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Enthuse (verb)

Meaning- To make somebody feel very interested and excited जोश भरना

Synonyms: Motivate, Encourage, Inspire, Stimulate, Spur

Antonyms: Discourage, Dispirit, Disenchant, Dishearten

Example: I want my colleagues to continue to enthuse about the job and teach effectively.

Infuriate (verb)

Meaning - Make (someone) extremely angry and impatient. क्रुद्ध करना

Synonyms: Enrage, Aggravate, Exasperate, Inflame

Antonyms: Appease, Calm, Delight, Soothe

Example: Her silence infuriated the family members even more.

Balloon (verb)

Meaning: To increase rapidly. बहुत वृद्धि होना

Synonyms: Increase Rapidly, Soar, Rocket, Shoot Up, Escalate, Mount, Surge, Spiral

Antonyms: Decline, Diminish, Dwindle, Fall Off, Shrink

Example: Unemployment ballooned to fourteen per cent.

Necessitate (verb)

Meaning- To make something necessary अनिवार्य बना देना

Synonyms: Demand, Call For, Need

Antonyms: Obviate, Eliminate, Fail, Remove

Example: Reduction in government spending will necessitate further cuts in public services.

Obstructionism (noun)

Meaning- The practice of trying to prevent a parliament or committee from making progress, passing laws, etc. अवरोध की नीति

Synonyms: Interference, Hindrance, Blocking

Example: They accused the other political party of obstructionism.

Combativeness (noun)

Meaning- The power or will to fight or argue लड़ाकूपन

Synonyms: Aggressiveness, Militancy, Belligerence, Bellicosity

Antonyms: Pacifism, Complaisance, Gentleness, Nonaggression

Example: The third issue discusses the combativeness of the persuasive advertising in the common retailer channel.

Magnanimous (adjective)

Meaning- Kind, generous and forgiving, especially towards an enemy or competitor उदार

Synonyms: Generous, Charitable, Greathearted, Benevolent

Antonyms: Selfish, Mean, Uncharitable, Stingy

Example: The regime had to decide whether to be magnanimous in victory.

Conciliatory (adjective)

Meaning- Having the intention or effect of making angry people calm समझौताकारी

Synonyms: Appeasing, Pacifying, Propitiatory, Placatory

Antonyms: Antagonistic, Provocative, Argumentative

Example: In a conciliatory tone, the presidential candidate promoted himself as a man of the people.

Sluggish (adjective)

Meaning- Slow-moving or inactive. मंदा

Synonyms: Slow, Dull, Inactive, Lethargic, Inert

Antonyms: Active, Lively, Energetic, Brisk

Example: Because sales have been sluggish, the company will host an event to bring in customers.

Counterpart (noun)

Meaning- A person or thing that has the same position or function as somebody/something else in a different place or situation. दूसरा उतार

Synonyms: Fellow, Equivalent, Parallel, Equal

Example: The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart.