10 new English words for 22 September 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 Squawk (noun)

Squawk  - Meaning: A complaint or protest.

Meaning: A complaint or protest.

Hindi meaning: विरोध; आपत्ति

Synonyms: Objection, Grouse, Whine, Grouch

Antonyms: Compliment, Praise, Admiration, Acclaim

Example: There was a great clamour of <strong>squawks from the crowd.

2 Unwieldy (adjective)

Unwieldy  - Meaning: (of a system) too large or disorganized to function efficiently.

Meaning: (of a system) too large or disorganized to function efficiently.

Hindi meaning: दुर्वह

Synonyms: Unmanageable, Cumbersome, Ungainly, Complex

Antonyms: Manageable, Convenient, Wieldy, Practicable

Example: He has tried to apply similar methods at the <strong>unwieldy</strong> Energy Department.

3 Morph (verb)

Morph  - Meaning: undergo or cause to undergo a gradual process of transformation.

Meaning: undergo or cause to undergo a gradual process of transformation.

Hindi meaning: रूपांतरण; परिवर्तन

Synonyms: Transform, Metamorphose, Transmute, Convert

Antonyms: Maintain, Sustain, Preserve, Keep

Example: The video showed a man <strong>morphing</strong> into a tiger.

4 Sprout (verb)

Sprout  - Meaning: to begin to grow, or to produce new growth.

Meaning: to begin to grow, or to produce new growth.

Hindi meaning: बढ़ना

Synonyms: Develop, Germinate, Bourgeon, Shoot

Antonyms: Decline, Shrink, Diminish, Wane

Example: Office blocks are <strong>sprouting</strong> up everywhere.

5 Whim (noun)

Whim  - Meaning: a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained.

Meaning: a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained.

Hindi meaning: सनक

Synonyms: Impulse, Caprice, Megrim, Crotchet

Antonyms: Certainty, Stability, Normality

Example: We booked the holiday on a <strong>whim</strong>.

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6 Sanguinary (adjective)

Sanguinary  - Meaning: involving or causing much bloodshed.

Meaning: involving or causing much bloodshed.

Hindi meaning: हिंसक

Synonyms: Brutal, Gruesome, Gory, Grisly

Antonyms: Pleasant, Amiable, Satisfying, Amusing

Example: A revolution is violent, turbulent and <strong>sanguinary</strong>.

7 Scrap (verb)

Scrap  - Meaning: to not continue with a system, law, or plan.

Meaning: to not continue with a system, law, or plan.

Hindi meaning: समाप्त करना; रद्द करना

Synonyms: Abandon, Bin, Abolish, Dump, Ditch

Antonyms: Adopt, Keep, Accept, Preserve

Example: Some people believe that death penalty should be <strong>scrapped</strong>.

8 Preferential (adjective)

Preferential  - Meaning: used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other people receive.

Meaning: used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other people receive.

Hindi meaning: तरजीही; बेहतर

Synonyms: Superior, Favoured, Privileged, Advantageous

Antonyms: Disadvantageous, Undesirable, Ordinary, Standard

Example: Bank employees usually get <strong>preferential</strong> rates of interest.

9 Reckon (verb)

Reckon  - Meaning: establish by calculation.

Meaning: establish by calculation.

Hindi meaning: गणना करना

Synonyms: Calculate, Estimate, Compute, Quantify

Example: The authors <strong>reckon</strong> that public sector debt is over 65% of GDP.

10 Slash (verb)

Slash  - Meaning: to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs.

Meaning: to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs.

Hindi meaning: कम करना

Synonyms: Lower, Cut, Drop, Axe, Mark Down

Antonyms: Raise, Increase, Inflate, Put Up

Example: Prices have been <strong>slashed</strong> by 50 percent.

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