10 new English words for 15 May 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 Manoeuvre (noun)

Manoeuvre  - A movement performed with care and skill.

A movement performed with care and skill.

Hindi meaning: कुशलतायुक्ति

Synonyms: Operation, Exercise, Movement

Example: Attackers employed three <strong>maneuvers</strong> to generate movement and control.

Trick: Government ne naye sare manoeuvre start kiye hai

2 Parlance (noun)

Parlance  - A particular way of using words or expressing yourself.

A particular way of using words or expressing yourself.

Hindi meaning: बोल-चाल

Synonyms: Expression, Idiomatic Expression, Jargon, Speech

Antonyms: Listening, Hearing, Attentive

Example: The word ‘modem’ entered common <strong>parlance</strong> in the 1990s.

Trick: Parle biscuit ek parlance hai tabhi log ise chai ke sath pasand krte hai

3 Nuance (noun)

Nuance  - A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

Hindi meaning: अतिसूक्ष्मअंतर

Synonyms: Fine distinction, Variation, Modulation

Example: Her singing has both warmth of sound and delicacy of <strong>nuance</strong>.

Trick: Nani or ma ke chehre me nuance difference h

4 Proliferation (noun)

Proliferation  - Rapid increase in the number or amount of something.

Rapid increase in the number or amount of something.

Hindi meaning: प्रसार फैलाव

Synonyms: Increase, Expansion, Mushrooming, Propagation

Antonyms: Decline, Depletion

Example: This muteness increases the sense of <strong>proliferation</strong> in his art.

Trick: Ration ka right proliferation ho raha hai

5 Cumbersome (adjective)

Cumbersome  - Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use.

Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use.

Hindi meaning: भारी-भरकम

Synonyms: Unwieldy, Inconvenient, Incommodious

Antonyms: Convenient, Manageable

Example: If a task manager is too <strong>cumbersome</strong> to use, you won't bother with it.

Trick: Cucumber laana bhut cumbersome tha village se

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6 Wreak (verb)

Wreak  - Cause (a large amount of damage or harm).

Cause (a large amount of damage or harm).

Hindi meaning: कारण होना

Synonyms: Inflict, Result in, Mete out

Antonyms: Fail, Collapse

Example: The environmental damage <strong>wreaked</strong> by ninety years of phosphate mining.

Trick: Work area wreak ho raha hai offices me

7 Sheer (adjective)

Sheer  - Complete and not mixed with anything else.

Complete and not mixed with anything else.

Hindi meaning: पूर्णतया

Synonyms: Utter, Complete, Absolute, Total, Downright, Thorough

Antonyms: Incomplete, Partial, Limited, Fractional

Example: It is difficult to convey the <strong>sheer</strong> complexity of the situation.

Trick: Ye situation sheer complexity ki hai

8 Allude (verb)

Allude  - Suggest or call attention to indirectly.

Suggest or call attention to indirectly.

Hindi meaning: संकेत करना

Synonyms: Hint, Refer to, Imply

Antonyms: Proclaim, Declare

Example: This account <strong>alludes</strong> only indirectly to the Buddha's original meditative accomplishments before the awakening.

Trick: Ludo khelne ke liye allude kiya

9 Impoverish (verb)

Impoverish  - To make something worse in quality.

To make something worse in quality.

Hindi meaning: अशक्त कर देना

Synonyms: Weaken, Sap, Exhaust, Deplete

Antonyms: Strengthen, Enrich

Example: Intensive cultivation has <strong>impoverished</strong> the soil.

Trick: Poverty impoverish kar rahi hai country ko

10 Lopsided (adjective)

Lopsided  - With one side lower or smaller than the other.

With one side lower or smaller than the other.

Hindi meaning: एकतरफ़ा

Synonyms: Uneven, Asymmetrical, One-sided, Askew

Antonyms: Even, Balanced, Uniform

Example: He kept them there just a second too long before dropping them to his sides with a <strong>lopsided</strong> grin.

Trick: Group discussion me mentor lopsided the

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