15 new English words for 4 January 2023, 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 Provocative (adjective)

Provocative  - Intended to make people angry or upset.

Intended to make people angry or upset.

Hindi meaning: उत्तेजक

Synonyms: Sexy, Exciting, Seductive, Alluring

Antonyms: Boring, Dull, Jejune, Calming

Example: He was certainly <strong>provocative</strong> and full of surprises.

Trick: Kiskiko provoke krne ko provocative bolte h.

2 Proxy (noun)

Proxy  - The authority that you give to somebody to do something for you, when you cannot do it yourself.

The authority that you give to somebody to do something for you, when you cannot do it yourself.

Hindi meaning: प्रतिनिधि

Synonyms: Substitute, Deputy, Surrogate, Representative

Antonyms: Weakness, Audience, Disempowered, Listener

Example: Change the selected <strong>proxy</strong> exception address.

Trick: Meera ki help karne k liye usse proxy di.

3 Alliance (noun)

Alliance  - An agreement between countries, political parties, etc. to work together in order to achieve something that they all want.

An agreement between countries, political parties, etc. to work together in order to achieve something that they all want.

Hindi meaning: संधि

Synonyms: Union, Association, League, Coalition

Antonyms: Isolation, Hostility, Separation, War

Example: An <strong>alliance</strong> between medicine and morality.

Trick: Alien ke saath alliance krna

4 Periphery (noun)

Periphery  - The outer edge of a particular area.

The outer edge of a particular area.

Hindi meaning: परिधि

Synonyms: Edge, Border, Margin, Fringe

Antonyms: Center, Core, Heart, Middle

Example: It finds itself on the <strong>periphery</strong> of our attention.

5 Entity (noun)

Entity  - Something that exists separately from other things and has its own identity.

Something that exists separately from other things and has its own identity.

Hindi meaning: स्थिति

Synonyms: Being, Object, Item, Thing

Antonyms: Dream, Idea, Abstract, Concept

Example: Cannot generate child <strong>entity</strong> before parent.

Trick: Uss entity ki identity kya h.

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6 Enhance (verb)

Enhance  - To increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of somebody/something.

To increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of somebody/something.

Hindi meaning: बढाना

Synonyms: Improve, Increase, Strengthen, Raise

Antonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Reduce, Worsen

Example: He urged the society to <strong>enhance</strong> its initiation ceremonies.

Trick: Project ko ek saath krne se usse enhance kr rhe h

7 Normative (adjective)

Normative  - Describing or setting standards or rules of behavior.

Describing or setting standards or rules of behavior.

Hindi meaning: निर्देशात्मक

Synonyms: Prescriptive, Standard, Regulating, Standardizing

Antonyms: Different, Careless, Crazy, Foolish

Example: It was the <strong>normative</strong> moment in the book.

Trick: Normal hone se cheezen normative hoti h.

8 Dispute (noun)

Dispute  - An argument between two people, groups or countries.

An argument between two people, groups or countries.

Hindi meaning: विवाद

Synonyms: Quarrel, Squabble, Argument, Challenge

Antonyms: Agree, Agreement, Bear, Accept

Example: All of life is a <strong>dispute</strong> over taste and tasting.

Trick: Uske input se dispute ho skta h.

9 Regime (noun)

Regime  - A method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way.

A method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way.

Hindi meaning: शासन

Synonyms: Government, Administration, Rule, System

Antonyms: Chaos, Disorder, Anarchy, Unsystematicity

Example: Because your <strong>regime</strong> is officially over.

10 Predicament (noun)

Predicament  - A difficult or an unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to do.

A difficult or an unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to do.

Hindi meaning: दुर्दशा

Synonyms: Plight, Difficulty, Quandary, Pickle

Antonyms: Luck, Benefit, Ease, Peace

Example: However, the cure for our <strong>predicament</strong> is discipline.

Trick: Kuch cheezen predict krne se predicament ho skta h

11 Restoration (noun)

Restoration  - The work of repairing and cleaning an old building, a painting, etc. so that its condition is as good as it originally was.

The work of repairing and cleaning an old building, a painting, etc. so that its condition is as good as it originally was.

Hindi meaning: बहाली

Synonyms: Rehabilitation, Recovery, Return, Repair

Antonyms: Destruction, Degradation, Extinction, Demolition

Example: A power removal and <strong>restoration</strong> procedure is also disclosed.

Trick: Machine ko theek krne se restore kia jata h.

12 Vantage (noun)

Vantage  - A position from which you watch something.

A position from which you watch something.

Hindi meaning: श्रेष्ठता

Synonyms: Advantage, Head start, Edge, Odds

Antonyms: Disadvantage, Detriment, Minus, Drawback

Example: I'll get a higher <strong>vantage</strong> from the 18th floor.

Trick: Van me baithne se tum vantage hoge

13 Thrive (verb)

Thrive  - To become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc.

To become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc.

Hindi meaning: फलना-फूलना

Synonyms: Flourish, Prosper, Succeed, Burgeon

Antonyms: Fail, Flop, Collapse, Decline

Example: But children <strong>thrive</strong> where a regular pattern is maintained.

Trick: Mehnat krne se tum thrive kroge.

14 Credibility (noun)

Credibility - The quality that somebody/something has that makes people believe or trust them.

The quality that somebody/something has that makes people believe or trust them.

Hindi meaning: साख

Synonyms: Trustworthiness, Reliability, Plausibility, Believability

Antonyms: Deceit, Dishonesty, Incredibility, Incredibleness

Example: A man charged with murder has <strong>credibility</strong> issues.

Trick: Credit milne se credibility badhegi.

15 Nominate (verb)

Nominate  - To formally suggest that somebody/something should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc.

To formally suggest that somebody/something should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc.

Hindi meaning: मनोनीत

Synonyms: Appoint, Name, Designate, Choose

Antonyms: Ignore, Disrecommend, Expressive, Extrovert

Example: It should <strong>nominate</strong> a rapporteur for media communication.

Trick: Usko eliminate krne se tum nominate hoge.

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