20 new English words for 21 December 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 Forecasts (verb)

Forecasts - Predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

Predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

Hindi meaning: पूर्वानुमान

Synonyms: Budget, Calculation, Estimate, Outlook

Antonyms: Report, Tell, Describe, Relate

Example: Did you see the weather <strong>forecast</strong> last night?

Trick: A wrong forecast leads to a downcast of will.

2 Inspection (noun)

Inspection - To look at something closely or in great detail

To look at something closely or in great detail

Hindi meaning: निरीक्षित

Synonyms: Examine, Scan, Scrutinize, Audit

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect, Overlook, Answer

Example: They <strong>inspected</strong> the paintwork for cracks and flaws.

Trick: The team inspected and suspected the truth.

3 Adhere (verb)

Adhere - Believe in and follow the practices of.

Believe in and follow the practices of.

Hindi meaning: पालन

Synonyms: Comply, Heed, Obey, Observe

Antonyms: Disobey, Ignore, Overlook, Condemn

Example: They will <strong>adhere</strong> to the terms of the contract.

Trick: All the students are adhering towards the teaching.

4 Susceptible (adjective)

Susceptible - Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

Hindi meaning: अतिसंवेदनशील

Synonyms: Vulnerable, Sensitive, Exposed, Prone

Antonyms: Sheltered, Covered, Protected, Secured

Example: Some plants are more <strong>susceptible</strong> to frost damage than others.

Trick: He was flexible with susceptible diseases.

5 Impoverished (adjective)

Impoverished - Made poor.

Made poor.

Hindi meaning: गरीब

Synonyms: Barren, Destitute, Distressed, Indigent

Antonyms: Rich, Wealthy, Enlarged, Full

Example: The dictator enriched himself but <strong>impoverished</strong> his people.

Trick: The British girl was impoverished.

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6 Frequent (adjective)

Frequent - Happening often.

Happening often.

Hindi meaning: बार-बार

Synonyms: Constant, Continual, Recurrent, Persistent

Antonyms: Broken, Ceasing, Ending, Interrupted

Example: It is <strong>frequently</strong> used as a flavouring in food.

Trick: He had frequent achievements.

7 Expel (verb)

Expel - To force someone to leave a school, organization, or country.

To force someone to leave a school, organization, or country.

Hindi meaning: निष्कासित

Synonyms: Fired, Freed, Released, Sacked

Antonyms: Admit, Welcome, Contained, Shut

Example: She has been <strong>expelled</strong> from the country - and separated from her son.

Trick: They both were repelled and expelled.

8 Implications (noun)

Implications - The effect that something will have on something else in the future.

The effect that something will have on something else in the future.

Hindi meaning: निहितार्थ

Synonyms: Suggestion, Inference, Indication, Connotation.

Antonyms: Measurement, Proof, Reality, Truth.

Example: The lecturer made the <strong>implication</strong> that science was subjective.

Trick: The implications have many additions.

9 Hostility (noun)

Hostility - Showing or feeling opposition or dislike.

Showing or feeling opposition or dislike.

Hindi meaning: विरोधी

Synonyms: Aggression, Animosity, Antagonism, Enmity

Antonyms: Respect, Peace, Friendship, Truce

Example: The Governor faced <strong>hostile</strong> crowds when he visited the town yesterday.

Trick: Crocodile land animals ke hostile h.

10 Consequences (noun)

Consequences - A result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

A result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Hindi meaning: प्रभाव

Synonyms: Result, Outcome, Sequel, Effect

Antonyms: Cause, Origin, Source, Beginning,

Example: The money was of little <strong>consequence</strong> to Tony.

Trick: The sequences are changes due to bad consequences.

11 Intervening (adjective)

Intervening - 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, Intercede

Antonyms: Combine, Connect, Join, Unite

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

Trick: He is doing the intervention during the inspection.

12 Emphatically (adverb)

Emphatically - Expressing something forcibly and clearly.

Expressing something forcibly and clearly.

Hindi meaning: ज़ोरदार

Synonyms: Vehement, Firm, Wholehearted, Forceful

Antonyms: Ambiguous, Equivocal, Idle, Impotent

Example: He was most <strong>emphatic</strong> that I should go.

Trick: The haptic touch was emphatic.

13 Considered (verb)

Considered - Thought about carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion.

Thought about carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion.

Hindi meaning: विचार करना

Synonyms: Contemplated, Pondered, Evaluated, Deliberated

Antonyms: Ignored, Neglected, Disregarded, Overlooked

Example: She carefully <strong>considered</strong> all the options before making her choice.

Trick: The murder was considered by the cops.

14 Curtail (verb)

Curtail - Reduce in extent or quantity.

Reduce in extent or quantity.

Hindi meaning: कटौती

Synonyms: Reduce, Cut, Decrease, Lessen

Antonyms: Increase, Lengthen, Long, Extended

Example: The new laws are an effort to <strong>curtail</strong> illegal drug use.

Trick: The man prevails in the curtail process.

15 Restrict (verb)

Restrict - A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one.

A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one.

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.

16 Narrative (noun)

Narrative - A story or a description of a series of events

A story or a description of a series of events

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.

17 Altered (adjective)

Altered - Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Hindi meaning: बदलना

Synonyms: Adjust, Amend, Change, Develop

Antonyms: Remain, Stagnate, Stay, Continue

Example: He <strong>altered</strong> his will to leave everything to his sister.

Trick: The doctor prefers to alter the behaviour.

18 Provision (noun)

Provision - The action of providing or supplying something for use.

The action of providing or supplying something for use.

Hindi meaning: प्रावधान

Synonyms: Arrangement, Plan, Accouterment, Catering

Antonyms: Removal, Taking, Poison

Example: I carried my <strong>provisions</strong> in one large backpack.

Trick: The provision is made to clear the vision about the law.

19 Amendments (noun)

Amendments - Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.

Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.

Hindi meaning: हरजाना

Synonyms: Revise, Alter, Change, Modify

Antonyms: Lower, Worsen, Break, Decrease

Example: She tried to make <strong>amends</strong> by inviting him out to dinner.

Trick: Amendment dene se acha adjustment karna hoga.

20 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.

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