20 new English words for 28 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.
Hindi meaning: घेरना
Synonyms: Circled, Traversed, Orbited, Ringed
Antonyms: Isolated, Separate, Discrete, Single
Example: The town is <strong>encircled</strong> by fortified walls.
Trick: With the cycles, the group encircles us.
Hindi meaning: हासिल करना
Synonyms: Accomplish, Attain, Complete, Conclude
Antonyms: Abandon, Begin, Commence, Depart
Example: Most pupils are <strong>achieving</strong> the standards we set.
Trick: He achieved everything because everyone believed in him.
Hindi meaning: आरोप लगाना
Synonyms: Condemn, Criticize, Blame, Decry
Antonyms: Approve, Endorse, Bless, Indorse
Example: He was widely <strong>denounced</strong> as a traitor.
Trick: Hence, they all denounce the thief.
Hindi meaning: स्वीकारोक्ति
Synonyms: Acknowledgment, Admission, Assertion, Concession
Antonyms: Denial, Refusal, Repudiation, Secret
Example: She still had not been to <strong>confession</strong>.
Trick: Taking confessions is his profession.
Hindi meaning: उकसावा
Synonyms: Affront, Harassment, Indignity, Insult
Antonyms: Normality, Respectful, Despair, Dissuasion
Example: You should stay calm and not respond to <strong>provocation</strong>.
Trick: His speech is causing provocation and separation among workers.
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Hindi meaning: संघर्ष
Synonyms: Clamber, Climb, Crawl, Scrabble
Antonyms: Dawdle, Crawl, Amble, Stroll.
Example: We <strong>scrambled</strong> up the hill.
Trick: The man was scrambling while gambling.
Hindi meaning: रोक
Synonyms: Constraining, Forbidding, Governing, Prohibiting
Antonyms: Permit, Promote, Release, Start
Example: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to <strong>restrain</strong> him.
Trick: Training is restraining here.
Hindi meaning: विरोध
Synonyms: Abide, Combat, Confront, Continue
Antonyms: Accept, Encourage, Allow, Assist
Example: I couldn't <strong>resist</strong> taking a look.
Trick: He can't resist the way he persists.
Hindi meaning: प्रतिबंध
Synonyms: Check, Condition, Constraint, Control
Antonyms: Allowance, Liberation, Permission, Advantage
Example: They placed/imposed <strong>restrictions</strong> on smoking indoors.
Trick: The restrictions can cause substitution of things.
Hindi meaning: अनुकरण
Synonyms: Affect, Mimic, Replicate, Reproduce
Antonyms: Destroy, Face, Give, Idle
Example: She tried hard to <strong>simulate</strong> interest in what he was saying.
Trick: They emulated the simulated train.
Hindi meaning: कथा
Synonyms: Story, Chronology, History, Account
Antonyms: Truth, Fact, Reality, Materiality
Example: He is writing a detailed <strong>narrative</strong> of his life on the island.
Trick: The narrative story is already predictive.
Hindi meaning: महामारी
Synonyms: Widespread, Prevalent, Pervasive, Global
Antonyms: Exclusive, Extraordinary, Incomplete, Individual
Example: Their arrival in the colony could not have been more badly timed, coinciding with the 1918 influenza <strong>pandemic</strong>.
Trick: Pandemic has done the chaotic situation.
Hindi meaning: ढेर
Synonyms: Stack, Mass, Mound, Quantity
Antonyms: Ditch, Individual, Lack, Little
Example: He dumped the grass clippings into the compost <strong>heap</strong>.
Trick: The heap was so cheap.
Hindi meaning: दोषमुक्ति
Synonyms: Absolution, Clearing, Exoneration, Exculpate
Antonyms: Accuse, Blame, Charge, Condemn
Example: The case resulted in <strong>acquittal</strong> of the defendant.
Trick: The acquittal is crucial.
Hindi meaning: बनाए रखा
Synonyms: Absorb, Contain, Enjoy, Maintain
Antonyms: Abandon, Desert, Disperse, Dispossess
Example: She has lost her battle to <strong>retain</strong> control of the company.
Trick: The money is retained and gained by the company.
Hindi meaning: जूलूस
Synonyms: Fleet, Convoy, Parade, Procession
Antonyms: Retreat, Hiding, Confuse
Example: Now you can see a <strong>cavalcade</strong> of the most famous tractors ever on parade.
Trick: The trade of cavalcade.
Hindi meaning: भ्रमणकारी
Synonyms: Nomadic, Nomad, Peripatetic, Roving
Antonyms: Stationary, Static, Standing, Settled
Example: She works as an <strong>itinerant</strong> teacher.
Trick: Itinerant were trying to chant.
Hindi meaning: थोपे
Synonyms: Imposed, Inflicted, Wished, Forced
Antonyms: Annoy, Delay, Leave, Let go
Example: He <strong>foisted</strong> the baby off on the nearest relative.
Trick: The tourist foists his anger on people.
Hindi meaning: पुनरुत्थान
Synonyms: Recover, Rejuvenate, Rekindle, Renew
Antonyms: Destroy, Kill, Ruin, Damage
Example: The deal collapsed and has yet to be <strong>resurrected</strong>.
Trick: The affected person was resurrected.
Hindi meaning: पराजित
Synonyms: Dejected, Dispirited, Disconsolate, Depressed
Antonyms: Proud, Jubilant, Exultant, Rejoicing
Example: She was <strong>defeated</strong> by the last steep hill.
Trick: The group cheated and defeated other groups.
