20 new English words for 17 May 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 Exerting (Verb)

Exerting - Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).

Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).

Hindi meaning: दबाव

Synonyms: Advance, Assault, Attack, Drive

Antonyms: Hesitation, Idleness, Laziness, Discouragement

Example: He had to <strong>exert </strong>all of his strength to move the stone.

Trick: The employee is not pretending that he is exerting.

2 Extend (Verb)

Extend - Made larger

Made larger

Hindi meaning: विस्तारित

Synonyms: Expand, Enlarge, Increase, Lengthen

Antonyms: Reduce, Shrink, Narrow

Example: He <strong>extended </strong>a hand in greeting.

Trick: The doctor pretended that the patient had extended the flu.

3 Scattered (Adjective )

Scattered - spread over a large area or happening several times during a period of time

spread over a large area or happening several times during a period of time

Hindi meaning: फैला हुआ

Synonyms: Dispersed, Distributed, Sprinkled, Diffuse

Antonyms: Connected, Together, United, Assembled

Example: books were <strong>scattered </strong>all round the room

Trick: The guards scatter the viewers.

4 Consolidation (Noun)

Consolidation - Make (something) physically stronger or more solid.

Make (something) physically stronger or more solid.

Hindi meaning: मजबूत

Synonyms: Combine, Unite, Merge, Integrate

Antonyms: Decrease, Discourage, Disperse, Dissuade

Example: The administration hopes that such measures will <strong>consolidate </strong>its position.

Trick: This combination is consolidation.

5 Distress (Verb)

Distress - Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Hindi meaning: व्यथित

Synonyms: Afflicted, Agitated, Anxious, Distraught

Antonyms: Calm, Cool, Happy, Peaceful

Example: He was very <strong>distressed </strong>about the accident.

Trick: The distressed person presses the bell.

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6 Destinations (Noun)

Destinations - The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.

The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.

Hindi meaning: स्थल

Synonyms: Harbor, Haven, Station, Stop

Antonyms: Beginning, Source, Start

Example: After stopping for lunch, we continued on toward/to our <strong>destination</strong>.

Trick: They reached the destination without hesitation.

7 Crucial (Adjective )

Crucial - Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Hindi meaning: महत्वपूर्ण

Synonyms: Pivotal, Critical, Key, Climacteric

Antonyms: Inessential, Insignificant, Minor, Optional

Example: It's <strong>crucial </strong>that we arrive before 8 o'clock.

Trick: saare crucial kaam beneficial hote h

8 Looming (Adjective )

Looming - Liable to happen soon.

Liable to happen soon.

Hindi meaning: उभरते

Synonyms: Approaching, Imminent, Impending, Appearing

Antonyms: Distant, Later, Remote, Past

Example: There is a crisis <strong>looming</strong>.

Trick: This was assumed to be looming soon.

9 Secluded (Adjective )

Secluded - (of a place) Not seen or visited by many people.

(of a place) Not seen or visited by many people.

Hindi meaning: एकांत

Synonyms: Cloistered, Deserted, Hidden, Lonely

Antonyms: Inhabited, Open, Populated, Extroverted

Example: She lived a <strong>secluded </strong>life in a small village in France.

Trick: This place was secluded and concluded to be lonely.

10 Defaulted (Verb)

Defaulted - To fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do.

To fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do.

Hindi meaning: चूक

Synonyms: Delinquency, Absence, Blemish, Blunder

Antonyms: Abundance, Accuracy, Achievement, Adequacy

Example: The credit card business is down, and more borrowers are <strong>defaulting </strong>on loans.

Trick: The assault was because of the default.

11 Quash (Verb)

Quash - To say that an official decision is no longer true or legal

To say that an official decision is no longer true or legal

Hindi meaning: अभिखंडित करना

Synonyms: Cancel, Reverse, Rescind, Repeal

Antonyms: Compliment, Encourage, Praise, Release

Example: A judge later <strong>quashed </strong>Brenda's jail term.

Trick: The quashed report was published today.

12 Laundering (Verb)

Laundering - Conceal the origins of (money obtained illegally)

Conceal the origins of (money obtained illegally)

Hindi meaning: शोधन

Synonyms: Clean, Administration, Management

Antonyms: Dirty, Bedraggled, Begrimed

Example: Hunsaker was <strong>laundering </strong>the profits through his bank.

Trick: Company’s administrating ke aad me laundering karti h.

13 Granted (Conjunction)

Granted - Used to admit that something is true, before saying something else about it.

Used to admit that something is true, before saying something else about it.

Hindi meaning: स्वीकृत

Synonyms: Acknowledged, Assumed, Admitted, Indeed

Antonyms: Unaccepted, Refuse, Deny

Example: We haven't yet been <strong>granted </strong>access to the archive.

Trick: The man chanted and he was granted a boon.

14 Interim (Noun)

Interim - The intervening time.

The intervening time.

Hindi meaning: अल्पकालीन

Synonyms: Provisional, Acting, Caretaker, Makeshift

Antonyms: Finished, Permanent, Continual

Example: The government subsequently signed an interim one-year lease contract.

Trick: The criticism causes interim meetings

15 Conveyed (Verb)

Conveyed - Transport or carry to a place.

Transport or carry to a place.

Hindi meaning: अवगत करा

Synonyms: Bring, Send, Transfer, Transmit

Antonyms: Receive, Take, Deny, Discourage

Example: The singer was <strong>conveyed </strong>from her hotel to the airport by limousine.

Trick: The doctor conveyed about the delayed operation.

16 Swamped (Adjective )

Swamped - Overwhelmed, especially with an excess of something.

Overwhelmed, especially with an excess of something.

Hindi meaning: सैलाब

Synonyms: Occupied, Busy, Engaged, Hardworking

Antonyms: Unemployed, Lazy, Idle, Inactive

Example: The country was <strong>swamped </strong>with goods from abroad.

Trick: The swamp of papers is in a dump.

17 Fervently (Adverb)

Fervently - In a way that shows that your beliefs are strong and sincerely felt.

In a way that shows that your beliefs are strong and sincerely felt.

Hindi meaning: उत्साह

Synonyms: Passionate, Warm, Ardent, Intense

Antonyms: Cold, Dispassionate, Impassive, Dry

Example: I <strong>fervently </strong>opposed the change.

Trick: He is very fervent about cleaning the vent.

18 Ventured (Verb)

Ventured - Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.

Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.

Hindi meaning: जोखिम उठाना

Synonyms: Adventured, Attempted, Chanced, Dared

Antonyms: Protected, Guarded, Resumed, Preserved

Example: She <strong>ventured </strong>out into the blizzard.

Trick: Venture is required to kill the creature.

19 Compile (Verb)

Compile - Produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources.

Produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources.

Hindi meaning: संकलन

Synonyms: Amass, Arrange, Assemble, Collect

Antonyms: Destroy, Scatter, Disorder, Disperse

Example: His allows you to create programs and <strong>compile </strong>them.

Trick: Compile only the tactile substances.

20 Liberty (Noun)

Liberty - The freedom to live as you wish or go where you want.

The freedom to live as you wish or go where you want.

Hindi meaning: स्वतंत्रता

Synonyms: Choice, Option, Preference, Way

Antonyms: Force, Coercion, Duty, Obligation

Example: I had lost my <strong>liberty</strong>, but they wanted to punish me on top of that.

Trick: Liberty gives the purity of freedom.

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