10 new English words for 21 September 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 Ratchet (verb)

Ratchet  - To increase, or make something increase, repeatedly and by small amounts.

To increase, or make something increase, repeatedly and by small amounts.

Hindi meaning: प्रगति करना

Synonyms: Progress, Go on, Develop

Antonyms: Decline, Decrease

Example: Overuse of credit cards has <strong>ratcheted</strong> up consumer debt to unacceptable levels.

Trick: rat apna bill banana ratchat hi gaya h

2 Reckon (verb)

Reckon  - To be generally considered to be something.

To be generally considered to be something.

Hindi meaning: मानना माना जाना

Synonyms: Regard as, Consider, View, Think of as, Hold to be

Antonyms: Ignore, Disregard, Neglect, Discard

Example: The event organized by them was <strong>reckoned</strong> a failure.

Trick: don ko kon reckon nahi karta

3 Inevitable (adjective)

Inevitable  - That you cannot avoid or prevent.

That you cannot avoid or prevent.

Hindi meaning: जो टल न सके

Synonyms: Unavoidable, Certain, Sure, Unpreventable, Bound To Happen

Antonyms: Evitable, Uncertain, Avoidable, Unsure

Example: The ketchup has to be there on every <strong>table</strong>.

Trick: table ka tootna ab inevitable h

4 Fuzzy (adjective)

Fuzzy  - Confused and not expressed clearly.

Confused and not expressed clearly.

Hindi meaning: अस्पष्ट

Synonyms: Confused, Muddled, Perplexed, Befuddled

Antonyms: Clear-headed, Oriented

Example: In short, my mind is <strong>fuzzy</strong> rather than well defined.

Trick: appy fizz ko hilane par wo fuzzy ho jati h

5 Mitigation (noun)

Mitigation  - The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

Hindi meaning: गम्भीरता कम कर देना

Synonyms: Alleviation, Reduction, Lessening, Diminution

Antonyms: Intensification, Increase

Example: This is a strategy not of flood prevention but of flood <strong>mitigation</strong> and control.

Trick: mitti ki quality ka mitigation ho raha h

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6 Rhetoric (noun)

Rhetoric  - Speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere.

Speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere.

Hindi meaning: वक्रपटुता

Synonyms: Loftiness, Turgidity, Magniloquence

Example: His speech was dismissed as mere <strong>rhetoric</strong> by the opposition.

Trick: rhea ko lekar media mai rhetoric h

7 Tellingly (adverb)

Tellingly  - With a striking or revealing effect.

With a striking or revealing effect.

Hindi meaning: प्रभावशाली ढंग से

Synonyms: Significantly, Effectively, Effectually

Antonyms: Insignificantly, Doubtfully

Example: The events of the story <strong>tellingly</strong> illustrate the changing face of society.

Trick: telling lies tellingly is an art

8 Wilful (adjective)

Wilful  - (of a bad or harmful act) intentional.

(of a bad or harmful act) intentional.

Hindi meaning: दुराग्रही

Synonyms: Deliberate, Intended, Purposeful

Antonyms: Unintentional, Inadvertent, Accidental

Example: The report concluded that her death was a result of <strong>wilful</strong> neglect.

Trick: will smith nature se wilfull nahi h

9 Unravel (verb)

Unravel  - To start to fail or no longer stay together as a whole.

To start to fail or no longer stay together as a whole.

Hindi meaning: असफल होना

Synonyms: Fail, Collapse, Fall apart, Come apart

Antonyms: Succeed, Satisfy, Win, Thrive

Example: The Government’s immigration policy appears to be <strong>unraveling</strong> very quickly, with further changes announced today.

Trick: ravan apne karmo se unravel hua

10 Hover (verb)

Hover  - To stay close to something.

To stay close to something.

Hindi meaning: आस पास फिरना

Synonyms: Loiter, Stay nearby, Wait about

Antonyms: Settle, Rest

Example: Temperatures <strong>hovered</strong> around freezing.

Trick: helicopter hover kar raha h upar

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