10 new English words for 28 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 Inkling (noun)

Inkling  - Meaning: a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint.

Meaning: a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint.

Hindi meaning: आभास, संकेत

Synonyms: Clue, Hunch, Glimmering, Innuendo

Antonyms: Certainty, Conviction, Assurance, Certitude

Example: I had no <strong>inkling</strong> of his real purpose until much later.

2 Comprehend (verb)

Comprehend  - Meaning: to understand something completely.

Meaning: to understand something completely.

Hindi meaning: समझना

Synonyms: Perceive, Grasp, Fathom, Apprehend, Penetrate

Antonyms: Misunderstand, Misinterpret, Misconceive, Mistake

Example: It is difficult to <strong>comprehend</strong> how far away the stars are.

3 Ameliorate (verb)

Ameliorate  - Meaning: to make a bad or unpleasant situation better.

Meaning: to make a bad or unpleasant situation better.

Hindi meaning: सुधारना

Synonyms: Improve, Amend, Enhance, Rectify, Reform

Antonyms: Worsen, Aggravate, Exacerbate, Compound

Example: Steps have been taken to <strong>ameliorate</strong> the situation.

4 Nascent (adjective)

Nascent  - Meaning: only recently formed or started, but likely to grow larger quickly.

Meaning: only recently formed or started, but likely to grow larger quickly.

Hindi meaning: आरम्भ होता हुआ, नवजात

Synonyms: Emergent, Budding, Embryonic, Incipient

Antonyms: Moribund, Expiring, Ripened, Waning

Example: A <strong>nascent</strong> nationalist movement is emerging in the Ukraine.

5 Dovetail (verb)

Dovetail  - Meaning: to fit together well, or to cause something to fit together well with something else.

Meaning: to fit together well, or to cause something to fit together well with something else.

Hindi meaning: अनुरूप होना

Synonyms: Conform, Fit In, Concur, Harmonise, Quadrate

Antonyms: Clash, Disagree, Differ, Be At Odds

Example: My vacation plans <strong>dovetail</strong> nicely with Joyce's.

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6 Astutely (adverb)

Astutely  - Meaning: in a way that shows someone is able to quickly understand a situation and see how to get an advantage from it.

Meaning: in a way that shows someone is able to quickly understand a situation and see how to get an advantage from it.

Hindi meaning: चतुरतापूर्ण, अनुभूति-क्षमतापूर्वक

Synonyms: Wisely, Shrewdly, Sapiently, Perspicaciously

Antonyms: Naively, Foolishly, Unintelligently, Unwisely

Example: Anjum Chopra backs Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India <strong>astutely</strong>.

7 Utilitarian (adjective)

Utilitarian  - Meaning: designed to be useful rather than decorative.

Meaning: designed to be useful rather than decorative.

Hindi meaning: उपयोगी

Synonyms: Useful, Serviceable, Pragmatic, Handy, Effective

Antonyms: Inoperable, Unusable, Unworkable, Unavailing

Example: The tool is very <strong>utilitarian</strong> in style, with no decoration.

8 Quell (verb)

Quell  - Meaning: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.

Meaning: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.

Hindi meaning: दमन करना, शांत करना

Synonyms: Repress, Squash, Subdue, Mollify

Antonyms: Provoke, Incite, Agitate, Aggravate

Example: Soldiers were sent in to <strong>quell</strong> the riots.

9 Exhort (verb)

Exhort  - Meaning: to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something.

Meaning: to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something.

Hindi meaning: प्रेरित करना

Synonyms: Urge, Enjoin, Goad, Adjure, Spur Antonyms: Dehort, Discourage, Deter, Dissuade

Antonyms: Dehort, Discourage, Deter, Dissuade

Example: The governor <strong>exhorted</strong> the prisoners not to riot.

10 Sheer (adjective)

Sheer  - Meaning: used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except.

Meaning: used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except.

Hindi meaning: निरा, परिपूर्ण

Synonyms: Absolute, Utter, Downright, Out-And-Out

Antonyms: Partial, Limited, Fractional, Part

Example: It's <strong>sheer</strong> madness to go sailing in weather like this.

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