10 new English words for 22 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 Overwhelming (adjective)

Overwhelming  - Very great in amount.

Very great in amount.

Hindi meaning: प्रबलतासे

Synonyms: Enormous, Immense, Huge, Tremendous, Profuse

Antonyms: Small, Insignificant, Trivial, Little

Example: The <strong>overwhelming</strong> majority of those present were in favour of the plan.

Trick: Bumrah ke over ka overwhelming response aya hai

2 Humongous (adjective)

Humongous  - Huge; enormous.

Huge; enormous.

Hindi meaning: विशालकाय

Synonyms: Immense, Colossal, Gargantuan, Massive

Antonyms: Tiny, Small, Diminutive

Example: She and her friends made <strong>humungous</strong> signs to carry around.

Trick: Humongous human effort chahiye campaign ke liye

3 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

4 Corroborate (verb)

Corroborate  - Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

Hindi meaning: समर्थन करना

Synonyms: Confirm, Verify, Ratify, Endorse

Antonyms: Disprove, Confute, Negate

Example: A study by researchers <strong>corroborates</strong> the statement of doctors here.

Trick: Colombo corroborate kar raha hai India se

5 Fraught (adjective)

Fraught  - Filled with something unpleasant.

Filled with something unpleasant.

Hindi meaning: भरपूर

Synonyms: Full of, Filled with, Rife with, Charged with

Antonyms: Empty, Void

Example: The treasure hunt was <strong>fraught</strong> with puzzles that had to be solved in order to find the fortune.

Trick: Book puzzles se fraught hai kids ke liye

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6 Feasible (adjective)

Feasible  - Possible to do easily or conveniently.

Possible to do easily or conveniently.

Hindi meaning: साध्य

Synonyms: Practicable, Attainable, Workable

Antonyms: Impossible, Unattainable, Impactical

Example: It's just not <strong>feasible</strong> to manage the business on a part-time basis.

Trick: Hamne apne college fest me sab feasible kam kiya

7 Innate (adjective)

Innate  - (of a quality, feeling, etc.) that you have when you are born.

(of a quality, feeling, etc.) that you have when you are born.

Hindi meaning: जन्मजात

Synonyms: Inborn, Natural, Inbred, Intuitive, Congenital, Inherent

Antonyms: Acquired, Learned, Extrinsic

Example: Many children seem to have an <strong>innate</strong> sense of justice.

Trick: Usme innate quality hai reading ki

8 Catastrophe (noun)

Catastrophe  - An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering.

An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering.

Hindi meaning: तबाही बरबादी

Synonyms: Disaster, Calamity, Cataclysm, Tragedy, Blow, Adversity

Antonyms: Benefit, Advantage, Prosperity

Example: Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major <strong>catastrophe. </strong>

Trick: Catalyst ne catastrophe ka kam kiya lab me

9 Scaremongering (noun)

Scaremongering  - The spreading of frightening or ominous reports or rumours.

The spreading of frightening or ominous reports or rumours.

Hindi meaning: आतंक फैलाना

Synonyms: Fatalistic, Alarmist

Example: He criticized <strong>scaremongering</strong> in the media.

Trick: Daring hote hai wo scaremongering karne wale

10 Subterfuge (noun)

Subterfuge  - Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

Hindi meaning: चाल

Synonyms: Trick, Ploy, Stratagem, Machination

Antonyms: Openness, Sincerity

Example: Journalists often use <strong>subterfuge</strong> to obtain material for stories.

Trick: Sabne subterfuge kiya peon ke sath

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