10 new English words for 1 March 2020, 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 Muzzle (verb)

Muzzle  - Meaning- Prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely.

Meaning- Prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely.

Hindi meaning: मुँह बंद करना

Synonyms: Gag, Suppress, Restrain, Stifle

Antonyms: Free, Allow, Encourage, Permit

Example: Opposition leaders accused him of <strong>muzzling</strong> the news media

2 Endure (verb)

Endure  - Meaning- To continue to exist for a long time.

Meaning- To continue to exist for a long time.

Hindi meaning: टिके रहना

Synonyms: Continue, Persist, Prevail, Remain

Antonyms: Discontinue, Stop, Finish, Cease

Example: The torn flag has <strong>endured</strong> as a symbol of freedom.

3 Conflation (noun)

Conflation  - Meaning- The act of putting two or more things together to make one new thing.

Meaning- The act of putting two or more things together to make one new thing.

Hindi meaning: सम्मिश्रण

Synonyms: Fusion, Mixture, Blend, Amalgam

Antonyms: Separation, Division, Disconnection

Example: Every time she gets a cold, Sandy has a <strong>conflation</strong> with some other illness.

4 Provocation (noun)

Provocation  - Meaning- The act of doing or saying something deliberately in order to make somebody angry or upset.

Meaning- The act of doing or saying something deliberately in order to make somebody angry or upset.

Hindi meaning: उकसावा

Synonyms: Stimulation, Incitation, Instigation, Goading

Antonyms: Suppression, Repression, Restraint

Example: The terrorists can strike at any time without <strong>provocation</strong>.

5 Depredation (noun)

Depredation  - Meaning- An act of attacking or plundering.

Meaning- An act of attacking or plundering.

Hindi meaning: लूट-पाट

Synonyms: Robbing, Pillage, Destruction, Devastation

Example: Farmers are protecting grain from the <strong>depredations</strong> of rats and mice.

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6 Wrought (adjective)

Wrought  - Meaning- Made or fashioned in the specified way.

Meaning- Made or fashioned in the specified way.

Hindi meaning: बनाया हुआ

Synonyms: Shaped, Molded, Formed, Processed

Example: Her poems are well-<strong>wrought</strong> and intensely personal.

7 Euphemistically (adverb)

Euphemistically  - Meaning-  In a way that makes something embarrassing or unpleasant seem more acceptable than it really is.

Meaning- In a way that makes something embarrassing or unpleasant seem more acceptable than it really is.

Hindi meaning: हल्के शब्द-प्रयोग के साथ

Synonyms: Genteelly, Inoffensively, Decorously,

Example: The prison camps were <strong>euphemistically</strong> called ‘retraining centres’.

8 Combat (verb)

Combat  - Meaning- To stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or from getting worse.

Meaning- To stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or from getting worse.

Hindi meaning: सामना करना

Synonyms: Battle Against, Wage War Against, Tackle, do battle with

Antonyms: Surrender, Accord, Agree

Example: Measures to <strong>combat</strong> violent crime have been proposed.

9 Stark (adjective)

Stark  - Meaning- Very Different From Something In A Way That Is Easy To See.

Meaning- Very Different From Something In A Way That Is Easy To See.

Hindi meaning: एकदम भिन्न

Synonyms: Blunt, Bare, Simple, Straightforward

Antonyms: Ambiguous, Vague, Nebulous, Indistinct

Example: The good weather was in <strong>stark</strong> contrast to the storms of previous weeks.

10 Entrench (verb)

Entrench  - Meaning-  To establish something very strongly so that it is very difficult to change.

Meaning- To establish something very strongly so that it is very difficult to change.

Hindi meaning: मजबूत स्थिति बनाना

Synonyms: Establish, Ensconce, Install, Embed

Antonyms: Remove, Eradicate, Deracinate

Example: This idea had firmly <strong>entrenched</strong> itself in his consciousness.

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