10 new English words for 26 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 Disarray (noun)

Disarray  - A state of disorganization or untidiness.

A state of disorganization or untidiness.

Hindi meaning: अव्यवस्था

Synonyms: Disorder, Confusion, Chaos

Antonyms: Orderliness, Tidiness

Example: Furniture and papers were all jumbled together in <strong>disarray</strong>.

Trick: Criminal ko arrest karke disarray ho gaya hai

2 Snub (verb)

Snub  - To show a lack of respect for somebody, especially by ignoring them when you meet.

To show a lack of respect for somebody, especially by ignoring them when you meet.

Hindi meaning: अनादर करना

Synonyms: Insult, Rebuff, Disregard, Humiliate

Antonyms: Respect, Approve Praise

Example: The Government has consistently <strong>snubbed</strong> his requests for an official inquiry into the affair.

Trick: Sab snub kar rahe the Rhea Chakravarthy ko

3 Calibrate (verb)

Calibrate  - Adjust (experimental results) to take external factors into account or to allow comparison with other data.

Adjust (experimental results) to take external factors into account or to allow comparison with other data.

Hindi meaning: ठीककरना

Synonyms: Modify, Alter, Regulate

Antonyms: Disorganize, Disorder, Mismanage

Example: The system is <strong>calibrated</strong> to account for different camera locations.

Trick: Answer elaborate karne ke bad mentor ne calibrate kiya answer ko

4 Bleak (adjective)

Bleak  - Not hopeful or encouraging.

Not hopeful or encouraging.

Hindi meaning: निराशाजनक

Synonyms: Unpromising, Unfavourable, Portentous

Antonyms: Encouraging, Hopeful, Promising, Propitious

Example: Prospects for the industry are extremely <strong>bleak</strong>.

Trick: Bill bleak tha jise dekh ke company disappoint ho gyi

5 Pyrrhic (adjective)

Pyrrhic  - (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.

(of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.

Hindi meaning: नाशकारी विजय

Synonyms: Meaningless, Empty, Valueless, Fruitless

Example: No doubt, Sunday's win could turn out to be a <strong>pyrrhic</strong> victory.

Trick: Pyar me hui jeet kabhi kabhi pyrrhic bhi ho sakti hai

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6 Loom (verb)

Loom  - (of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen.

(of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen.

Hindi meaning: पास ही मंडराना

Synonyms: Brew, Be imminent, Be impending, Be close

Antonyms: Wane, Fall back, Vanish

Example: With the elections <strong>looming</strong> large, his government is fighting to keep energy prices under control.

Trick: Loo lagne se bimar hona looming ho jata hai

7 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: Historic people ki rhetoric hoti hai

8 Confound (verb)

Confound  - To prove somebody/something wrong.

To prove somebody/something wrong.

Hindi meaning: गलत साबित करना

Synonyms: Invalidate, Negate, Contradict, Counter, Go against

Antonyms: Support, Agree, Accept, Corroborate

Example: The rise in share prices <strong>confounded</strong> expectations.

Trick: Share ke prices ne expectations ko confound kar diya hai

9 Behest (noun)

Behest  - A person’s orders or command.

A person’s orders or command.

Hindi meaning: आदेश

Synonyms: Command, Order, Instruction, Control

Antonyms: Suggestion, Recommendation, Proposition

Example: He was merely rebalancing his portfolio, at the <strong>behest</strong> of his financial adviser.

Trick: Government ka behest aya ki sabhi ko apna Aadhar card aur a/c number link karvana hai

10 Amenable (adjective)

Amenable  - Open and responsive to suggestion.

Open and responsive to suggestion.

Hindi meaning: सहज अनुगामी

Synonyms: Compliant, Tractable, Acquiescent, Controllable

Antonyms: Intractable, Unsusceptible, Unwilling

Example: He has several ideas on making the city more <strong>amenable</strong> for pedal pushers.

Trick: Nobles amenable hai king ke court me

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