ENGLISH WORDS FOR 2020 - 2021
Stay Ahead and Feel Confident in Your English Conversation by Learning these New Words in 21st Century.
In today’s world, things around us are changing at a very
rapid pace. In such a scenario, how can language stay behind? Now and then people are discovering novel ways of expressing themselves. Looking at the
usage across the world, dictionaries are also coming forward and adding fresh words to their collection.
As English-speaking individuals or for students studying
in English Medium Schools and Colleges, it becomes imperative to learn these new
vocabularies to stay ahead in their careers and communication skills as they interact
with people across the world in English.
For candidates who are preparing for competitive exams or
attending Group Discussion or Debate, having the vocabulary of 21st
Century keeps you ahead.
I invite you to get rid of old and boring words and add
these exciting unheard-of words to your vocabulary.
Are you ready?
Let’s get started.
1. GAME CHANGER
MEANING:
A Game Changer can be an idea, a process, or an event
introduced by someone that significantly alters the way in which something is
being done.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
Today, Smartphone has become a major game-changer in the way people communicate.
(b)
The batsman’s century was a game changer for the team’s win.
2. NOMOPHOBIA
MEANING:
NOMOPHOBIA or ‘No Mobile Phone Phobia’ is a psychological
condition where people are fearful of getting disconnected from their mobile
phone connectivity. This can be because of their phone getting discharged or having
no signal.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
Nomophobia is rising amongst today’s teenagers.
(b)
To avoid suffering from Nomophobia people don’t miss any opportunity to charge
their mobile phone.
3. ANTI CLIMATIC
MEANING:
Something that emerges far less dramatic or important
than expected. It is also a feeling that causes disappointment at the end of an
exciting event or a film.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
Despite all the hype and promotion, the film was boring and anti-climatic.
(b)
I was expecting the novel to end with nail-biting finish but it turned out to
be anti-climatic.
4. A – GAME
MEANING:
'A – Game' can be considered as highest level of
performance in any field by a person. It can also be an individual’s best effort he can produce.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a) He
brought his A-Game to the discussion.
(b)
Wow! Your performance was A-game.
5. DEEPFAKE
MEANING:
An image or a recording involving an individual, that has been
digitally altered to fake someone doing an action that was not actually done by
the person can be considered as deepfake. Someone deliberately does this to spread
false information.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
Social media is littered with deepfake images and videos.
(b)
Beware of deepfake images and videos that can negatively influence your mind.
6. MINIMALIST
MEANING:
A minimalist refers to someone who loves to keep things
very simple. The person prefers a minimal amount of anything.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
He prefers a minimalist lifestyle.
(b)
In this world of materialistic hoardings, it is very difficult to lead a
minimalist life.
7. HANKER
MEANING:
The word refers to wanting something very much that one
cannot easily have. We can also relate it to having a strong and continual
desire for something.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a) Staying
away from my family for months, I began to hanker for a trip to my hometown.
(b) Fed
up of having the same food daily, he hankered for junk food.
8. CUPIDITY
MEANING:
The behavior showing excessive desire or greed for money
and materialistic possessions is cupidity.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
His cupidity led him to cheat others.
(b) Cupidity
can destroy your chances of success in business.
9. WEBAQOOF
MEANING:
It is a word that applies to people out there who believe
that every claim or allegation posted on the internet and social media is true.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
Don’t be a webaqoof. Anybody can claim to be an expert on social media.
(b) Webaqoofs
are people who only know and believe what social media shows them.
10. AB INITIO
MEANING:
The word refers to something starting from the beginning
or from scratch.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
The ab initio training program for the 2nd year students has begun.
(b) Let’s
work on this project ab initio. This way we will learn new things.
11. KEN
MEANING:
The word ‘ken’ relates to an individual’s range of
knowledge and understanding of a topic. It also considers people’s
mental perceptions about a subject.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
If you talk finance with him, he will get bored because financial matters are
beyond his ken.
(b)
He has ken for how things work in this world.
12. VERSATILE
PERSON
MEANING:
A versatile person is someone who can adapt to a lot of
things and can handle various tasks or is competent in many
activities.
We can refer to an individual who is skilled in doing a variety of tasks as a versatile person.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a)
In order to succeed in this modern world, we need to be versatile.
(b) Robots
are fast replacing humans because they are so versatile that one can program them to perform multiple tasks in a factory.
13. ENVISAGE
MEANING:
To envisage is to foresee a future event as a
possibility. It is especially related to something positive. It is also associated
with forming an image in the mind about something.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a) Can
today’s teenagers envisage their future in this dynamic world?
(b) I
don’t envisage any hurdles from now on with this project.
14. ARTICULATE
MEANING:
Articulate is all about expressing yourself clearly and
effectively either in speech or in writing.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a) If
you want your ideas to be accepted by people, then you should learn to
articulate it well to your audience.
(b)
Because the teacher could articulate the concept well, the students found
it easy to understand.
15. La La LAND
MEANING:
La La land is a term that refers to being in a dream-like
world disconnected from the harsh realities of life. People wander off
in La La Land because of bliss or ignorance.
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES:
(a) If
he thinks that life is going to be easy-breezy after college, he is living in a
la la land.
(b) I
tried to put some sense into him but he was far away in his own la la land.
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