10 new English words for 3 February 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 A far cry from something (idiom)

A far cry from something  - Vastly different from something.

Vastly different from something.

Hindi meaning: एकदम अलग

Synonyms: Contrariety, Dissimilitude, Discordance, Disparity

Antonyms: Similar, Resemblance

Example: What you did was <strong>a far cry from</strong> what you said you were going to do.

2 Succinctly (adverb)

Succinctly  - In a brief and clearly expressed manner.

In a brief and clearly expressed manner.

Hindi meaning: संक्षेप में

Synonyms: Curtly, Tersely, Laconically, Compendious

Antonyms: Verbosely, Grandiloquently, Garrulously

Example: She answered his probing questions as <strong>succinctly</strong> as possible.

3 Surreptitious (adjective)

Surreptitious  - Done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing.

Done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing.

Hindi meaning: गुप्त

Synonyms: Clandestine, Covert, Furtive, “Hole-And-Corner

Antonyms: Blatant, Flagrant, Open

Example: He made a <strong>surreptitious</strong> recording with a concealed hand-held machine.

4 Decapitate (verb)

Decapitate  - To cut off the head of a person.

To cut off the head of a person.

Hindi meaning: सिर काटना

Synonyms: Decollate, Truncate, Guillotine, Severed

Antonyms: Attach, Connect

Example: With one swift movement, he<strong> decapitated</strong> the enemy.

5 Inadvertent (adjective)

Inadvertent  - Not deliberate.

Not deliberate.

Hindi meaning: अनजाने में किया गया

Synonyms: Unintentional, Accidental, Unpremeditated, Involuntary

Antonyms: Deliberate, Intentional, Voluntary

Example: He <strong>inadvertently</strong> deleted the file.

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6 Adversary (noun)

Adversary  - One's opponent.

One's opponent.

Hindi meaning: प्रतिद्वंद्वी

Synonyms: Nemesis, Antagonist, Foe, Rival

Antonyms: Ally, Supporter, Companion

Example: Davis beat his old <strong>adversary</strong> in the quarter-finals.

7 Paradox (noun)

Paradox  - A situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult tounderstand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics.

A situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult tounderstand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics.

Hindi meaning: विरोधाभास

Synonyms: Contradiction, Enigma, Mystery, Puzzle Riddle

Example: In a strange <strong>paradox</strong>, the medicine made Heather sick before it made her better.

8 Cascade (noun)

Cascade  - A fall of water usually from a great height.

A fall of water usually from a great height.

Hindi meaning: झरना

Synonyms: Deluge, Torrent, Waterfall, Shower

Example: The river forms a series of <strong>cascades</strong> as it drops a total of 200 feet in elevation

9 Latent (adjective)

Latent  - Hidden or concealed.

Hidden or concealed.

Hindi meaning: अप्रकट

Synonyms: Dormant, Quiescent, Inactive

Antonyms: Active, Manifest, Apparent

Example: He has a <strong>latent</strong> talent for acting that he hasnʼt had a chance to express yet.

10 Feverish (adjective)

Feverish  - Characterized by or displaying a frenetic excitement or energy.

Characterized by or displaying a frenetic excitement or energy.

Hindi meaning: उत्तेजित

Synonyms: Frenzied, Frenetic, Frantic, Hysterical

Antonyms: Calm, Balanced, Afebrile, Tranquil

Example: The next couple of weeks were spent in a whirl of <strong>feverish</strong> activity.

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