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DEXTEROUS

Definition

DEXTEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (निपुण):  deft

Synonyms: adept, adroit


Antonyms: stupid


Example Sentence:
My friend is a dexterous drum and piano player.

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SPIKE

Definition

SPIKE (VERB): (खत्म करना): put a stop to


Synonyms: put an end to, put the lid on


Antonyms: begin


Example Sentence:
He doubted they would spike the entire effort over this one negotiation.

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DISRUPTIVE

Definition

DISRUPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (उपद्रवी): troublesome

Synonyms: unruly, rowdy

Antonyms: well behaved

Example Sentence:
Disruptive pupils are always difficult to handle.

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NEGOTIATION

Definition

NEGOTIATION (NOUN): (बातचीत): talks


Synonyms: parleying, conference


Antonyms: disagreement

 

Example Sentence:
A worldwide ban is currently under negotiation.

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AUGMENT

Definition

AUGMENT (VERB): (बढ़ाना): supplement

Synonyms: top up, build-up

Antonyms: decrease

Example Sentence:
He augmented his summer income by painting houses.

Term

 

QUASH

Definition

QUASH (VERB): (रद्द करना): cancel

Synonyms: reverse, rescind

Antonyms: validate

Example Sentence:
His conviction was quashed on appeal.

Term

 

AFFIRMATIVE

Definition

AFFIRMATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (सकारात्मक): positive

Synonyms: assenting, consenting

Antonyms: dissenting

Example Sentence:
He gave me an affirmative answer.

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LAUDABLE

Definition

LAUDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रशंसनीय): praiseworthy

Synonyms: commendable, admirable

Antonyms: blameworthy

Example Sentence:
Laudable though the aim might be, the results have been criticized.

Term

 

DEPRIVED

Definition

DEPRIVED (ADJECTIVE):(वंचित): disadvantaged

Synonyms: underprivileged, impoverished

Antonyms: fortunate

Example Sentence:
The charity cares for destitute and deprived children.

Term

 

AIDE

Definition

AIDE (NOUN):(सहयोगी): assistant

Synonyms: helper, adviser

Antonyms: boss

Example Sentence:
He needed an aide for the task.

Term

 

DETRIMENT

Definition

DETRIMENT (VERB): (हानि पहुँचाना): harm

 

Synonyms: damage, injury

 

Antonyms: benefit

 

Example Sentence:

Such tests are a detriment to a good education.

Term

 

DISRUPTION

Definition

DISRUPTION (NOUN): (विघटन): disturbance

 

Synonyms: disordering, disarranging

 

Antonyms: union

 

Example Sentence:

The scheme was planned to minimize disruption.

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BEHEMOTH

Definition

BEHEMOTH(ADJECTIVE): (बहुत बड़ा): huge

 

Synonyms: enormous, colossal

 

Antonyms: tiny

 

Example Sentence:

Shoppers are now more loyal to their local shops than to faceless behemoths.

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WOE

Definition

WOE (NOUN): (दुःख): misery

 

Synonyms: sorrow, distress

 

Antonyms: happiness

 

Example Sentence:

Romeo-Juliet’s tale of woe continued.

Term

 

AXIOMATIC

Definition

AXIOMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (सिद्ध): self-evident

 

Synonyms: unquestionable, undeniable

 

Antonyms: disputable

 

Example Sentence:

It is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed.

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ONGOING

Definition

ONGOING(ADJECTIVE):(चल रही है): in progress

 

Synonyms: underway, going on

 

Antonyms: finished

 

Example Sentence:

The negotiations on the deal are ongoing.

Term

 

STRIKING

Definition

STRIKING (ADJECTIVE): (ज़ाहिर): noticeable

 

Synonyms: obvious, conspicuous

 

Antonyms: inconspicuous

 

Example Sentence:

The murder bore a striking similarity to an earlier shooting.

Term

 

SUBJECT TO

Definition

SUBJECT TO(ADJECTIVE):(अतिसंवेदनशील): susceptible to

 

Synonyms: liable to, prone to

 

Antonyms: resistant

 

Example Sentence:

He was subject to bouts of depression.

Term

 

BOUT

Definition

BOUT (NOUN): (अवधि): spell

 

Synonyms: period, time

 

Antonyms: stagnation

 

Example Sentence:

Occasional bouts of exercise are essential.

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STRENUOUS

Definition

STRENUOUS(ADJECTIVE): (मुश्किल): arduous

 

Synonyms: difficult, hard

 

Antonyms: easy

 

Example Sentence:

I made strenuous efforts to upgrade myself.

Term

 

PALATABLE

Definition

PALATABLE (ADJECTIVE): (सुहावना): pleasant


Synonyms: acceptable, satisfactory


Antonyms: disagreeable


Example Sentence:
A device that made increased taxation more palatable.

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CONVINCE

Definition

CONVINCE (VERB): (विश्वास दिलाना): persuade


Synonyms: satisfy, prove to


Antonyms: deter


Example Sentence:
Raj's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence.

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RESTRICT

Definition

RESTRICT (VERB): (प्रतिबंधित करना): limit


Synonyms: control, regulate


Antonyms: set free


Example Sentence:
Some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors.

Term

 

DISTRESS

Definition

DISTRESS (NOUN): (पीड़ा): anguish


Synonyms: suffering, pain


Antonyms: happiness


Example Sentence:
To his distress, he saw that she was trembling.

Term

 

COMMOTION

Definition

COMMOTION (NOUN): (हलचल): disturbance


Synonyms: racket, uproar


Antonyms: calm


Example Sentence:
She was distracted by a commotion across the street.

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MISERY

Definition

MISERY (NOUN): (दुर्गति): hardship

 

Synonyms: suffering, affliction

 

Antonyms: contentment

 

Example Sentence:

A man who had brought her nothing but misery.

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ADRIFT

Definition

ADRIFT (ADJECTIVE): (डाँवाँडोल):  drifting

 

Synonyms: unmoored, unanchored

 

Antonyms: moored

 

Example Sentence:

A cargo ship went adrift.

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CONTENT

Definition

CONTENT (ADJECTIVE): (संतुष्ट):  contented

 

Synonyms: satisfied, pleased

 

Antonyms: discontented

 

Example Sentence:

He seemed more content, less bitter.

Term

 

RIDICULE

Definition

RIDICULE (NOUN): (उपहास): mockery

 

Synonyms: derision, scorn

 

Antonyms: praise

 

Example Sentence:

He is held up as an object of ridicule.

Term

 

MAESTRO

Definition

MAESTRO (NOUN): (माहिर): virtuoso

Synonyms: master, expert

 

Antonyms: tyro

 

Example Sentence:

A Vietnam vet turned movie maestro.

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DEJECTION

Definition

DEJECTION (NOUN): (विषाद): despondency

 

Synonyms: depression, disappointment

 

Antonyms: happiness

 

Example Sentence:

He was slumped in deep dejection.

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CONSIDERABLE

Definition

CONSIDERABLE(ADJECTIVE): (विशेष): distinguished

 

Synonyms: noteworthy, noted

 

Antonyms: insignificant

 

Example Sentence:

She was a considerable novelist.

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PARAMOUNT

Definition

PARAMOUNT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रमुख महत्त्व का): uppermost

 

Synonyms: supreme, chief

 

Antonyms: subordinate

 

Example Sentence:

The interests of the child are paramount.

Term

 

PROVISIONAL

Definition

PROVISIONAL (ADJECTIVE): (अनंतिम): interim

 

Synonyms: temporary, pro tem

 

Antonyms: permanent

 

Example Sentence:

It was a provisional government.

Term

 

ABROGATE

Definition

ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repeal

 

Synonyms: repudiate, revoke

 

Antonyms: institute

 

Example Sentence:

A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.

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EXTERMINATE

Definition

EXTERMINATE (VERB): (विनाश करना):  destroy

 

Synonyms: do away with, put an end to

 

Antonyms: build

 

Example Sentence:

After exterminating the entire population, the soldiers set fire to the buildings.

Term

 

ISOLATION

Definition

ISOLATION (NOUN): (अलगाव): separation

 

Synonyms: segregation, setting apart

 

Antonyms: contact

 

Example Sentence:

Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety.

 

Term

 

DISMAL

Definition

DISMAL (ADJECTIVE): (विषादपूर्ण): gloomy

 

Synonyms: glum, mournful

 

Antonyms: cheerful

 

Example Sentence:

His dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.

 

Term

 

DISPEL

Definition

DISPEL (VERB): (दूर करना): banish

 

Synonyms: eliminate, dismiss

 

Antonyms: engender

 

Example Sentence:

They did nothing to dispel their dejection.

Term

 

EMBOLDEN

Definition

EMBOLDEN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): encourage

 

Synonyms: hearten strengthen

 

Antonyms: discourage

 

Example Sentence:

Emboldened by the claret, he killed her.

Term

 

RUB

(NOUN)

Definition

RUB (NOUN): (कठिनाई) the central problem

 

Synonyms: problem, difficulty

 

Antonyms: blessings, solutions

 

Example Sentence:

that was the rub—she had not cared enough

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INTRANSIGENCE

Definition

INTRANSIGENCE (NOUN): (हठ) refusal to change one's views or to agree about something

 

Synonyms: rigidity, obduracy

 

Antonyms: flexibility, slavishness

 

Example Sentence:

Her intransigence on the issue was simply frustrating.

Term

 

GRATUITOUSLY

Definition

GRATUITOUSLY (ADVERB): (अनावश्यक रूप से) Without any good reason or purpose

 

Synonyms: nothing, needlessly,

 

Antonyms: need fully, indispensably

 

Example Sentence:

His sentence was executed with gratuitous harshness.

Term

 

JUSTNESS

Definition

JUSTNESS (NOUN): (औचित्य) The state of being just

 

Synonyms: justice, fairness

 

Antonyms: bias, subjectivity

 

Example Sentence:

His justness is not to be doubted.

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ENAMOURED

Definition

ENAMOURED (ADJECTIVE): (मोहित) Liking something a lot

 

Synonyms: infatuated, besotted

 

Antonyms: repulsed, disenchanted

 

Example Sentence:

He was less than enamoured of the music.

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DEBASEMENT

Definition

DEBASEMENT (NOUN): (अधोगति) the action of reducing the quality or value of something

 

Synonyms: degradation, abasement

 

Antonyms: glorification, elevation

 

Example Sentence:

There will be no debasement of quality.

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BYSTANDER

Definition

BYSTANDER (NOUN): (दर्शक, तमाशाई) a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.

 

Synonyms: observer, onlooker

 

Antonyms: participant, entrant

 

Example Sentence:

It looks like an innocent bystander was killed instead of you.

Term

 

PROSAIC

Definition

PROSAIC (ADJECTIVE): (सामान्य, नीरस) Usual

 

Synonyms: plain, humdrum

 

Antonyms: astonishing, remarkable

 

Example Sentence:

Prosaic language can't convey the experience.

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ESOTERIC

Definition

ESOTERIC (ADJECTIVE): (गुप्त) intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

 

Synonyms: abstruse, arcane

 

Antonyms: exoteric, familiar

 

Example Sentence:

“esoteric philosophical debates"

Term

 

CONSTRUE

Definition

CONSTRUE (VERB) (समझना) interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

 

Synonyms: interpret, elucidate

 

Antonyms: obscure, confuse

 

Example Sentence:

His words could hardly be construed as an apology.

Term

 

DEFY

Definition

DEFY (VERB): (अवहेलना) appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something.

 

Synonyms: challenge, contravene, ignore

 

Antonyms: obey, surrender

 

Example Sentence:

He glowered at her, defying her to mock him.

(glowered: have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl)

Term

 

CANVASSED

Definition

CANVASSED (VERB): discuss issues

 

Synonyms: agitate, examine

 

Antonyms: ignore, neglect

 

Example Sentence:

The issues that were canvassed are still unresolved.

Term

 

ENUMERATE

Definition

 

ENUMERATE (VERB): (प्रगणक) mention (a number of things) one by one.

 

Synonyms: calculate, compute

 

Antonyms: conceal, estimate

 

Example Sentence:

 There is no space to enumerate all his works.

 

Term

 

REFERENDUM

Definition

REFERENDUM (NOUN): (जनमत संग्रह) popular vote on the matter

 

Synonyms: mandate, vote, plebiscite

 

Antonyms:  suggestion, petition

 

Example Sentence:

The referendum has been sparingly used in matters of local concern.

Term

 

FRAGILE

Definition

FRAGILE (VERB): (नाज़ुक) easily broken or damaged.

 

Synonyms: breakable, brittle

 

Antonyms: robust, vigorous

 

Example Sentence:

You have a fragile grip on reality.

Term

 

ASSASSINATION

Definition

ASSASSINATION (NOUN): (हत्या) the act of killing someone.

 

Synonyms: bloodshed, massacre

 

Antonyms: birth, alive

 

Example Sentence:

The assassination of a terrorist.

Term

 

PRESUMABLY

Definition

PRESUMABLY (ADVERB): (शायद) used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain.

 

Synonyms: likely, apparently

 

Antonyms: doubtfully, improbably

 

Example Sentence:

It was not yet ten o'clock, so presumably, the boys were still at the pub.

Term

 

DISARRAY

Definition

DISARRAY (NOUN): (अव्यवस्था) a state of disorganization or untidiness.

 

Synonyms: disorder, confusion, chaos

 

Antonyms: harmony, neatness

 

Example Sentence:

Her grey hair was in disarray.

Term

 

PROXY

Definition

PROXY (NOUN): (प्रतिनिधि) the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.

 

Synonyms: deputy, representative

 

Antonyms: atypical

 

Example Sentence:

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy.

Term

 

PYRETIC

Definition

PYRETIC (ADJECTIVE): (ज्वरनाशक) feverish or inducing fever.

 

Synonyms: torrid, burning

 

Antonyms: damp, freezing

 

Example Sentence:

Aloe Vera gel is antipyretic as it reduces heat.

Term

 

PERVERSE

Definition

PERVERSE (ADJECTIVE) (विकृतिग्रस्त):  awkward

 

Synonyms: contrary, difficult

 

Antonyms: accommodating

 

Example Sentence:

Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate held good.

Term

 

AMORAL

Definition

AMORAL (ADJECTIVE) (नीतिहीन): unprincipled

 

Synonyms: unethical, unscrupulous

 

Antonyms: moral

 

Example Sentence:

He has an amoral attitude towards everything in life.

Term

 

FACILITATE

Definition

. FACILITATE (VERB) (सुविधाजनक बनाना): ease

 

Synonyms: enable, assist

 

Antonyms: impede

 

Example Sentence:

Schools were located on the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources.

Term

 

PREVALENCE

Definition

PREVALENCE (NOUN) (प्रसार): currency

 

Synonyms: generality, pervasiveness

 

Antonyms: infrequency

 

Example Sentence:

The prevalence of obesity is there in adults.

Term

 

CONTEMPT

Definition

CONTEMPT (NOUN): (निंदा): scorn

 

Synonyms: disdain, disrespect

 

Antonyms: respect

 

Example Sentence:

Pamela stared at the girl with total contempt.

Term

 

TRIAL

Definition

TRIAL (NOUN) (परीक्षण): test

 

Synonyms: try-out, experiment

 

Antonyms: proven

 

Example Sentence:

Clinical trials must verify the truth.

Term

 

ERADICATE

Definition

ERADICATE (VERB) (जड़ से मिटाना): get rid of

 

Synonyms: eliminate, do away with

 

Antonyms: implant

 

Example Sentence:

This disease has been eradicated.

 

Term

 

REPRESSIVE

Definition

REPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE) (दमनकारी): oppressive

 

Synonyms: authoritarian, despotic

 

Antonyms: democratic

 

Example Sentence:

A repressive regime was approved.

Term

 

HUMILIATE

Definition

HUMILIATE (VERB) (शर्मिंदा करना):  embarrass

 

Synonyms: mortify, humble

 

Antonyms: aggrandize

 

Example Sentence:

He humiliated me in front of everyone.

Term

 

ANIMOSITY

Definition

ANIMOSITY (NOUN) (बैर): antipathy

 

Synonyms: hostility, friction

 

Antonyms: friendship

 

Example Sentence:

He no longer felt any animosity towards her.

Term

 

THICKET

Definition

THICKET (NOUN): (झाड़ी) a dense group of bushes or tree.

 

Synonyms: grove, tangle

 

Antonyms: open place, prairie

 

Example Sentence:

A thicket is often dominated by a few species.

Term

 

MUTILATION

Definition

MUTILATION (NOUN): (विकृति) dismembering, damage

 

Synonyms: amputate, distort

 

Antonyms: beautify, decorate

 

Example Sentence:

Her body had been mutilated beyond recognition.

Term

 

PRUDENT

Definition

PRUDENT (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकी) acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

 

Synonyms: careful, cautious

 

Antonyms: hasty, fool, imprudent

 

Example Sentence:

No prudent money manager would authorise a loan without first knowing its purpose.

Term

 

EMANATE

Definition

EMANATE (VERB): (प्रकट करना/प्रकट होना)  (of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source).

 

Synonyms: arise, exude

 

Antonyms: conceal, hold, keep

 

Example Sentence:

He emanated a powerful brooding air.

Term

 

DISSENTING

Definition

DISSENTING (ADJECTIVE): (असहमति) strong difference in opinion.

 

Synonyms: disagree, decline

 

Antonyms: accept, approve

 

Example Sentence:

There were a couple of dissenting voices.

Term

 

SAGGING

Definition

SAGGING (ADJECTIVE): (कमज़ोर होना) become weaker

 

Synonyms: slump, bulge

 

Antonyms: ascend, rise

 

Example Sentence:

A comprehensive overhaul meant to revive sagging sales.

Term

 

ELEVATED

Definition

ELEVATED (ADJECTIVE): (ऊपर उठाया) situated or placed higher.

 

Synonyms: inflated, exalted

 

Antonyms: depressed, dropped

 

Example Sentence:

This hotel has an elevated position above the village.

Term

 

QUEER

Definition

QUEER (VERB): (विचित्र) spoil or ruin the situation.

 

Synonyms: blight, bruise

 

Antonyms: create, beautify

 

Example Sentence:

Reg didn't want someone meddling and queering the deal at the last minute.

Term

 

DELIBERATION

Definition

DELIBERATIONS (NOUN): (विवेचना) long and careful consideration or discussion.

 

Synonyms: conference, consideration

 

Antonyms: ignorance, inattention

 

Example Sentence:

After much deliberation, we arrived at a compromise.

Term

 

DECREPIT

Definition

DECREPIT (ADJECTIVE): (पुराना) worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

 

Synonyms: battered, ramshackle

 

Antonyms: firm, good, healthy

 

Example Sentence:

But now the world is decrepit and all good things are gone.

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