10 new English words for 17 July 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 Surge (noun)

Surge  - Meaning- A sudden large increase, typically a temporary one.

Meaning- A sudden large increase, typically a temporary one.

Hindi meaning: तेज़ी से चढ़ना

Synonyms: Sudden Increase, Rise, Growth

Antonyms: Decrease, Decline, Reduction, Downswing

Example: She felt a sudden <strong>surge</strong> of anger.

2 Affix (verb)

Affix  - Meaning - Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.

Meaning - Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.

Hindi meaning: जोड़ना

Synonyms: Attach, Bind, Add

Antonyms: Detach, Remove, Undo

Example: The label should be firmly <strong>affixed</strong> to the package.

3 Knee-jerk (adjective)

Knee-jerk - Meaning- Produced in reaction to something, without any serious thought.

Meaning- Produced in reaction to something, without any serious thought.

Hindi meaning: बिना सोचे

Synonyms: Unintentional, Unthinking, Inadvertent, Unpremeditated

Antonyms: Thoughtful, Careful, Reasoned

Example: It was a <strong>knee-jerk</strong> reaction on her part.

4 Outrage (noun)

Outrage  - Meaning- A strong feeling of shock and anger.

Meaning- A strong feeling of shock and anger.

Hindi meaning: नाराज़गी

Synonyms: Indignation, Fury, Resentment, Affront

Antonyms: Pleasure, Happiness, Delight, Cheer

Example: She was filled with a strong sense of moral <strong>outrage</strong>.

5 Mitigate (verb)

Mitigate  - Meaning- To make something less harmful, serious, etc.

Meaning- To make something less harmful, serious, etc.

Hindi meaning: गम्भीरता कम करना

Synonyms: Alleviate, Palliate, Assuage, Attenuate

Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify, Worsen, Increase

Example: Soil erosion was <strong>mitigated</strong> by the planting of trees.

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6 Deleterious (adjective)

Deleterious  - Meaning-  Harmful and damaging.

Meaning- Harmful and damaging.

Hindi meaning: हानिकारक

Synonyms: Damaging, Detrimental, Injurious

Antonyms: Beneficial, Helpful, Harmless

Example: Divorce is assumed to have <strong>deleterious</strong> effects on children.

7 Perverse (verb)

Perverse  - Meaning - Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable.

Meaning - Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable.

Hindi meaning: ज़िद्दी

Synonyms: Obstinate, Recalcitrant, Annoying

Antonyms: Flexible, Compliant, Agreeable

Example: She finds a <strong>perverse</strong> pleasure in upsetting her parents.

8 Reconciliation (noun)

Reconciliation  - Meaning - The restoration of friendly relations.

Meaning - The restoration of friendly relations.

Hindi meaning: फिर से मेल या मिलाप

Synonyms: Reuniting, Settlement, Harmonization

Antonyms: Disagreement, Dissension, Incompatibility

Example: The pair are bravely attempting a <strong>reconciliation</strong>.

9 Spike (noun)

Spike  - Meaning -A sudden large increase in something.

Meaning -A sudden large increase in something.

Hindi meaning: बढ़ोतरी

Synonyms: Rise, Growth, Swell

Antonyms: Decrease, Lessening, Reduction

Example: A <strong>spike</strong> in oil prices would have a devastating effect.

10 Parse (verb)

Parse  - Meaning - Analyse (a string or text) into logical syntactic components.

Meaning - Analyse (a string or text) into logical syntactic components.

Hindi meaning: परीक्षण करना

Synonyms: Analyse, Research, Study, Inspect

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect, Overlook

Example: To prove that it does, try manually <strong>parsing</strong> the input string such as we did above.

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