10 new English words for 11 February 2021, 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 Exacerbate (verb)

Exacerbate  - Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Hindi meaning: ख़राब करना

Synonyms: Aggravate, Compound, Intensify, Make worse

Antonyms: Improve, Better, Alleviate

Example: His aggressive reaction only <strong>exacerbated</strong> the situation.

Trick: exercise galat tarike se karna health exacerbate karta h

2 Obfuscate (verb)

Obfuscate  - To make something less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately.

To make something less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately.

Hindi meaning: अस्पष्ट करना

Synonyms: Make unclear, Obscure, Cloud, Befog

Antonyms: Clarify, Elucidate, Simplify

Example: A technology that was designed to enhance our already communication-heavy lives now serves to <strong>obfuscate</strong> it.

Trick: cat ne bulb ko fuse karke sab obfuscate kar diya

3 Resile (verb)

Resile  - Abandon a position or a course of action.

Abandon a position or a course of action.

Hindi meaning: प्रतिघात करना

Synonyms: Rebound, Ricochet, Be deflected

Antonyms: Stay, Remain

Example: In the instant case both experts <strong>resiled</strong> from more extreme positions.

Trick: rasile minister ab apna way resile kar liya h

4 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 tori speech to badi rhetoric h re

5 Solidarity (noun)

Solidarity  - Support by one person or group of people for another because they share feelings, opinions, aims, etc.

Support by one person or group of people for another because they share feelings, opinions, aims, etc.

Hindi meaning: एकजुटता

Synonyms: Unanimity, Accord, Oneness, Cohesion, Consensus

Antonyms: Discord, Disagreement, Difference, Variance

Example: Demonstrations were held as a gesture of <strong>solidarity</strong> with the hunger strikers.

Trick: jo group solid h usko sabki solidarity h

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6 Overshadow (verb)

Overshadow  - Be more impressive or successful than (another person).

Be more impressive or successful than (another person).

Hindi meaning: फीका कर देना

Synonyms: Outshine, Eclipse, Outstrip, Outclass

Example: I can't be on same stage with him because he <strong>overshadows</strong> me.

Trick: bumrah ke over ne sabki performance ko overshadow kar di

7 Transpire (verb)

Transpire  - (of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed.

(of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed.

Hindi meaning: खुल जाना

Synonyms: Emerge, Come out, Become known, Be revealed

Antonyms: Hide, Cover

Example: It <strong>transpired</strong> that the cat had gone missing in the night.

Trick: illegal transport ka business transpire ho gaya

8 Ostensibly (adverb)

Ostensibly  - As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so.

As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so.

Hindi meaning: प्रकट रूप से

Synonyms: Seemingly, Apparently, Supposedly, Outwardly

Antonyms: Truly, Genuinely, Really, Actually

Example: Troops were sent in, <strong>ostensibly</strong> to protect the civilian population.

Trick: uske chehre par tension ostensible hai

9 Ruptures (noun)

Ruptures  - A breach of a harmonious relationship.

A breach of a harmonious relationship.

Hindi meaning: संबंध विच्छेद

Synonyms: Rift, Split, Separation, Breach

Example: The <strong>rupture</strong> with his father would never be healed.

Trick: raftar or honey singh ke bicha b ruptures ho gaya

10 Adroit (adjective)

Adroit  - Clever or skilful.

Clever or skilful.

Hindi meaning: निपुण

Synonyms: Adept, Dextrous, Deft

Antonyms: Inept, Unskilful

Example: This is an <strong>adroit</strong> sidestepping of the issue, but a sidestep all the same.

Trick: anroid phone ki app banane mai ram adroit h

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