10 new English words for 1 December 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 Lair (noun)

Lair  - A secret or private place in which a person, especially a criminal or enemy, takes refuge.

A secret or private place in which a person, especially a criminal or enemy, takes refuge.

Hindi meaning: छिपने की जगह

Synonyms: Hideout, Haven, Refuge, Cache

Example: They must have taken her to the secret <strong>lair</strong> of the scientists.

Trick: lie bolkar usne lair mai use chupa liya

2 Remorse (noun)

Remorse  - of being extremely sorry for something wrong or bad that you have done.

of being extremely sorry for something wrong or bad that you have done.

Hindi meaning: ग्लानि

Synonyms: Contrition, Repentance, Penitence, Compunction

Antonyms: Satisfaction, Gratification, Contentment

Example: She felt no <strong>remorse</strong> at leaving them without notice.

Trick: mor ko marne ka remorse h mujhe

3 Bemoan (verb)

Bemoan  - Express discontent or sorrow over (something).

Express discontent or sorrow over (something).

Hindi meaning: पछताना दुख प्रकट करना

Synonyms: Deplore, Express regret about, Bewail

Antonyms: Rejoice, Joy, Be happy

Example: There has been a lot of complaining about it, a good deal of <strong>bemoaning</strong> our situation.

Trick: mona ki maut par lion bemoan kar raha tha

4 Telling (adjective)

Telling  - Having a strong or important effect.

Having a strong or important effect.

Hindi meaning: प्रभावशाली

Synonyms: Effective, Revealing, Significant, Weighty

Antonyms: Ineffective, Unimportant, Unconvincing, Insignificant

Example: These professional hazards have a <strong>telling</strong> effect on their health conditions.

Trick: olive tel (oil) hair par telling effect dalta h

5 Mendacity (noun)

Mendacity  - Untruthfulness.

Untruthfulness.

Hindi meaning: असत्य

Synonyms: Falsehood, Lying, Deception, Fraudulence

Antonyms: Truthfulness, Veracity

Example: Companies which allocate blank cheques to management teams with a proven record of failure and <strong>mendacity</strong>, get what they deserve.

Trick: nelson mandela mai mendacity bilkul nahi thi

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6 Intimidation (noun)

Intimidation  - The act of frightening or threatening somebody so that they will do what you want.

The act of frightening or threatening somebody so that they will do what you want.

Hindi meaning: डराना-धमकाना

Synonyms: Terrifying, Frightening, Unnerving, Daunting, Browbeating

Example: Confidence in the strength of their ideas will give people the will to stand up to the threats and <strong>intimidation</strong>.

Trick: Timi date kar sabko intimidation karti h

7 Prowess (noun)

Prowess  - Great skill at doing something.

Great skill at doing something.

Hindi meaning: कौशल

Synonyms: Skilfulness, Expertise, Dexterity, Mastery, Proficiency, Deftness

Antonyms: Incompetence, Inability, Ineptness, Artlessness

Example: Fathers looked proudly upon children who showed <strong>prowess</strong> in these extracurricular activities.

Trick: Pro kabbadi mai players mai prowess honi chahiye

8 Milieu (noun)

Milieu  - A person's social environment.

A person's social environment.

Hindi meaning: वातावरण

Synonyms: Environment, Background, Ambience

Example: The social milieu upon which they have up to now been based is deeply divided. <br><br> The findings of the report refer to a particular social and cultural <strong>milieu</strong>.

Trick: Sabse milna julna ache milieu ko dikhata h

9 Cohort (noun)

Cohort  - A group of people who share a common feature or aspect of behavior.

A group of people who share a common feature or aspect of behavior.

Hindi meaning: साथी

Synonyms: Partner, Companion, Comrade, Stalwart

Antonyms: Enemy, Foe, Antagonist, Opponent

Example: Robinson and his <strong>cohorts</strong> were soon ejected from the hall.

Trick: Cohre mai tracking karna hamara common cohort h

10 Drift (verb)

Drift  - (of a person or their attention) digress or stray to another subject.

(of a person or their attention) digress or stray to another subject.

Hindi meaning: मोड़ लेना

Synonyms: Stray, Digress, Diverge, Deviate

Antonyms: Stay, Remain

Example: I noticed my audience's attention <strong>drifting. </strong>

Trick: Dry gale se bologe to logo ka attention drift ho jayega

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