20 new English words for 21 September 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: अनिच्छा
Synonyms: Unwillingness, Disinclination, Hesitation, Trepidation
Antonyms: Eagerness, Willingness, Careless, Confident
Example: I fully understand his <strong>reluctance</strong> to leave his children.
Trick: He is reluctance to have patience.
Hindi meaning: अनुमान
Synonyms: Guesswork, Conjecture, Assumption, Theory
Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Certainty, Fact
Example: This is pure <strong>speculation</strong> on my part.
Trick: He has speculation about this creation.
Hindi meaning: बढ़ती
Synonyms: Gush, Rush, Stream, Flow
Antonyms: Decline, Decrease, Descend, Lessen
Example: We all <strong>surged</strong> toward the door.
Trick: The are eager to know the surge power.
Hindi meaning: विवाद
Synonyms: Disagreement, Dispute, Argument, Debate
Antonyms: Agreement, Concurrence, Peace, Compliment
Example: The decision aroused much <strong>controversy</strong> among the students.
Trick: He never shows mercy in controversy.
Hindi meaning: दबाव
Synonyms: Applying, Using, Exercising, Deploying
Antonyms: Withholding, Refraining, Conserving, Relaxing
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.
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Hindi meaning: अवज्ञा
Synonyms: Confrontation, Contempt, Opposition, Provocation
Antonyms: Calm, Harmony, Love, Peace
Example: They raised their fists in a gesture of <strong>defiance</strong>.
Trick: Defiance can cause distance between the two.
Hindi meaning: प्रधानता
Synonyms: Priority, Primacy, Superiority, Preeminence
Antonyms: Inferiority, Subordination, Neglect, Irrelevance
Example: At no time did he argue for individual rights taking <strong>precedence</strong> over the general good of society.
Trick: The absence of precedence can cause him in danger.
Hindi meaning: अत्यधिक
Synonyms: Abrupt, Arduous, Lofty, Precipitous
Antonyms: Reasonable, Low, Gentle, Gradual
Example: The stairs are very <strong>steep</strong>.
Trick: These steep stairs were becoming creepy.
Hindi meaning: विशाल
Synonyms: Ample, Big, Boundless, Broad
Antonyms: Bounded, Calculable, Ending, Finite
Example: She has a <strong>vast</strong> amount of knowledge on this subject.
Trick: The blast was vast.
Hindi meaning: भीड़ में एकत्रित, सिकुड़े हुए
Synonyms: Gathered, Crowded, Clustered, Bunched
Antonyms: Scattered, Dispersed, Separated, Isolated
Example: The children <strong>huddled</strong> together under the blanket to keep warm.
Trick: There's a muddle between the huddle.
Hindi meaning: दृष्टि
Synonyms: Glimpse, See, Spy, Notice
Antonyms: Blind, Unalert, Unperceptive, Nearsighted
Example: Since then, there have been many mysterious <strong>sightings</strong>.
Trick: The teams were fighting and the audience were sighting.
Hindi meaning: खूंखार
Synonyms: Abhorrent, Appalling, Atrocious, Awful
Antonyms: Beautiful, Delightful, Fortunate, Pleasant
Example: The <strong>dreaded</strong> news came that Joe had been wounded.
Trick: The dread animals spread throughout the city.
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.
Hindi meaning: ज़बर्दस्त
Synonyms: Amazing, Astounding, Crushing, Devastating
Antonyms: Resistible, Temperate, Superficial, Moderate
Example: She felt an <strong>overwhelming</strong> desire to have another child.
Trick: Party bhot overwhelming thi.
Hindi meaning: उभरते
Synonyms: Brew, Dominate, Emerge, Hover
Antonyms: Decline, Fall, Leave, Abandon
Example: There is a crisis <strong>looming</strong>.
Trick: This was assumed to be looming soon.
Hindi meaning: छोड़ दिया गया
Synonyms: Deserted, Forsaken, Neglected, Vacant
Antonyms: Occupied, Cared-for, Maintained, Cherished
Example: The old factory had been <strong>abandoned</strong> for years, with weeds growing through the broken windows.
Trick: The group abandoned our pardon.
Hindi meaning: अनिच्छा से, मजबूरी में
Synonyms: Reluctantly, Unwillingly, Resentfully, Hesitantly
Antonyms: Willingly, Eagerly, Enthusiastically, Freely
Example: He <strong>grudgingly</strong> admitted that she was right, despite his initial objections.
Trick: That fudge makes a huge grudge.
Hindi meaning: ठोस, वास्तविक
Synonyms: Tangible, Specific, Material
Antonyms: Abstract, Immaterial, Theoretical
Example: Her plans were too abstract; she needed to present more <strong>concrete</strong> ideas.
Trick: His concrete ideas were discrete.
Hindi meaning: मृत्यु
Synonyms: Death, Passing, End, Termination
Antonyms: Birth, Beginning, Rise, Continuation
Example: The <strong>demise</strong> of the company was attributed to poor management decisions.
Trick: His premise got demise.
Hindi meaning: निर्धारित करना, लिखना
Synonyms: Ordered, Recommended, Directed, Mandated
Antonyms: Prohibited, Optional, Unspecified, Discouraged
Example: The doctor <strong>prescribed</strong> antibiotics to treat the infection.
Trick: He describes the prescribed work.
