Daily Vocabulary 31 January 2019 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms

10 new English words for 31 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.

1 Buried the hatchet (idiom)

End a quarrel or conflict and become friendly.

Hindi meaning: झगड़ा ख़त्म करना

Synonyms: Conciliate, Reconcile, Harmonize

Antonyms: Wrangle, Quarrel, Argue

Example: Tom and I buried the hatchet and we are good friends now.

2 Subaltern (adjective)

Of lower status.

Hindi meaning: सब से नीचा

Synonyms: Inferior, Underling, Petty, Subordinate

Antonyms: Superior, Senior

Example: All these sabhas aimed to achieve the upliftment of the subaltern dalit castes.

3 Rejig (verb)

Organize (something) differently.

Hindi meaning: बदलाव, परिवर्तन

Synonyms: Reorganize, Reshuffle, Rearrange, Revamp

Example: I thought we had a good system that couldn't be beaten but we had to rejig the company away from stationery and into bespoke printing services.

4 Swagger (verb)

Walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

Hindi meaning: अकड़ कर चलना या व्यवहार करना

Synonyms: Strut, Prance, Sashay

Antonyms: Cower, Recoil

Example: Most arrogant people talk and move with swagger because of how great they think they are

5 Rank and file (idiom)

Ordinary members who are not in a position of leadership, authority, or power.

Hindi meaning: साधारण लोग

Synonyms: Proletariat, Plebs, Commoner

Antonyms: Elite, Leaders, Privileged

Example: The deal was rejected by a large majority of the rank and file within the union.

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6 Chimera (noun)

A thing which is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achieve.

Hindi meaning: कल्पना

Synonyms: Fantasy, Illusion, Hallucination, Phantom

Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Actuality

Example: Ronâ€™s mental disorder caused him to believe there was a dangerous chimera out to get him.

7 Formidable (noun)

Very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with.

Hindi meaning: बहुत मुश्किल, विकट

Synonyms: Toilsome, Arduous, Strenuous, Redoubtable

Antonyms: Facile, Trivial, Slick

Example: Growing tomato crops during a severe drought proved to be formidable for one farmer.

8 Unassailable (adjective)

Unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.

Hindi meaning: अभेद्य

Synonyms: Impregnable, Invincible, Invulnerable, Irrefutable

Antonyms: Dubious, Conquerable

Example: Because the prosecutor felt he had an unassailable case, he was not willing to settle for a plea bargain.

9 Animosities (noun)

Strong hostility.

Hindi meaning: बैर

Synonyms: Antagonism, Enmity, Odium, Acrimony

Antonyms: Liking, Affinity, Rapport

Example: He no longer felt any animosity towards her.

10 Frantic (adjective)

In a state of panic, worry, frenzy or rush

Hindi meaning: उत्तेजित, उन्मत्त

Synonyms: Panicky, Berserk, Distraught

Antonyms: Calm, Balanced

Example: When Billy did not come home after school, his mother became frantic with worry.

Daily Vocabulary – 31 January 2019