20 new English words for 9 January 2024, 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 Sovereignty (noun)

Sovereignty - Supreme power or authority.

Supreme power or authority.

Hindi meaning: संप्रभुता

Synonyms: Jurisdiction, Supremacy, Dominion, Power

Antonyms: Subservience, Subjection, Heteronomy, Subjugation

Example: It is time to reclaim our basic <strong>sovereignty</strong>, the power to decide for ourselves.

Trick: It’s the responsibility of the sovereignty to maintain the dignity.

2 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.

3 Detained (verb)

Detained - To force someone officially to stay in a place.

To force someone officially to stay in a place.

Hindi meaning: नजरबंद

Synonyms: Circumscribed, Cramped, Imprisoned, Restrained

Antonyms: Healthy, Well, Free, Liberated

Example: They were <strong>detained</strong> by the police for questioning.

Trick: The criminal is detained and cannot be retained.

4 Anonymously (adverb)

Anonymously - Whose name is not known or made public.

Whose name is not known or made public.

Hindi meaning: अज्ञात

Synonyms: Unnamed, Nameless, Incognito, Unidentified

Antonyms: Known, Identified, Signed

Example: The donor wishes to remain <strong>anonymous</strong>.

Trick: The anonymous behaviour is very dangerous.

5 Subsequent (adjective)

Subsequent - After a particular thing has happened.

After a particular thing has happened.

Hindi meaning: तत्पश्चात्

Synonyms: Afterwards, Finally, Later, Latterly

Antonyms: Earlier, Former, Prior, Previous

Example: I heard <strong>subsequently</strong> that she had left.

Trick: He potentially does his work subsequently.

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6 Intervene (verb)

Intervene - The act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process.

The act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process.

Hindi meaning: हस्‍तक्षेप

Synonyms: Interference, Mediation, Arbitration

Antonyms: Combine, Connect, Join

Example: Military <strong>intervention</strong> in the crisis.

Trick: He is doing the intervention during the inspection.

7 Conventions (noun)

Conventions - A way in which something is usually done.

A way in which something is usually done.

Hindi meaning: सम्मेलन

Synonyms: Meeting, Show, Assemblage, Assembly

Antonyms: Disagreement, Discord, Strangeness

Example: We go to the weeklong annual teachers' <strong>convention</strong> every summer.

Trick: Event ki saari preparation convention way m hi hogi.

8 Urged (noun)

Urged - The action of urging someone to do something.

The action of urging someone to do something.

Hindi meaning: आग्रह

Synonyms: Appetite, Compulsion, Craving, Impulse

Antonyms: Disgust, Dislike, Distaste, Hate

Example: I can never resist the <strong>urge</strong> to laugh.

Trick: Vo dog feeding ke liye urging kar raha h.

9 Submission (noun)

Submission - 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.

10 Appeal (verb)

Appeal - Make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request.

Make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request.

Hindi meaning: याचना करना

Synonyms: Application, Bid, Call, Claim

Antonyms: Answer, Reply, Denial, Disavowal

Example: The mayor made an <strong>appeal</strong> to the people of the city to stay calm.

Trick: He appeals for the meal.

11 Stiff (adjective)

Stiff - Not easily bent or changed in shape.

Not easily bent or changed in shape.

Hindi meaning: अकड़न

Synonyms: Arthritic, Creaky, Rigid, Solid

Antonyms: Bending, Flexible, Loose, Pliable

Example: The furniture was <strong>stiff</strong>, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat.

Trick: The staff is stiff while sitting.

12 Ridiculed (verb)

Ridiculed - Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

Hindi meaning: उपहास

Synonyms: Deride, Mock, Taunt.

Antonyms: Praise, Admiration, Approval.

Example: I was not <strong>ridiculing</strong> them or saying that they should not make that point.

Trick: The people ridicule the one who rule

13 Desperation (noun)

Desperation - Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Hindi meaning: निराश

Synonyms: Despairing, Hopeless, Anguished, Suicidal

Antonyms: Cheerful, Composed, Calm, Fearful

Example: He made a <strong>desperate</strong> bid/attempt to save his job.

Trick: The boy is desperate to separate from his family.

14 Aspirations (noun)

Aspirations - A hope or ambition of achieving something.

A hope or ambition of achieving something.

Hindi meaning: चाह

Synonyms: Desire, Hope, Longing, Yearning

Antonyms: Apathy, Dislike, Indifference, Laziness

Example: She talked about her hopes and <strong>aspirations</strong>.

Trick: His aspiration is the creation of his empire.

15 Impact (noun)

Impact - The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.

The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.

Hindi meaning: प्रभाव

Synonyms: Collision, Crash, Smash, Clash

Antonyms: Avoidance, Failure, Loss, Praise

Example: We need to be concerned about the environmental <strong>impacts</strong> of all this construction.

Trick: This act gave the huge impact to audience.

16 Convinced (adjective)

Convinced - Capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real.

Capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real.

Hindi meaning: ठोस

Synonyms: Cogent, Persuasive, Powerful, Potent

Antonyms: Implausible, Impotent, Improbable, Ineffective

Example: Your argument isn't very <strong>convincing</strong>.

Trick: The man is convincing for placing the right thing.

17 Rejuvenate (verb)

Rejuvenate - Restore a youthful appearance to.

Restore a youthful appearance to.

Hindi meaning: नया करना

Synonyms: Restore, Revive, Refresh, Recreate

Antonyms: Kill, Suppress, Extinguish, Quench

Example: Each candidate claims to have a plan to <strong>rejuvenate</strong> the sagging economy.

Trick: He is passionate to rejuvenate the old things.

18 Certainly (adverb)

Certainly - Without doubt.

Without doubt.

Hindi meaning: ज़रूर

Synonyms: Absolutely, Assuredly, Exactly, Surely

Antonyms: Doubtfully, Questionably, Dubiously, Equivocally

Example: She <strong>certainly</strong> has a lot of talent.

Trick: This man was mainly and certainly from this group.

19 Claimed (verb)

Claimed - State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Hindi meaning: दावा

Synonyms: Assert, Declare, Profess, Affirm

Antonyms: Disclaim, Answer, Honesty, Truth

Example: The man <strong>claimed</strong> (that) he was a long-lost relative.

Trick: His main aim is to claim money.

20 Despite (preposition)

Despite - Without being affected by.

Without being affected by.

Hindi meaning: बावजूद

Synonyms: Notwithstanding, In Spite Of, Even With, Regardless Of

Antonyms: Because Of, Accept, Admire

Example: He laughed <strong>despite</strong> himself.

Trick: Despite saari problems ke, unhone hmari saari requisite puri kari.

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