Daily Vocabulary 28 February 2021 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms

10 new English words for 28 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 Inexorably (adverb)

In a way that is impossible to stop or prevent.

Hindi meaning: अटलता से

Synonyms: Relentlessly, Inevitably, Irrevocably

Antonyms: Dubiously, Indefinitely

Example: The conflict was to lead inexorably to the outbreak of World War I.

2 Peruse (verb)

Read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.

Hindi meaning: ध्यान से पढ़ना

Synonyms: Browse, Glance, Look

Antonyms: Overlook, Neglect

Example: I perused several online reviews.

3 Emulate (verb)

To try to do something as well as somebody else because you admire them.

Hindi meaning: अनुसरण करना

Synonyms: Imitate, Mimic, Copy

Example: She hopes to emulate her sister's sporting achievements.

4 Demise (noun)

The end or failure of an enterprise or institution.

Hindi meaning: समाप्ति

Synonyms: End, Break-up, Fall

Antonyms: Beginning, Commencement

Example: The services sector is all some regions in the UK have left after the demise of the manufacturing industry.

5 Finesse (verb)

Slyly attempt to avoid blame or censure when dealing with (a situation or problem).

Hindi meaning: धूर्तता से हासिल करना

Synonyms: Bluff, Trick, Evade

Antonyms: Reveal, Expose

Example: Some interpreters attempt to finesse the problem, claiming that it is irrelevant.

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6 Kowtow (verb)

To show somebody in authority too much respect and be too willing to obey them.

Hindi meaning: दण्डवत् करना

Synonyms: Grovel, Fawn, Truckle, Be obsequious

Antonyms: Ignore, Defy

Example: She didn't have to kowtow to a boss.

7 Toehold (noun)

A relatively insignificant position from which further progress may be made.

Hindi meaning: अपेक्षाकृत महत्वहीन स्थिति जिससे भविष्य की प्रगति हो सकती है

Synonyms: Niche, Perch, Meiter

Example: The firm is anxious to gain a toehold in Europe.

8 Eschew (verb)

Deliberately avoid using.

Hindi meaning: त्याग करना

Synonyms: Abstain from, Give up, Refrain

Antonyms: Embrace, Adopt, Involve

Example: He had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.

9 Panoply (noun)

A splendid display.

Hindi meaning: ठाट-बाट

Synonyms: Trappings, Regalia, Apparatus

Example: The entire panoply of human emotion was manifested in those 120 minutes.

10 Frenzy (noun)

A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

Hindi meaning: आवेश

Synonyms: Hysteria, Madness, Craze, Mania

Antonyms: Calmness, Peace

Example: Dozens of people come and go in a frenzy of excitement fuelled by coffee and politics.

Daily Vocabulary – 28 February 2021