10 new English words for 8 December 2025, 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.
Synonyms: Merging, Converging, Combining, Coalescing
Antonyms: Divergent, Separate, Discrete, Dividing
Example: The two confluent rivers formed a vast and powerful waterway.
Trick: Jab ideas confluent hote hain, sab ek direction me flow karke ek strong result banate hain.
Hindi meaning: मन की शुद्धि देने वाला, भावनाओं का बोझ हल्का करने वाला
Synonyms: Purging, Cleansing, Therapeutic, Liberating
Antonyms: Distressing, Burdening, Oppressive, Harmful
Example: After the intense argument, writing in her journal felt deeply cathartic.
Trick: Jab tum apni saari feelings cat-out karke heart ko light kar dete ho, woh experience hota hai cathartic.
Hindi meaning: उच्च पद या गरिमा प्रदान करना
Synonyms: Elevate, Exalt, Dignify, Honor
Antonyms: Degrade, Demean, Disgrace, Abase
Example: Great acts of kindness can ennoble even the most ordinary person.
Trick: Ennoble ko yaad rakho like “enable to be noble” – jab kisi ko ennoble karte ho, you enable them to become noble and respected.
Hindi meaning: शिष्ट, मर्यादित, मर्यादा पूर्ण
Synonyms: Proper, Dignified, Civil, Respectable
Antonyms: Improper, Rude, Indecent, Unseemly
Example: His decorous behavior at the formal dinner impressed everyone present.
Trick: Imagine a “decorous” person always keeping perfect decor and manners—room bhi tidy, attitude bhi tidy.
Hindi meaning: किसी चीज़ के प्रति गहरा झुकाव या आदतन रुचि
Synonyms: Liking, Fondness, Inclination, Predilection
Antonyms: Dislike, Aversion, Indifference, Disfavor
Example: She has a strong penchant for classical music and attends every local concert.
Trick: Penchant ko yaad rakho like “pen-chahe ye hi choose karo” – jiske liye tumhe baar-baar penchahe hota hai, uske liye tumhara strong penchant hota hai.
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Hindi meaning: गहरी उदासी या विषाद की भावना
Synonyms: Sadness, Gloom, Dejection, Despondency
Antonyms: Joy, Cheerfulness, Happiness, Elation
Example: After the festival ended, a quiet melancholy settled over the empty streets.
Trick: Melancholy ko yaad rakho like “mail aankh-holy ho gayi” – jab aankhon mein dukh ke aansu aa jayein, mood becomes melancholy.
Hindi meaning: आपत्ति करना, हिचकिचाना
Synonyms: Object, Protest, Dissent, Hesitate
Antonyms: Agree, Consent, Approve, Accept
Example: She agreed to most of the proposal but began to demur when the risks were explained.
Trick: Jab tum sure nahi hote and you say “I’d rather not,” you actually demur – quietly object ya hesitate karna hi demur hota hai.
Hindi meaning: घटनाओं को क्रम से दर्ज करना, विस्तार से इतिहास लिखना
Synonyms: Record, Document, Recount, Narrate
Antonyms: Suppress, Conceal, Erase, Forget
Example: The journalist aimed to chronicle the struggles of the villagers during the drought.
Trick: Jab bhi koi important event ho, socho “I will chronicle this in my diary” – yaani sirf yaad nahi, detail mein record karna.
Hindi meaning: सुख–भोग और विलासिता में डूबा हुआ, भोगवादी
Synonyms: Pleasure-seeking, Self-indulgent, Sensual, Sybaritic
Antonyms: Ascetic, Austere, Self-denying, Spartan
Example: His hedonistic lifestyle left him momentarily happy but ultimately empty and unfulfilled.
Trick: Think “hedonistic” as “head on mystic of pleasure” – a hedonistic person goes head-on towards pleasure and comfort, baaki sab baad mein.
Hindi meaning: स्वयंसिद्ध, जिसे प्रमाण की आवश्यकता न हो
Synonyms: Self-evident, Obvious, Undeniable, Indisputable
Antonyms: Doubtful, Questionable, Debatable, Uncertain
Example: In a democracy, it is axiomatic that all citizens should have equal rights before the law.
Trick: Jis baat ko sab log without argument maan lein, use yaad rakho as “axiomatic facts are automatic truths” – axiomatic cheezon ko prove karne ki zarurat hi nahi padti.
