10 new English words for 20 December 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 Myriad (adjective)

Myriad  - Meaning: Countless or extremely great in number.

Meaning: Countless or extremely great in number.

Hindi meaning: बेशुमार

Synonyms: Countless, Innumerable, Numberless, Multitudinous

Antonyms: Limited, Finite, Few, Computable

Example: He gazed at the <strong>myriad</strong> lights of the city

Trick: India mai married couple ki sankhya myriad h

2 Fascist (adjective)

Fascist  - Meaning: Relating to fascism.

Meaning: Relating to fascism.

Hindi meaning: एकदलीय

Synonyms: Totalitarian, Authoritarian, Dictatorial, Despotic

Antonyms: Democratic, Liberal

Example: North Korea is a <strong>fascist</strong> country.

Trick: Facist aadmi ko phansi de di north korea mai

3 Blackout (noun)

Blackout  - Meaning: A situation when the government or the police will not allow any news or information on a particular subject to be given to the public.

Meaning: A situation when the government or the police will not allow any news or information on a particular subject to be given to the public.

Hindi meaning: बंदिश

Synonyms: Prohibition, Suppression, Cut Off, Censorship

Antonyms: Approval, Allowance, Permission, Clearance

Example: The Indian government has imposed a news <strong>blackout</strong> in Srinagar.

Trick: America mai black logo ko city se out karke blackout kar diya

4 Lockdown (noun)

Lockdown  - Meaning: An official order to control the movement of people or vehicles because of a dangerous situation.

Meaning: An official order to control the movement of people or vehicles because of a dangerous situation.

Hindi meaning: रोक

Synonyms: Limitation, Confinement, Restraint, Constraint

Antonyms: Freedom, Liberty, Emancipation, Independence

Example: The campus was placed on <strong>lockdown</strong> shortly after the shootings were reported, and Monday's classes were cancelled.

Trick: Protest ke bad classes ko lock laga kar lockdown kar diya

5 Gut (verb)

Gut  - Meaning: To destroy.

Meaning: To destroy.

Hindi meaning: नष्ट करना

Synonyms: Destroy, Ravage, Devastate, Ruin, Sabotage

Antonyms: Save, Protect, Salvage, Safeguard

Example: The fire <strong>gutted</strong> most of the factory.

Trick: Gutter mai lagi aag ne puri factory ko gutted kar diya

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6 Bastion (noun)

Bastion  - Meaning: A group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief when it seems that it may disappear.

Meaning: A group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief when it seems that it may disappear.

Hindi meaning: बचाव

Synonyms: Safeguard, Bulwark, Shield, Upholder

Example: In this chaos the last <strong>bastion</strong> of defence of a society is the judiciary.

Trick: Station ke bastion ke liye liye railway guard hote h

7 Subdue (verb)

Subdue  - Meaning: Bring (a country or people) under control by force.

Meaning: Bring (a country or people) under control by force.

Hindi meaning: कुचल देना

Synonyms: Suppress, Quash, Quell, Repress

Antonyms: Encourage, Support, Aid

Example: Police managed to <strong>subdue</strong> the angry crowd.

Trick: Sare subjects mai due h to college ne subdue kar diya

8 Precarious (adjective)

Precarious  - Meaning: (of a situation) not safe or certain; dangerous.

Meaning: (of a situation) not safe or certain; dangerous.

Hindi meaning: खतरनाक

Synonyms: Dangerous, Perilous, Hazardous

Antonyms: Safe, Secure, Harmless, Benign, Innocuous

Example: The world is a <strong>precarious</strong> and unstable place.

Trick: Precarious situation se bachne ke liye precaution lo

9 Intimidate (verb)

Intimidate  - Meaning: To frighten somebody so that they will do what you want.

Meaning: To frighten somebody so that they will do what you want.

Hindi meaning: धमकाना

Synonyms: Frighten, Threaten, Terrorize, Daunt

Antonyms: Calm, Comfort, Soothe

Example: A gang of six teenagers <strong>intimidated</strong> him and his friends before demanding his mobile phone.

Trick: Paise ki antim date dekar wo mujhe intimidate kar raha tha

10 Contentious (adjective)

Contentious  - Meaning: Likely to cause disagreement between people.

Meaning: Likely to cause disagreement between people.

Hindi meaning: विवादी

Synonyms: Controversial, Disputable, Disputatious, Moot, Vexed, Polemical

Antonyms: Agreeable, Uncontroversial, Undisputed, Unquestionable

Example: Abortion is a highly <strong>contentious</strong> issue.

Trick: Contentious issues par bat karne se tension ho jata h

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