is well liked by her students because of her unconventional <strong>pedagogic</strong> style.
Trick: Bed pe pde pde ache pedagogic nhi bante.
Hindi meaning: भाग्य पर भरोसा करने का सिद्धान्त
Synonyms: Defeatism, Pessimism, Negativism, Hopelessness, Capitulation
Example: Many people seem to have developed a sense of <strong>fatalism</strong> about the war.
Trick: Faith hona achi baat hai pr fatalism nhi .
Hindi meaning: अवास्तविक, स्वप्निल
Synonyms: Phantasmagorical, Weird, Dreamlike, Unreal
Antonyms: Real, Ordinary
Example: Jack knew he had consumed too many beach drinks when he saw the <strong>surreal</strong> figure of a mermaid approaching him.
Trick: Jo real nhi vo Surreal hai.
Hindi meaning: निर्वासन
Synonyms: Deportation, Exile, Expulsion, Ostracise
Antonyms: Repatriation, Immigration, Welcome
Example: He was <strong>externed</strong> for inciting communal tension in the city
Trick: Intern ko extern kiya
Hindi meaning: राष्ट्रवाद, क़ौमपरस्ती
Synonyms: Chauvinistic, Patriotic, Belligerent, Combative
Antonyms: Traitorous, Peaceloving
Example: Suddenly, rational people, rational newspapers, were becoming <strong>jingoistic. </strong>
Trick: Hmare jine ka maksad jingoistic hai.
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Hindi meaning: आनंदहीन, साधारण
Synonyms: Tedious, Monotonous, Commonplace, Dreary
Antonyms: Exciting, Interesting, Entertaining, Exhilarating
Example: An exciting vacation would give me time away from my <strong>humdrum</strong> job.
Trick: Hum sab museum me jake humdrum ho jate hai.
Hindi meaning: किया हुआ बात
Synonyms: Accomplished Fact, Done Deal, Irreversible Act, Undeniable Fact
Example: The policy change was presented to us as a<strong> fait accompli</strong>, without consultation or discussion.
Trick: Mission accomplished ho gya ab fait accompli ho gya.
Hindi meaning: चपल, चंचल
Synonyms: Puerile, Frivolous, Flighty, Capricious
Antonyms: Earnest, Serious, Serious-Minded, Sober
Example: The <strong>giddy</strong> youngsters continued to laugh, joke, and make faces during the ceremonies.
Trick: Guide karo giddy mat kro.
Hindi meaning: नरसंहार
Synonyms: Massacre, Holocaust, Carnage, Extermination, Butchery
Example: There are still many superior Germans who deny the <strong>genocide</strong> of the Jews ever occurred.
Trick: Bht jano ko mar diya Genocide kar diya.
Hindi meaning: आदर्श लोकीय, काल्पनिक
Synonyms: Quixotic, Idealistic, Visionary, Impractical
Antonyms: Realistic, Dystopian, Pragmatic
Example: A complete absence of national border controls is <strong>utopian</strong>.
Trick: Ethiopia me utopia nhi hai.
