Daily Vocabulary 5 October 2020 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms

10 new English words for 5 October 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 Fabricate (verb)

To invent false information in order to trick people.

Hindi meaning: जालसाजी करना

Synonyms: Forge, Falsify, Make up, Invent

Antonyms: Validate, Verify

Example: The prisoner claimed the police had fabricated his confession.

2 Roving (adjective)

Travelling from one place to another and not staying anywhere permanently.

Hindi meaning: भटकनेवाला

Synonyms: Wandering, Nomadic, Vagrant

Antonyms: Settled, Motionless, Static

Example: His roving lifestyle takes him between London and Los Angeles.

3 Piecemeal (adjective)

Done or happening gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than carefully planned at the beginning.

Hindi meaning: बराबर और धीमा

Synonyms: Gradual, Progressive, Moderate

Antonyms: Abrupt, Sudden

Example: The village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development.

4 Satrap (noun)

Any subordinate or local ruler.

Hindi meaning: तानाशाह

Synonyms: Governor, Ruler Autocrat, Monarch

Example: The polls will decide the fate of some of these regional satraps.

5 Imprimatur (noun)

Official approval of something, given by a person in a position of authority.

Hindi meaning: अनुमति

Synonyms: Approval, Authorization, Sanction, Approbation

Antonyms: Veto, Rejection, Disapproval, Refusal

Example: The project cannot go ahead without the imprimatur of the Treasury.

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6 Foray (noun)

A sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory.

Hindi meaning: छापा

Synonyms: Raid, Attack, Incursion, Swoop

Example: Our first foray into enemy territory was a bitter disappointment.

7 Epitaph (noun)

Something by which a person, time, or event will be remembered.

Hindi meaning: स्मारक

Synonyms: Commemoration, Memorial, Monument

Antonyms: Forgetting, Negligence

Example: The story makes a sorry epitaph to a great career.

8 Denouement (noun)

The outcome of a situation, when something is decided or made clear.

Hindi meaning: अंतिम परिणाम

Synonyms: Outcome, Consequence, End result

Antonyms: Beginning, Commencement, Start

Example: I waited by the eighteenth green to see the denouement.

9 Grandiose (adjective)

Conceived on a very grand or ambitious scale.

Hindi meaning: प्रतापी भव्य

Synonyms: Ambitious, Bold, Big

Antonyms: Unenthusiastic, Lukewarm, Halfhearted

Example: Don't be discouraged when your grandiose plans fail on the first attempt.

10 Vitiate (verb)

To destroy or reduce the effect of something.

Hindi meaning: बिगाड़ना

Synonyms: Ruin, Destroy, Wreck, Impair

Antonyms: Mend, Fix

Example: The â€˜yesâ€™ vote was vitiated by the low turnout in the election.

Daily Vocabulary – 5 October 2020