15 new English words for 15 May 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: अस्थिर
Synonyms: Vagarious, Fickle, Mercurial, Capricious
Antonyms: Stable, Unchanging, Steady, Unvarying
Example: The political situation was becoming more <strong>volatile</strong>.
Hindi meaning: ज़रूरी बनाना
Synonyms: Necessitate, Warrant, Presuppose, Call For, Demand
Antonyms: Miss Out, Leave Out
Example: Such a large investment inevitably <strong>entails</strong> some risk.
Hindi meaning: ज़ोर देना
Synonyms: Emphasise, Highlight, Accent, Underscore
Antonyms: Mask, Play Down, Minimize, Underplay
Example: The director uses music to <strong>accentuate</strong> the rising dramatic tension.
Hindi meaning: घुस्सा दिलाना
Synonyms: Anger, Rile, Vex, Irk
Antonyms: Please, Delight, Appease, Comfort
Example: Her comments <strong>rankled</strong> me.
Hindi meaning: नादानी, मूर्खता
Synonyms: Stupidity, Idiocy, Lunacy, Imbecility
Antonyms: Wisdom, Prudence, Sagacity, Judgement
Example: Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of <strong>folly</strong>.
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Hindi meaning: जोरदार; मनोभावपूर्वक
Synonyms: Passionately, Vigorously, Fervidly, Fervently
Antonyms: Impassively, Unemotionally, Coolly, Aloofly
Example: Kane has always <strong>vehemently</strong> denied using drugs.
Hindi meaning: शोरगुल, मानसिक अशांति
Synonyms: Turbulence, Mayhem, Bedlam, Unrest, Pandemonium
Antonyms: Calm, Peace, Quietude, Serenity
Example: My emotional <strong>turmoil</strong> has drained me.
Hindi meaning: प्रत्यक्ष
Synonyms: Obvious, Evident, Apparent, Manifest
Antonyms: Invisible, Hidden, Obscure, Concealed
Example: The most visible and <strong>conspicuous</strong> fact is that people now live better than half a century ago.
Hindi meaning: बढ़ता हुआ
Synonyms: Uprising, Escalating, Swelling, Mushrooming, Skyrocketing
Antonyms: Declining, Dwindling, Depreciating
Example: Prices are <strong>spiralling</strong> out of control.
Hindi meaning: धक्का मुक्की करना
Synonyms: Handle Roughly, Push, Pull, Hustle
Antonyms: Treat Well, Pamper, Protect
Example: They were <strong>manhandled</strong> into a waiting truck.
Hindi meaning: खर्चीला
Synonyms: sumptuous, luxurious, splendid, extravagant
Antonyms: frugal, economical, austere, humble
Example: They lived a very <strong>lavish</strong> lifestyle.
Hindi meaning: तबाह करना
Synonyms: annihilate, wipe out, exterminate, devastate
Antonyms: erect, build, fix, manufacture
Example: The pollution could <strong>decimate</strong> the river's thriving population of kingfishers.
Hindi meaning: शोकाकुल, रोता हुआ
Synonyms: weepy, howling, bawling, in tears
Antonyms: blithe, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty
Example: She tried to assuage the <strong>sobbing</strong> toddlers.
Hindi meaning: तिकड़म, कपट-प्रयोग
Synonyms: Stratagem, tactic, gambit, ploy, subterfuge
Antonyms: Honesty, candidness
Example: The other directors are trying to <strong>manoeuvre</strong> her into resigning.
Hindi meaning: उपयोग में लाना
Synonyms: use, utilize, make use of, avail oneself of, put into service
Antonyms: misuse
Example: The police had to <strong>employ</strong> force to enter the building.
