10 new English words for 18 March 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.
Hindi meaning: बहुतबड़ा
Synonyms: Massive, Gigantic, Colossal, Mammoth
Antonyms: Small, Miniscule, Minute, Infinitesimal
Example: You are entitled to a <strong>whopping</strong> 40% off the recommended retail price.
Trick: Usne badi whopping shopping ki
Hindi meaning: निराशाजनक
Synonyms: Bad, Dreadful, Awful, Terrible
Antonyms: Hopeful, Great
Example: There is no magic formula to reduce these <strong>dismal</strong> figures.
Trick: Mal bada dismal nikla unka
Hindi meaning: उलझन असमंजस
Synonyms: Dilemma, Predicament, Difficulty, Perplexity
Antonyms: Solution, Boon
Example: He was in a <strong>quandary</strong> last Wednesday night.
Trick: Laundry mai kapde dun ya nahi ye quandary hai
Hindi meaning: बहुत फलता-फूलता
Synonyms: Booming, Vigorous, Growing, Developing
Antonyms: Failing, Low
Example: The American economy is amazingly <strong>buoyant</strong>, amazingly strong.
Trick: Economy ki situation buoyant chal rahi thi.
Hindi meaning: प्रकटरूपसे
Synonyms: Seemingly, Apparently, Supposedly, Outwardly, Professedly
Antonyms: Truly, Genuinely, Really, Actually
Example: The party secretary resigned, <strong>ostensibly</strong> from ill health.
Trick: Tension uske chehre par ostensibly najar aa raha hai
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Hindi meaning: समर्थन माँगना
Synonyms: Pursue, Seek the support of, Try to cultivate
Antonyms: Ignore, Discourage
Example: Political parties have roped in Bollywood stars only to <strong>woo</strong> the young.
Trick: Acid attack survivors ne NGO se woo liya.
Hindi meaning: मिसाल प्रतिमान
Synonyms: Specimen, Exemplar, Illustration, Prototype, Archetype, Epitome
Example: The war was a <strong>paradigm</strong> of the destructive side of human nature.
Trick: Paragliding me Himachal paradigm hai
Hindi meaning: मनुहार
Synonyms: Conciliation, Placation, Pacification, Palliation, Pacification
Antonyms: Provocation, Aggravation, Disagreement
Example: This is not a time for political accommodation or popular <strong>appeasement</strong>.
Trick: Kabhi kabhi peace ke liye appease karna padta hai
Hindi meaning: नुक़सान होने से बचाना
Synonyms: Retain, Preserve, Conserve
Antonyms: Harm, Lose
Example: In the last minute of injury time Ireland closed a one-goal deficit with Germany to <strong>salvage</strong> a draw.
Trick: Hame earth ko salvage karna chahiye
Hindi meaning: अमंगल
Synonyms: Threatening, Foreboding, Inauspicious, Sinister, Unfavourable, unpromising
Antonyms: Unthreatening, Promising, Propitious, Encouraging
Example: There were <strong>ominous</strong> dark clouds gathering overhead.
Trick: Weather change se abhi yahi lag raha kuch ominous hone wala hai
