20 new English words for 2 April 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 Slams (verb)

Slams - Shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly.

Shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly.

Hindi meaning: पराजित करना

Synonyms: Bang, Attacked, Scolded, Blasted

Antonyms: Loose, Open, Slack, Unsealed

Example: He <strong>slammed</strong> the door in my face.

Trick: They scammed their money and slammed them on the ground.

2 Cognizance (noun)

Cognizance - Knowledge or awareness.

Knowledge or awareness.

Hindi meaning: ध्यान में रखते

Synonyms: Awareness, Knowledge, Consciousness, Apprehension

Antonyms: Ignorant, Disregard, Heedlessness, Inattention

Example: He should take <strong>cognizance</strong> of those who disagree with his theory.

Trick: He has confidence in his cognizance.

3 Dignity (noun)

Dignity - The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.

The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.

Hindi meaning: गरिमा

Synonyms: Decency, Decorum, Grace, Grandeur

Antonyms: Dishonor, Evil, Immorality, Indecency

Example: She comported herself with great <strong>dignity</strong> at her husband's funeral.

Trick: The soldiers dignity is infinity.

4 Expunging (verb)

Expunging - Obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

Obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

Hindi meaning: मिटाना

Synonyms: Erase, Remove, Delete, Rub Out

Antonyms: Add, Bear, Create, Establish

Example: His record was <strong>expunged</strong> after he completed a rehabilitation program.

Trick: The data was expunged and exchanged.

5 Contempt (noun)

Contempt - The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.

The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.

Hindi meaning: अवमानना

Synonyms: Scorn, Disdain, Disrespect, Deprecation

Antonyms: Respect, Admiration, Esteem, Regard

Example: He feels that wealthy people view/regard him with <strong>contempt</strong> because he is poor.

Trick: He attempt to contempt the elders.

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6 Pledged (verb)

Pledged - Commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise.

Commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise.

Hindi meaning: गिरवी

Synonyms: Guaranteed, Promised, Enforced, Obligated

Antonyms: Break, Disagree, Disavow, Disobey

Example: He called to <strong>pledge</strong> money to the charity.

Trick: The soldiers pledged for the hedged of the country.

7 Demolished (verb)

Demolished - Pull or knock down (a building).

Pull or knock down (a building).

Hindi meaning: ध्वस्त

Synonyms: Destroy, Flatten, Raze, Topple

Antonyms: Build, Construct, Mend, Produce

Example: The old factory was <strong>demolished</strong> to make way for a new parking lot.

Trick: The news is published that the market is demolished.

8 Refused (verb)

Refused - Indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.

Indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.

Hindi meaning: अस्वीकृत

Synonyms: Decline, Reject, Repudiate, Spurn

Antonyms: Accept, Take, Allowed, Permitted

Example: She was <strong>refused</strong> access to her children.

Trick: He refused that he infused to the people.

9 Incidents (noun)

Incidents - An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

Hindi meaning: घटनाएं

Synonyms: Circumstance, Episode, Event, Fact

Antonyms: Cessation, Inaction, Inactivity, Stoppage

Example: Two people were shot yesterday in two separate <strong>incidents</strong>.

Trick: These incidents are subsequent.

10 Deprivation (noun)

Deprivation - Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.

Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.

Hindi meaning: वंचित

Synonyms: Dispossess, Strip, Divest, Relieve

Antonyms: Clothe, Cover, Build, Construct

Example: He claimed that he had been <strong>deprived</strong> of his freedom/rights.

Trick: The deprivation of the attraction caused him mad.

11 Propaganda (noun)

Propaganda - Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Hindi meaning: प्रचार

Synonyms: Information, Advertising, Promotion, Advocacy

Antonyms: Truth

Example: He was accused of spreading <strong>propaganda</strong>.

Trick: The propaganda is the real agenda.

12 Conspiracy (noun)

Conspiracy - A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

Hindi meaning: साजिश

Synonyms: Plot, Scheme, Stratagem, Cabal.

Antonyms: Faithfulness, Honesty, Ignorance, Loyalty

Example: Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted <strong>conspiracy</strong> to commit arson.

Trick: hamesha conspiracy ki planning privacy me ki jaati h

13 Resilience (noun)

Resilience - Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.

Able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.

Hindi meaning: लचीला

Synonyms: Strong, Tough, Hardy, Quick to recover

Antonyms: Delicate, Weak, Hard, Inflexible, Rigid

Example: This rubber ball is very <strong>resilient</strong> and immediately springs back into shape.

Trick: The ball is resilient and pungent.

14 Campaign (noun)

Campaign - A plan to do a number of things in order to achieve a special aim.

A plan to do a number of things in order to achieve a special aim.

Hindi meaning: अभियान

Synonyms: Crusade, Drive, Push, Effort.

Antonyms: Inaction, Prevent, Hinder, Inhibit.

Example: I'd better get my <strong>campaign</strong> manager cracking.

Trick: This campaign held in different reign.

15 Pertaining (verb)

Pertaining - To exist or apply in a particular situation or at a particular time

To exist or apply in a particular situation or at a particular time

Hindi meaning: संबंधित

Synonyms: concern, connected, referring, related

Antonyms: ignore, disregard, slight

Example: The laws <strong>pertaining</strong> to immigration.

Trick: Ye situation unhi rules se pertaining h jinhe attain krna jaruri h.

16 Accused (noun)

Accused - A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime.

A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime.

Hindi meaning: आरोपी

Synonyms: Arraigned, Implicated, Incriminated, Indicted

Antonyms: Acquitted, Clear, Discharged

Example: He was <strong>accused</strong> of stealing the money.

Trick: The accused person has abused the law.

17 Intention (noun)

Intention - An aim or plan

An aim or plan

Hindi meaning: इरादा

Synonyms: Aim, Hope, Motive, Objective

Antonyms: Flexible, Indefinite, Soft, Trivial

Example: She announced her <strong>intention</strong> to run for governor.

Trick: His intention was the correction of laws.

18 Associated (adjective)

Associated - Connected with something else.

Connected with something else.

Hindi meaning: संबंधित

Synonyms: Identical, Like, Similar, Allied

Antonyms: Different, Dissimilar, Unlike, Distinct

Example: These symptoms are particularly <strong>associated</strong> with migraine headaches.

Trick: The owner rejected the associated team.

19 Submitted (verb)

Submitted - Accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.

Accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.

Hindi meaning: प्रस्तुत

Synonyms: Succumbed, Conceded, Surrendered, Yielded

Antonyms: Resisted, Contended, Fought, Met

Example: The recall was prompted by test reports <strong>submitted</strong> by the company itself.

Trick: The submitted project was accepted.

20 Reflected (verb)

Reflected - Throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it.

Throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it.

Hindi meaning: प्रतिबिंबित

Synonyms: Echoed, Emulated, Imitated, Repeated

Antonyms: Request, Take, Disregard, Ignore

Example: He saw himself <strong>reflected</strong> in the water/mirror/shop window.

Trick: The mirror reflected the connected links.

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