10 new English words for 20 April 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.
Hindi meaning: गंभीरता
Synonyms: Seriousness, Significance, Graveness, Earnestness
Antonyms: Frivolity, Flippancy, Levity, Insincerity, Insignificance
Example: Punishment varies according to the <strong>gravity</strong> of the offence.
Trick: RAVI gravity ke concept ki gravity nhi samajhta
Hindi meaning: अत्यावश्यक
Synonyms: Vital, Crucial, Essential, Necessary, Urgent
Antonyms: Unnecessary, Nonessential, Unimportant, Insignificant
Example: It is absolutely <strong>imperative</strong> that we finish by next week.
Trick: para commandos ka hona imperative h
Hindi meaning: बाध्यता
Synonyms: Restriction, Limitation, Restraint, Stricture, Control
Antonyms: Liberation, Unconstraint, Permission, Release
Example: This decision will impose serious <strong>constraints</strong> on all schools.
Trick: train ke chalne mai corona constraint h abhi
Hindi meaning: सुधारना
Synonyms: Adjust, Modify, Alter, Adapt, Transform
Antonyms: Remain, Keep, hold
Example: He should push harder on some innovative ways to <strong>tweak</strong> the welfare system.
Trick: tweeter ki technical error ko tweak kiya
Hindi meaning: सहारा लेना
Synonyms: Recourse, Press into Service, Way out, Turn to, Fall back on
Antonyms: Stop, Halt, Stay, Shun, Avoid
Example: They achieved their demands without having to<strong> resort</strong> to force.
Trick: Resort ka sahara lekar problem ko resort kar loge
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Hindi meaning: घटाव
Synonyms: Curtailment, Reduction, Cutback, Decrease
Antonyms: Expansion, Extension, amplification
Example: This period of <strong>retrenchment</strong> will see companies shed staff
Trick: Letter ke sath aatachment lagane ka paisa retrenchment ho gaya h
Hindi meaning: उत्साहहीन
Synonyms: Unenthusiastic, Listless, Half-Hearted, Uninterested, Indifferent
Antonyms: Enthusiastic, Zealous, Ardent, Eager, Passionate
Example: The play was greeted with <strong>tepid</strong> applause.
Trick: Sachin se pitne ke bad Pakistani team tepid go gayi
Hindi meaning: थोड़े समय के लिये रुकावट
Synonyms: Suspension, Postponement, Delay, Respite, Freeze, Hiatus
Antonyms: Continuance, Renewal, Resumption
Example: He announced a <strong>moratorium</strong> on the building of new power stations.
Trick: Auditorium ke function mai moratorium aaya tha
Hindi meaning: आनंद लूटना
Synonyms: wallow in, give oneself up to, give way to, yield to
Antonyms: Abstain, Deny, Deprive, Neglect
Example: She was able to <strong>indulge</strong> a growing passion for literature.
Trick: Indu dal banana ke procedure mai indulge ho gayi
Hindi meaning: कटौती करना
Synonyms: Shorten, Cut Down, Abate, Lessen, Lower, Abridge, curtail
Antonyms: Increase, Expand, Raise, Extend
Example: The Chancellor warned the cabinet to <strong>axe</strong> public spending.
Trick: Ex ke jane ke mere expenditure axe ho gaya
