10 new English words for 25 May 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: चरित्र की दुर्बलता
Synonyms: Failing, Shortcoming, Quirk, Idiosyncrasy, Eccentricity
Antonyms: Strength, Perfection, Virtue, Rectitude
Example: Talking too much is one of his <strong>foibles</strong>.
Hindi meaning: चालाक, समझदार
Synonyms: Astute, Perceptive, Judicious, Crafty, Discerning
Antonyms: Stupid, Unwise, Ingenuous, Naïve
Example: He's too <strong>shrewd</strong> to be trusted in business matters.
Hindi meaning: अमंगल, अपशगुन
Synonyms: Menacing, Portentous, Baleful, Sinister
Antonyms: Auspicious, Propitious, Promising, Favorable
Example: There were <strong>ominous</strong> dark clouds gathering overhead.
Hindi meaning: शर्मीलापन
Synonyms: Bashfulness, Timidity, Diffidence, Demureness
Antonyms: Boldness, Brashness, Audaciousness, Confidence
Example: There is a natural <strong>coyness</strong> about her behavior.
Hindi meaning: वर्णन करना, चित्रित करना
Synonyms: Define, Demarcate, Delimit, Outline, Depict, Portray
Antonyms: Confuse, Distort, Misrepresent
Example: The law should <strong>delineate</strong> and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.
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Hindi meaning: भविष्य बताना
Synonyms: Bode, Portend, Foretell, Predict, Foreshadow, Forecast, Prophesy
Example: Mounting sales <strong>augur</strong> a profitable year.
Hindi meaning: नजाकत से
Synonyms: Superbly, Delicately, Divinely, Wonderfully, Skillfully
Antonyms: Clumsily, Awkwardly, Ineptly, Maladroitly
Example: Travis ordered champagne with their <strong>exquisitely</strong> cooked fish.
Hindi meaning: पराकाष्ठा, चरम बिंदु
Synonyms: Climax, Pinnacle, Summit, Crust, Apogee, Zenith, Consummation
Antonyms: Nadir, Base, Foot, Pits
Example: The space race reached its <strong>culmination</strong> in the first moon walk.
Hindi meaning: डरावना
Synonyms: Scary, Unsettling, Distressing, Unnerving, Terrifying
Antonyms: Reassuring, Soothing, Comforting, Heartening
Example: The article concludes with a <strong>chilling</strong> reminder that the disease can strike anyone at any time.
Hindi meaning: हानिकारक, नुक़सान पहुंचानेवाला
Synonyms: Detrimental, Inimical, Adverse, Pernicious, Injurious
Antonyms: Harmless, Innocuous, Mild, Beneficial
Example: These drugs have a proven <strong>deleterious</strong> effect on the nervous system.
