15 new English words for 17 October 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.

1 Succour (noun)

Succour - Help that you give to somebody who is suffering or having problems.

Help that you give to somebody who is suffering or having problems.

Hindi meaning: सहायता

Synonyms: Help, Aid, Support, Assist

Antonyms: Block, Harm, Harshness, Hinder

Example: O Lord, <strong>succour</strong> the sick.

2 Flummox (verb)

Flummox - To confuse somebody so that they do not know what to say or do.

To confuse somebody so that they do not know what to say or do.

Hindi meaning: पहेली

Synonyms: Baffle, Perplex, Mystify, Puzzle

Antonyms: Interpret, Provide a clue, Make clear, Make it clear

Example: Still others see bureaucracies that <strong>flummox</strong> mere students.

3 Inscrutable (adjective)

Inscrutable - Impossible to understand or interpret.

Impossible to understand or interpret.

Hindi meaning: रहस्यमय

Synonyms: Mysterious, Enigmatic, Incomprehensible, Unfathomable

Antonyms: Comprehensible, Clear, Evident, Intelligible

Example: If it isn't the <strong>inscrutable</strong> Don Draper.

4 Appellate (noun)

Appellate - A court in which people can appeal against decisions made in other courts of law.

A court in which people can appeal against decisions made in other courts of law.

Hindi meaning: अपीलीय

Synonyms: Appellant, Appeal, Accusatory, Judicial

Antonyms: Conclude, Conclusion, Continue, Damage

Example: I guess an <strong>appellate</strong> court granted him a new trial.

5 Ontological (adjective)

Ontological - Connected with the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of existence.

Connected with the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of existence.

Hindi meaning: दार्शनिक

Synonyms: Existential, Metaphysical, Philosophical, Transcendental

Antonyms: Actual, Assured, Authentic, Bodily

Example: That is the <strong>Ontological</strong> Argument.

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6 Venture (noun)

Venture - a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks

a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks

Hindi meaning: उद्यम

Synonyms: Hazard, Risk, Adventure, Gamble

Antonyms: Protection, Safety, Security, Shelter

Example: The brave <strong>venture </strong>anything.

7 Underpin (verb)

Underpin - to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.

to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.

Hindi meaning: सहारा

Synonyms: Support, Buttress, Shore up, Prop up

Antonyms: Weaken, Suppress, Undermine, Abandon

Example: I should like to<strong> underpin </strong>this with a few examples.

8 Barrier (noun)

Barrier - an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another

an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another

Hindi meaning: बाधा

Synonyms: Obstacle, Impediment, Hindrance, Block

Antonyms: Opening, Aid, Catalyst, Entry

Example: A car hit the <strong>barrier</strong>.

9 Revelatory (adjective)

Revelatory - making people aware of something that they did not know before

making people aware of something that they did not know before

Hindi meaning: ज्ञापक

Synonyms: Apocalyptic, Indicative, Suggestive, Indicatory

Antonyms: Concealing, Stolid, Untrustable, Blank

Example: I had the most <strong>revelatory </strong>dream.

10 Realm (noun)

Realm - an area of activity, interest or knowledge

an area of activity, interest or knowledge

Hindi meaning: दायरा

Synonyms: Domain, Province, Kingdom, Sphere

Antonyms: Estate, Ghetto, Urban, State

Example: Obscurity is the <strong>realm </strong>of error.

11 Navigation (noun)

Navigation - the skill or the process of planning a route for a ship or other vehicle and taking it there

the skill or the process of planning a route for a ship or other vehicle and taking it there

Hindi meaning: नौसंचालन

Synonyms: Sailing, Piloting, Shipping, Seafaring

Antonyms: Amble, Abide, Coach trip, Disregard

Example: Below you see the complete <strong>navigation </strong>of our website.

12 Flagship (noun)

Flagship - the main ship in a fleet of ships in the navy

the main ship in a fleet of ships in the navy

Hindi meaning: प्रमुख

Synonyms: Prime, Chief, Warship, Star

Antonyms: Old, Pointless, Trifling, Vintage

Example: He stood on the deck of his <strong>flagship</strong>.

13 Corpus (noun)

Corpus - a collection of written or spoken texts

a collection of written or spoken texts

Hindi meaning: संग्रह

Synonyms: Principal, Body, Carcass, Mass

Antonyms: Dream, Fantasy, Idea, Soul

Example: He edited the Hemingway <strong>corpus</strong>.

14 Undercount (verb)

Undercount - to count fewer than the actual number of people or things in a particular group

to count fewer than the actual number of people or things in a particular group

Hindi meaning: अंडरकाउंट

Synonyms: Under-representation, Under-enumeration, Out-migration.

Antonyms: Overcount, Over-representation, Over- enumeration

Example: The Census Bureau was criticized for <strong>undercounting </strong>the nation's homeless.

15 Prophecy (noun)

Prophecy - a statement that something will happen in the future, especially one made by somebody with religious or magic powers

a statement that something will happen in the future, especially one made by somebody with religious or magic powers

Hindi meaning: भविष्यवाणी

Synonyms: Portent, Presage, Augury, Sign

Antonyms: Foolishness, Ignorance, Absoluteness, Accuracy

Example: Experience is the only <strong>prophecy </strong>of wise men.

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