10 new English words for 17 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 Reckon (verb)

Reckon  - To be generally considered to be something.

To be generally considered to be something.

Hindi meaning: माननामानाजाना

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 kon reckon nahi karta

2 Wrath (noun)

Wrath  - Extreme anger.

Extreme anger.

Hindi meaning: प्रचण्ड क्रोध

Synonyms: Anger, Rage, Fury, Outrage

Antonyms: Pleasure, Delight, Happiness

Example: In mythology mortals generally fearsed the <strong>wrath</strong> of the powerful gods.

Trick: Rath se teer barsa kar Arjun ne apna wrath dikhaya

3 Atrocious (adjective)

Atrocious  - Of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.

Of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.

Hindi meaning: घटिया

Synonyms: Dreadful, Unpleasant, Terrible, Appalling

Antonyms: Wonderful, Kind

Example: Of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.

Trick: Trophy pane ke liye atrocious kam kiye usne

4 Voracious (adjective)

Voracious  - Wanting a lot of new information and knowledge.

Wanting a lot of new information and knowledge.

Hindi meaning: अतिलोलुप

Synonyms: Avid, Eager, Enthusiastic

Antonyms: Indifferent, Disinterested

Example: He has passion for movies and a <strong>voracious</strong> appetite for the genre.

Trick: Car race ko lekar mai bada voracious hun

5 Erode (verb)

Erode  - Gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed.

Gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed.

Hindi meaning: नष्टकरना

Synonyms: Wear Away, Destroy, Abrade

Antonyms: Maintain, Save, Conserve, Preserve

Example: This humiliation has <strong>eroded</strong> what confidence Jean has.

Trick: Ye rode ab erode ho gayi h

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6 Hoard (verb)

Hoard  - Accumulate (money or valued objects) and hide or store away.

Accumulate (money or valued objects) and hide or store away.

Hindi meaning: इकट्ठा करना

Synonyms: Store, Amass, Stock up, Heap up

Antonyms: Spend, Waste

Example: The prisoners used to <strong>hoard</strong> scraps of food in secret places.

Trick: Horse par hoard kiye saman ko lekar jata h

7 Behemoth (noun)

Behemoth  - Something that is very big and powerful, especially a company or organization.

Something that is very big and powerful, especially a company or organization.

Hindi meaning: विशालकाय

Synonyms: Titan, Giant, Goliath

Example: She works in a seventy-storey <strong>behemoth</strong> in Manhattan.

Trick: Mota seth bada behemoth h

8 Sundry (adjective)

Sundry  - Of various kinds.

Of various kinds.

Hindi meaning: विभिन्न

Synonyms: Several, Various, Diverse, Miscellaneous

Example: It is variously a fabulous technical challenge, an extension of the American frontier and the locus for <strong>sundry</strong> Utopias.

Trick: Sunday ko sundry activities karta h ye

9 Incendiary (adjective)

Incendiary  - Tending to stir up conflict.

Tending to stir up conflict.

Hindi meaning: आग लगाने वाला फसादी

Synonyms: Inflammatory, Provocative, Rabble-rousing

Antonyms: Conciliatory, Soothing

Example: During that year the rhetoric on both sides reached the <strong>incendiary</strong> stage.

Trick: Uski diary ne incendiary create kar di

10 Backlash (noun)

Backlash  - A strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.

A strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.

Hindi meaning: प्रतिघात

Synonyms: Counter blast, Adverse reaction, Recoil

Example: Women have seen this development as a <strong>backlash</strong> against equality and democracy.

Trick: Lash ko disrespect karne par backlash hua hospital

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