10 new English words for 6 December 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: संदेह से
Synonyms: Distrustfully, Doubtfully, Skeptically, Dubiously
Antonyms: Trustingly, Approvingly, Uncritically
Example: Many critics have looked <strong>askance</strong> at the proposal.
Trick: They ask your doubt with askance.
Hindi meaning: कठोर परिश्रम
Synonyms: Drudgery, Exertion, Toil, Labor
Antonyms: Leisure, Relaxation, Amusement
Example: These villagers now have decent housing, so our <strong>travail</strong> has not been in vain.
Trick: Aesi travel ke liye travails karni padti hai.
Hindi meaning: मिलाना
Synonyms: Amalgamate, Blend Merge, Mingle
Antonyms: Sever, Separate, Sunder
Example: She <strong>conflated</strong> the three plays to produce a fresh new work.
Trick: Confluence hoti hai Conflate hoti hai.
Hindi meaning: हानिकारक
Synonyms: Baleful, Noxious, Malign, Malevolent
Antonyms: Beneficial, Benign, Favourable
Example: He had to struggle very hard to rid himself of this <strong>pernicious</strong> habit of smoking.
Trick: Parents kabi bi apne liye pernicious nhi sochte.
Hindi meaning: निष्क्रिय, अचैतन्य का
Synonyms: Dead, Sleepy , Sluggish, Torpid
Antonyms: Alive, Animated, Bustling, Vibrant
Example: The city's downtown has been <strong>comatose</strong> for years.
Trick: Coma me comatose ho jate hai.
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Hindi meaning: इधर-उधर
Synonyms: Hither And Thither, All Over The Place, Near And Far, Here And There
Example: She has been very busy, traveling <strong>hither and yon</strong>.
Trick: Here and there hona hither and yon hona.
Hindi meaning: हँसी उड़ाना
Synonyms: Satirize, Mock, Ridicule, Travesty
Antonyms: Praise, Applaud, Flattery
Example: The actor was <strong>lampooned</strong> by the press.
Trick: Spoon se kuch gira to lampoon kiya.
Hindi meaning: का स्थान लेना
Synonyms: Replace, Substitute, Supersede, Overthrow
Antonyms: Surrender, Give in
Example: Old traditions that were fading away and being <strong>supplanted</strong> by modern ways.
Trick: Plant ka koi supplant nhi le skta.
Hindi meaning: किसी के आने की सूचना देना
Synonyms: Presage, Augur, Portend, Foretell
Example: The early flowers <strong>heralds</strong> the arrival of spring.
Trick: Herald case me inko herald de diya hai.
Hindi meaning: एकजुटता
Synonyms: Cooperation, Cohesion, Unanimity, Camaraderie
Antonyms: Discord, Disagreement, Antagonism
Example: All of the marchers wore matching t-shirts to display <strong>solidarity</strong> for their cause.
Trick: Solid hai desh vo jha Solidarity hai.
