10 new English words for 23 June 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 Duress (noun)

Duress  - Forcible restraint or imprisonment.

Forcible restraint or imprisonment.

Hindi meaning: बाध्यता कारावास

Synonyms: Confinement, Detention, Restraint

Antonyms: Liberation, Release

Example: There was certainly nobody sent home under <strong>duress</strong>.

Trick: Air hostess ko duress me rehna padta hai

2 Stall (verb)

Stall  - Stop or cause to stop making progress.

Stop or cause to stop making progress.

Hindi meaning: प्रगति को रोकना

Synonyms: Obstruct, Impede, Hinder, Hamper

Antonyms: Promote, Encourage

Example: The government has <strong>stalled</strong> the much-needed project.

Trick: Mall bnwane me bhut stall ho rha hai

3 Boost (verb)

Boost  - Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

Hindi meaning: बढावा देना

Synonyms: Improve, Raise, Uplift, Enhance

Antonyms: Decline, Reduce

Example: Increased military might <strong>boosts</strong> the aspiration to become a great power.

Trick: Mere dost ne mujhe jaroorat ke time me boost kiya

4 Grapple (verb)

Grapple  - Struggle to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge).

Struggle to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge).

Hindi meaning: सामना करना

Synonyms: Tackle, Confront, Face, Attend to

Antonyms: Fail, Hold, Surrender

Example: Passers-by <strong>grappled</strong> with the man after the attack.

Trick: Apple ka business problems se grapple kar raha hai

5 Allude (verb)

Allude  - Suggest or call attention to indirectly.

Suggest or call attention to indirectly.

Hindi meaning: संकेत करना

Synonyms: Refer to, Suggest, Mention

Antonyms: Order, Impose

Example: She had a way of <strong>alluding</strong> to Jean but never saying her name.

Trick: Ludo khelne ke liye allude kiya

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6 Bulge (noun)

Bulge  - A sudden temporary increase in the amount of something.

A sudden temporary increase in the amount of something.

Hindi meaning: उभार

Synonyms: Surge, Upsurge, Rise, Escalation

Antonyms: Decrease, Decline, Reduction

Example: After the war there was a <strong>bulge</strong> in the birth rate.

Trick: Lungs bulge ho gye hai mere Uncle ke

7 Envisage (verb)

Envisage  - To imagine what will happen in the future.

To imagine what will happen in the future.

Hindi meaning: परिकल्पना करना

Synonyms: Foresee, Envision, Contemplate, Predict, Visualise

Antonyms: Disregard, Neglect, Ignore, Overlook

Example: It is <strong>envisaged</strong> that the talks will take place in the spring.

Trick: Sage ne envisage kar liya tha

8 Penury (noun)

Penury  - The state of being very poor.

The state of being very poor.

Hindi meaning: दरिद्रता

Synonyms: Penniless, Extreme poverty, Privation, Hardship

Antonyms: Affluence, Opulence

Example: He couldn't face another year of <strong>penury. </strong>

Trick: Nurse penury me chal rhai

9 Devise (verb)

Devise  - To invent something new or a new way of doing something.

To invent something new or a new way of doing something.

Hindi meaning: ईजादकरना

Synonyms: Think up, Concoct, Invent, Come up with, Formulate

Antonyms: Imitate, Copy, Replicate, Duplicate

Example: A new system has been <strong>devised</strong> to control traffic in the city.

Trick: Devil se bachne ka rasta devise karo jaldi se

10 Mar (verb)

Mar  - Impair the quality or appearance of.

Impair the quality or appearance of.

Hindi meaning: खराब करना

Synonyms: Spoil, Ruin, Impair

Antonyms: Improve, Fix

Example: In reality, only bags under his eyes and unshaven appearance <strong>marred</strong> his skin.

Trick: Imarat ko mar diya hai public ne

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