Daily Vocabulary 26 October 2020 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms

10 new English words for 26 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 Harrowing (adjective)

Making you feel very upset because you are very shocked or frightened.

Hindi meaning: शोकजनक

Synonyms: Painful, Distressing, Torturous, Disturbing, Agonizing

Antonyms: Pleasing, Gratifying, Calming, Bearable

Example: The book makes harrowing reading. What she went through had to have been harrowing. Both apparently came through the harrowing incident unscathed.

Trick: Bahot sare workload aur field job ke beech me Covid19 +ve hona mere liye harrowing tha.

2 Glib (adjective)

Using words that are clever, but are not sincere, and do not show much thought.

Hindi meaning: चिकनी चुपड़ी बातें करने वाला

Synonyms: Slick, Suave, Loquacious

Antonyms: Profound, Inarticulate

Example: He had assumed that his glib explanations would convince us. I'm not going to take the easy route and suggest the glib proposition. All that is required is a sharp eye and a glib tongue to bargain.

Trick: glib me ki gayi baton me sab gadbad ho gaya.

3 Spearhead (verb)

Lead an attack against somebody/something.

Hindi meaning: नेतृत्व करना

Synonyms: Lead, Head, Be the driving force behind

Antonyms: Stop, Finish, End

Example: He's spearheading a campaign to reduce the number of accidents at work. The attorney general has spearheaded this effort. She is not spearheading a literary revolution.

Trick: Project leader team ko spearhead karte hain.

4 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. Our first foray into enemy territory was a bitter disappointment. Moonlighting has dark undertones, suggesting forays into unknown territory.

Trick: China ne Ladakh me foray kiya jiske liye Indian army ready nahin thi.

5 Confidant (noun)

A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.

Hindi meaning: हमराज़

Synonyms: Close friend, Intimate, Companion, Crony

Antonyms: Enemy, Foe

Example: These four are the princess's closest friends and confidants as well as her court. Obviously, the best confidantes are people with whom a high degree of intimacy already exists. There were times when a semi-stranger was a better confidante than a close friend.

Trick: Husband-wife ek doosre ke confidant hote hain.

Unlock all 10 words for 26 October 2020

The first 5 words are free. Prime opens every word, every day — with tricks, quizzes and the full editorial vocabulary.

Get Prime Open in the Vocab24 app

6 Abysmal (adjective)

Extremely bad or of a very low standard.

Hindi meaning: बहुत खराब

Synonyms: Dreadful, Atrocious, Appalling, Terrible

Antonyms: Superficial, Superb, Fine, Glorious

Example: The council has an abysmal record on education. The council has an abysmal record on education. In this budget, the government continues its abysmal record on assisting the world's poorest people.

Trick: Abysmal network ke karan live streaming me problems ati hain.

7 Condescend (verb)

Show that one feels superior.

Hindi meaning: कृपा दिखाना/ अपनी ख़ास होने का दवा करना

Synonyms: Patronize, Deign, Talk down to

Antonyms: Oppose, Dispute

Example: We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us. We expect our television to debase us, empty us, and condescend to us.

Trick: Patriarchal society me male members females se condescend mane jate hain.

8 Stumble (verb)

Trip or momentarily lose one's balance.

Hindi meaning: लड़खड़ाना

Synonyms: Falter, Trip over, Lose oneâ€™s balance

Antonyms: Continue, Persist, Maintain

Example: We were stumbling around in the dark looking for a candle. High heels, floppy slippers and shoes with slick soles can make you stumble and fall.

Trick: Andhera hone ki vajah se main stumble karke gir gaya.

9 Mire (verb)

Involve someone or something in (a difficult situation).

Hindi meaning: फंसना

Synonyms: Entangle, Embroil, Bog Down, Enmesh

Antonyms: Untangle, Untwist, Unravel, Liberate

Example: The economy is mired in its longest recession since the war. The flyover projects are stuck with no sign of a resolution of whatever conflicts they are mired in. The bad news is that the vocation's reputation did not rise out of the trough it has been mired in for two decades.

Trick: Uske admire karne se main mire ho gayi, ab main is situation se kaise niklu! The bad news is that the vocation's reputation did not rise out of the trough it has been mired in for two decades.

10 Grudging (adjective)

Given or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully.

Hindi meaning: अनैच्छिक

Synonyms: Reluctant, Unwilling, Half-hearted, Forced

Antonyms: Willing, Eager

Example: This acknowledgement is almost grudging and apologetic. In a grudging manner she also apologised to me, complaining that she was tired. There was grudging admiration in his voice.

Trick: Grudging acceptance se kam karne me man nahin lagta.

Daily Vocabulary – 26 October 2020