10 new English words for 21 October 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 Awestruck (adjective)

Awestruck  - feeling very impressed by something.

feeling very impressed by something.

Hindi meaning: विस्मयाभिभूत

Synonyms: Amazed, Shocked, Astonished

Antonyms: Unimpressed, Occupied

Example: People were <strong>awestruck</strong> by the pictures sent back to earth.

Trick: Strike dekh kar awestruck hog aye students

2 Prowess (noun)

Prowess  - Great skill at doing something.

Great skill at doing something.

Hindi meaning: कौशल

Synonyms: Skilfulness, Expertise, Dexterity, Proficiency, Deftness

Antonyms: Incompetence, Inability, Ineptness, Artlessness

Example: Fathers looked proudly upon children who showed <strong>prowess </strong>in these extracurricular activities.

Trick: Waitress ne prowess show kiya dish serve karne me

3 Dazzle (verb)

Dazzle  - Amaze or overwhelm (someone) with a particular impressive quality.

Amaze or overwhelm (someone) with a particular impressive quality.

Hindi meaning: चकित होना

Synonyms: Overpower, Impress, Fascinate, Spellbind

Example: I was <strong>dazzled</strong> by the beauty and breadth of the exhibition.

Trick: Daisy flowers dekhke dazzle reh gaye ham

4 Paradigm (noun)

Paradigm  - A typical example or pattern of something.

A typical example or pattern of something.

Hindi meaning: 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

5 Startling (adjective)

Startling  - Very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.

Very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.

Hindi meaning: आश्चर्यजनक

Synonyms: Amazing, Shocking, Stunning

Example: One of the <strong>startling</strong> things about this case was the confession of the two brothers.

Trick: Start me hi startling performance tha

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6 Fuzzy (adjective)

Fuzzy  - Confused and not expressed clearly.

Confused and not expressed clearly.

Hindi meaning: अस्पष्ट

Synonyms: Confused, Muddled, Perplexed, Befuddled

Antonyms: Clear-headed, Oriented

Example: In short, my mind is <strong>fuzzy</strong> rather than well defined.

Trick: Appy fizz ko hilane par wo fuzzy ho jati hai

7 Seminal (adjective)

Seminal  - Very important and having a strong influence on later developments.

Very important and having a strong influence on later developments.

Hindi meaning: अत्यंत प्रभावशाली

Synonyms: Influential, Formative, Groundbreaking

Antonyms: Unimportant, Irrelevant, Inconsiderable

Example: His book on social policy proved to be <strong>seminal</strong>.

Trick: Semifinal me Virat ki performance badi seminal thi

8 Imbroglio (noun)

Imbroglio  - An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

Hindi meaning: गड़बड़

Synonyms: Complication, Trouble, Mess, Complexity

Example: That's my prediction for the whole <strong>imbroglio</strong> waiting to unfold.

Trick: Galileo ke liye imbroglio ki situation ayi hai

9 Epistemic (adjective)

Epistemic  - Relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation.

Relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation.

Hindi meaning: ज्ञानात्मक

Synonyms: Cognitive, Mental, Intellectual

Example: - Skeptics note that in the <strong>epistemic</strong> context it is inappropriate to grant anyone knowledge.

Trick: Endemic me epistemic ki tarah sochna chahiye

10 Apocalypse (noun)

Apocalypse  - An event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic scale.

An event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic scale.

Hindi meaning: कयामत

Synonyms: Annihilation, Destruction, Devastation

Example: It is very difficult to sum up in a few phrases the kind of <strong>apocalypses</strong> that this country is facing.

Trick: Covid ki situation apocalypse ki taraf badh rhi

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