10 new English words for 28 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.

1 Unscathed (adjective)

Unscathed  - Meaning- Without suffering any injury, damage, or harm.

Meaning- Without suffering any injury, damage, or harm.

Hindi meaning: सकुशल

Synonyms: Unharmed, Safe, Unhurt, Intact, Unscarred, Undamaged

Antonyms: Injured, Damaged, Aggrieved, Harmed

Example: The hostages emerged from their ordeal <strong>unscathed</strong>.

Trick: Car par scratch nahi aaye wo unscathed h

2 Hone (verb)

Hone  - Meaning- To develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time.

Meaning- To develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time.

Hindi meaning: प्रखर करना

Synonyms: Refine, Sharpen, Perfect, Polish, Improve

Example: Some of the best players in the world <strong>honed</strong> their skills playing street football.

Trick: Apne hunar ko increase karna hi hone kahlata h

3 Unpalatable (adjective)

Unpalatable  - Meaning- Difficult to put up with or accept.

Meaning- Difficult to put up with or accept.

Hindi meaning: अरुचिकर

Synonyms: Disagreeable, Unwelcome, Objectionable, Displeasing

Antonyms: Palatable, Agreeable, Consonant, Congenial

Example: The <strong>unpalatable</strong> fact that many of the world's people are starving.

Trick: Plate mai jitna bhi khana aaya sab unpalatable tha

4 Painstaking (adjective)

Painstaking  - Meaning- Done with a lot of care, effort and attention to detail.

Meaning- Done with a lot of care, effort and attention to detail.

Hindi meaning: बहुत ही मेहनती बहुत ही सावधानीपूर्वक किया गया

Synonyms: Careful, Thorough, Meticulous, Exacting, Sedulous, Diligent

Antonyms: Careless, Negligent, Thoughtless, Heedless

Example: The officers then begin the <strong>painstaking</strong> job of searching the house for drugs and stolen property.

Trick: Stock market mai painstaking mehnat kar paisa kamaya h

5 Xenophobic (adjective)

Xenophobic  - Meaning-  Feeling or showing dislike or fear of people from other countries.

Meaning- Feeling or showing dislike or fear of people from other countries.

Hindi meaning: उग्र राष्ट्रवादी

Synonyms: Biased, Bigoted, Chauvinistic, Intolerant

Antonyms: Open-minded, Unbiased, Receptive, Impartial

Example: There are elements in our society that are intolerant and <strong>xenophobic</strong>.

Trick: Meri ex ko English logo ka phobia h wo xenophobic h

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6 Peevish (adjective)

Peevish  - Meaning- Easily annoyed, often by things that are not important.

Meaning- Easily annoyed, often by things that are not important.

Hindi meaning: चिड़चिड़ा

Synonyms: Irritable, Petulant, Irascible, Fractious, Fretful

Antonyms: Pleasant, Friendly, Genial, Amiable, Affable

Example: His posture was impatient, <strong>peevish</strong> and annoyed that he had to answer to anyone.

Trick: Daru pi kar uska behavior peevish ho jata h

7 Convene (verb)

Convene  - Meaning- Come or bring together for a meeting or activity.

Meaning- Come or bring together for a meeting or activity.

Hindi meaning: एकत्र होना

Synonyms: Assemble, Gather, Muster, Collect, Summon, Come Together

Antonyms: Disperse, Scatter, Split, Dissemble

Example: He had <strong>convened</strong> a secret meeting of military personnel.

Trick: Kon kon veena ke birthday par convene hona chahta h

8 Jingoism (noun)

Jingoism  - Meaning-A strong belief that your own country is best, especially when this is expressed in support of war with another country.

Meaning-A strong belief that your own country is best, especially when this is expressed in support of war with another country.

Hindi meaning: कट्टर राष्ट्रवाद

Synonyms: Extreme patriotism, Chauvinism, Flag-waving, Nationalism, Belligerence

Example: We cannot afford misrepresentation of the facts, <strong>jingoism</strong> and warmongering in the media.

Trick: Jin logo ke ego jyada hota h wo jingoism hote h nature se

9 Plaudit (noun)

Plaudit  - Meaning- An expression of praise or approval.

Meaning- An expression of praise or approval.

Hindi meaning: प्रशंसा

Synonyms: Acclamation, Commendation, Encomium, Accolade, Applause

Antonyms: Criticism, Taunt, Condemnation, Disapproval

Example: His work won him <strong>plaudits</strong> from the critics.

Trick: Plot bikwane par pandit ji ko plaudit kiya papa ne

10 Incongruous (adjective)

Incongruous  - Meaning- Strange, and not suitable in a particular situation.

Meaning- Strange, and not suitable in a particular situation.

Hindi meaning: अनुपयुक्त असंबद्ध

Synonyms: Inappropriate, Unsuitable, Improper, Out-of-place, Disparate

Antonyms: Congruous, Appropriate, Suitable, Fitting

Example: Such traditional methods seem <strong>incongruous</strong> in our technical age.

Trick: Congress party mai ab sab kuch bada incongruous h

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