10 new English words for 16 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 Aver (verb)

Aver  - State or assert to be the case.

State or assert to be the case.

Hindi meaning: दावे के साथ कहना

Synonyms: Proclaim, Announce, State, Mention

Antonyms: Deny, Disprove

Example: He <strong>averred</strong> that he was innocent of the allegations.

Trick: Varsha ne aver kiya apne case me

2 Cavalier (adjective)

Cavalier  - Not caring enough about something important or about the feelings of other people.

Not caring enough about something important or about the feelings of other people.

Hindi meaning: लापरवाह

Synonyms: Offhand, Indifferent, Disdainful, Scornful

Antonyms: Modest, Demure, complaisant

Example: The government takes a <strong>cavalier</strong> attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding.

Trick: Liars cavalier hote hai unhe fark nai padta

3 Legerdemain (noun)

Legerdemain  - Deception.

Deception.

Hindi meaning: इन्द्रजाल

Synonyms: Artfulness, Chicanery, Trickery, Cheating

Antonyms: Candour, Truthfulness

Example: In some circles, ethics experts are infamous for just this kind of psychological <strong>legerdemain</strong>.

Trick: Legal me legerdemain ho sakta hai

4 Concomitantly (adverb)

Concomitantly  - At the same time.

At the same time.

Hindi meaning: समन्वित रूप से

Synonyms: Simultaneously, Concurrently, Together

Antonyms: Separately, Individually

Example: This may impact absorption of <strong>concomitantly</strong> administered oral medications.

Trick: Commitment dene par uske sath concomitantly worries bhi aati hai

5 Perplex (verb)

Perplex  - Make (someone) feel completely baffled.

Make (someone) feel completely baffled.

Hindi meaning: उलझाना

Synonyms: Puzzle, Mystify, Bemuse, Confuse

Antonyms: Clarify, Explicate

Example: He was <strong>perplexed</strong> by her question and it more than a little baffled him.

Trick: Purple or blue color me wo perplex ho gaya

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6 Baldly (adverb)

Baldly  - Without any extra detail or explanation.

Without any extra detail or explanation.

Hindi meaning: खुलकर

Synonyms: Plainly, Bluntly, Simply, Frankly

Example: It seems enough to state the facts <strong>baldly</strong>.

Trick: CM ne baldly apni bat kahi interview me

7 Petulant (adjective)

Petulant  - (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

Hindi meaning: चिड़चिड़ा

Synonyms: Complaining, Irritable, Peevish, Fractious

Antonyms: Agreeable, Patient, Easygoing

Example: He behaved like a <strong>petulant</strong> child and refused to cooperate.

Trick: Pet pat lat marta h ye petulant hokar

8 Expend (verb)

Expend  - Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).

Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).

Hindi meaning: खपाना

Synonyms: Use, Utilize, Consume

Antonyms: Save, Conserve

Example: Winning is all for the chess player, who <strong>expends</strong> enormous energy in each game he plays.

Trick: Usne resources expend kar ke end kar diye hai

9 Airy (adjective)

Airy  - Not treating something as serious.

Not treating something as serious.

Hindi meaning: लापरवाह

Synonyms: Nonchalant, Casual, Breezy

Antonyms: Planned, Formal

Example: Her <strong>airy</strong> unconcern for economy.

Trick: Airy attitude hona rare nai hai

10 Convoluted (adjective)

Convoluted  - (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.

(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.

Hindi meaning: पेचीदा

Synonyms: Complicated, Byzantine, Intricate

Antonyms: Simple, Uncomplicated

Example: The film is let down by a <strong>convoluted</strong> plot in which nothing really happens.

Trick: Tej volume me gaane sunna bada convoluted hai

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