15 new English words for 22 April 2022, 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.
Hindi meaning: शृंखला
Synonyms: String, Sequence, Series
Example: A <strong>catena</strong> of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing.
Trick: Cat eyes ke specs catena me lage the
Hindi meaning: हानि न पहुंचानेवाला
Synonyms: Harmless, Safe, Non-injurious
Antonyms: Harmful, Noxious, Injurious
Example: When this picture was taken it couldn't have seemed more <strong>innocuous. </strong>
Trick: Inn me reh rhe dog innocuous tha
Hindi meaning: मापदंड
Synonyms: Yardstick, Criterion, Benchmark
Example: They tend to regard grammar as the <strong>touchstone</strong> of all language performance.
Trick: Stepping stones school ke touchstone hai kuch isliye wo admission nai lete
Hindi meaning: सश्रम
Synonyms: Careful, Meticulous, Diligent, Attentive
Antonyms: Lenient, Careless
Example: It was critical to be <strong>rigorous</strong> and thorough in that process.
Trick: Tiger ne rigorous hunt kiya apne bacho ke liye
Hindi meaning: पाप करनेवाला
Synonyms: Lawless, Lawbreaking, Offending
Antonyms: Lawful, Legitimate
Example: Punish the <strong>delinquent</strong> employees and also the people who contaminate the atmosphere.
Trick: Delhi me delinquent mila hai accident ke bad
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Hindi meaning: समझना
Synonyms: Understand, Realize, Perceive, Recognize
Antonyms: Misunderstand, Misinterpret
Example: We enter a field of vision we could not otherwise <strong>apprehend</strong>.
Trick: Hand dekh kar apprehend kiya fracture ko
Hindi meaning: विवेकी
Synonyms: Wise, Well-Judged, Judicious, Sagacious, Shrewd
Antonyms: Imprudent, Unwise, Injudicious, Thoughtless
Example: It might be more <strong>prudent</strong> to get a second opinion before going ahead.
Trick: Mere students bahut prudent hai
Hindi meaning: कम करना
Synonyms: Reduce, Ease, Relieve, Soothe
Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify
Example: The report attempted to educate the public and <strong>allay</strong> fears.
Trick: Ali ka darr allay kr rahi hai uski behen
Hindi meaning: नकली
Synonyms: Counterfeit, Bogus, Sham
Antonyms: Genuine, Authentic
Example: I know you believe that the documents were <strong>forged</strong>.
Trick: Forest me forged documents mile
Hindi meaning: पक्का करना
Synonyms: Settle, Decide, Determine
Antonyms: Unsettle, Vacillate
Example: These findings <strong>clinched</strong> the matter.
Trick: Case ko clinch kiya gaya last me
Hindi meaning: भार डालने वाला
Synonyms: Difficult, Taxing, Arduous, Hard, Heavy
Antonyms: Easy, Effortless, Painless, Facile, Simple
Example: When he agreed to help his father cut the grass, he did not realize the chore would be so <strong>onerous</strong>.
Trick: Graduation honors ke liye onerous mehnat lagti hai
Hindi meaning: बड़ी लहर
Synonyms: Sudden Increase, Rise, Growth
Antonyms: Decrease, Decline, Reduction, Downswing
Example: She felt a sudden <strong>surge</strong> of anger.
Trick: Surge arhi hai covid ki surely
Hindi meaning: प्रोत्साहन
Synonyms: Incitement, Stimulus, Encouragement, Boost
Antonyms: Hindrance, Discouragement
Example: The initial <strong>impetus</strong> for these reforms was to promote a high skill, high wage economy.
Trick: Training me skills impetus ki tarah act karti hai
Hindi meaning: मृगतृष्णा
Synonyms: Illusion, Hallucination, Delusion, Fantasy
Antonyms: Fact, Reality, Truth
Example: Surely, there were signs of our men accomplishing it but that proved a <strong>mirage. </strong>
Trick: Mirror me dekh ke mirage ho gaya use wo model ban jayega
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
