10 new English words for 17 January 2019, 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: कम करना
Synonyms: Alleviate, Allay, Palliate, Mollify, Appease
Antonyms: Aggravate, Exacerbate, Intensify
Example: To help <strong>assuage</strong> my guilt, I told the truth.
Trick: Is ass ke gusse ko Assuage kro.
Hindi meaning: सख्ती
Synonyms: Rigid, Inflexible, Rigorous, Sternness
Antonyms: Laxness, Pliancy, Flexibility
Example: Greater financial <strong>stringency</strong> is needed to eradicate inflation from the economy.
Trick: Emergency me Stringency ho jati hai.
Hindi meaning: हानिकारक
Synonyms: Detrimental, Deleterious, Malign, Baneful, Pestilent
Antonyms: Innocuous, Benign, Harmless, Advantageous
Example: Jake’s <strong>pernicious</strong> behavior is going to put him in the hospital one of these days.
Trick: Ominous chize Pernicious hoti hai.
Hindi meaning: कष्टदायक
Synonyms: Arduous, Travail, Strenuous, Burdensome
Antonyms: Facile, Leisurely, Effortless
Example: When Jack agreed to help his father cut the grass, he did not realize the chore would be so <strong>onerous</strong>.
Trick: One rank lana Onerous hota hai.
Hindi meaning: चिल्लानेवाला
Synonyms: Clamorous, Raucous, Strident, Squawking
Antonyms: Hushed, Silent, Quiet
Example: At the end of their <strong>vociferous</strong> argument, both Jane and Peter were angrier than ever.
Trick: Tez voice me bolna Vociferous hota hai.
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Hindi meaning: प्रकट रूप से
Synonyms: Apparently, Evidently, Allegedly, Outwardly
Antonyms: Truly, Genuinely, Really
Example: While the employees <strong>ostensibly</strong> scheduled a lunch meeting to discuss company finances, they actually spent the hour drinking beer and talking about football.
Trick: Kapil sibal Ostensibly hai.
Hindi meaning: मुख्य विषय से ध्यान हटाना
Synonyms: Distraction, Feint, Diversion
Example: The criminal planted drugs in his enemy’s car as <strong>a red herring</strong> to lead the police away from him.
Trick: Bar bar hearing pe bulkar A red herring kar diya.
Hindi meaning: पूर्वाभास या पूर्वसूचना देना
Synonyms: Presage, Augur, Prophecy, Herald, Harbinger
Example: By hovering nearby, the dark clouds <strong>portend</strong> a storm in our area.
Trick: Parso kya hoga uska btana Portend hai
Hindi meaning: स्पष्ट उच्चारण
Synonyms: Enunciation, Diction, Elocution, Phrasing
Antonyms: Obscure, Vague, Unclear
Example: As he drank more wine his <strong>articulation</strong> became worse.
Trick: Articulation karna bi ek baat hai.
Hindi meaning: परिपूर्ण
Synonyms: Complete, Comprehensive, Entire, Total, Whole
Antonyms: Incomplete, Partial, Limited
Example: The <strong>plenary</strong> legislative session will be attended by members of both congressional houses.
Trick: Plane me aate hai Plenary.
