10 new English words for 17 August 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: बना देना
Synonyms: Build up, Put together, Set up, Establish
Antonyms: Demolish, Tear down
Example: The country is <strong>forging</strong> a bright new future.
Trick: raja sahib naye fort ko forge kar rahe h
Hindi meaning: आंतरिक इलाके
Synonyms: Backwoods, Boondocks, The wilds
Antonyms: Metropolis, Civilization, Heartland
Example: The <strong>hinterland</strong> is jungle and has very few roads.
Trick: hunters ki hunting land hinterland hoti h
Hindi meaning: लचीलापन
Synonyms: Toughness, Strength, Firmness, Determination
Antonyms: Weakness, Feebleness, Frailty
Example: He showed great courage and <strong>resilience</strong> in fighting back from a losing position to win the game.
Trick: silence resilience ki nishani h
Hindi meaning: फैलाना
Synonyms: Permeate, Spread through, Diffuse
Antonyms: Deplete, Take out
Example: The smell of death that <strong>pervaded</strong> the school was most potent here.
Trick: vedo ke gyan ko pervade karte h rishi muni
Hindi meaning: शब्द-निर्माण
Synonyms: Innovation, Origination, Contrivance
Antonyms: Replication, Old hat
Example: He has written many times about his <strong>coinage</strong> of the term ‘symphonette.
Trick: coin ke upar naye word ko coinage kiya
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Hindi meaning: चलना
Synonyms: Walk, Step, Stride
Example: The government had to <strong>tread</strong> carefully so as not to offend the judiciary.
Trick: tread karte read karna use pasand h
Hindi meaning: लोकप्रियता
Synonyms: Craze, Fashion, Fad, Vogue
Antonyms: Outdated, Obsolete
Example: The movie became a <strong>cult</strong> classic, it had all the markings of a movie that people would mock for year to come.
Trick: usain bolt runners mai cult h
Hindi meaning: भाग्यहीन
Synonyms: Unfortunate, Cursed, Luckless, Doomed
Antonyms: Fortunate, Blessed, Propitious
Example: It is not merely <strong>hapless</strong> tourists that are suffering in this unstable climate.
Trick: helpless banda haples hota h
Hindi meaning: विशाल बहुत बड़ा
Synonyms: Huge, Massive, Giant, Mammoth
Antonyms: Tiny, Small, Minute, Little, Diminutive
Example: The singer earns a <strong>colossal</strong> amount of money.
Trick: bahut badi colony h ye = colossal colony
Hindi meaning: क्षमता
Synonyms: Capability, Proficiency, Ability, Skill
Antonyms: Uselessness, Inability, Incompetence, Incapability
Example: Fired for his lack of <strong>competence</strong>, the former CEO just wasn’t capable of running the company successfully.
Trick: compete karne ki ability competence kahlati h
