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Lobby (verb)

Meaning- Seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue. अपने पक्ष में जनमत तैयार करना

Synonyms: Bring pressure to bear on, Pressure, Try to persuade, Influence, Drum up support

Antonyms: Suppress, Discourage, Repress, Dissuade

Example: The organization was formed to lobby for student concerns.

Abeyance (noun)

Meaning- A state of temporary disuse or suspension. क्षणिक विराम

Synonyms: Suspension, Remission, Revocation, Cessation, Termination

Antonyms: Continuation, Operation, Action, Resumption

Example: Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.

Indenture (noun)

Meaning- A legal agreement, contract, or document. करारनामा

Synonyms: Contract, Agreement, Covenant, Pledge, Settlement, Pact

Antonyms: Disagreement, Discord, Dissent, Conflict

Example: A copy of the trust indenture can be found in a file with the company’s other legal contracts.

Reminiscent (adjective)

Meaning- Reminding you of somebody/something. याद दिलाने वाला

Synonyms: Evocative, Remindful, Redolent

Antonyms: Forgetful, Negligent, Distracted, Oblivious

Example: The way he laughed was strongly reminiscent of his father.

Subsist (verb)

Meaning- Maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level. गुज़ारा करना

Synonyms: Survive, Live, Stay alive, Eke out, Endure, Exist

Antonyms: Discontinue, Cease, End, Stop

Example: Old people often subsist on very small incomes.

Servitude (noun)

Meaning- The condition of being a slave or being forced to obey another person. दासता

Synonyms: Slavery, Bondage, Subjugation, Enslavement, Subjection

Antonyms: Freedom, Emancipation, Manumission, Independence

Example: You've got thousands of years of peasant servitude to make up for.

Swoop (verb)

Meaning- (especially of police or soldiers) to visit or attack somebody/something suddenly and without warning. धावा बोलना

Synonyms: Raid, Search, Attack

Antonyms: Defend, Protect, Guard, Sustain

Example: Customs officers swooped on several houses last night looking for drugs.

Hiatus (noun)

Meaning- A break in activity when nothing happens. अंतराल

Synonyms: Pause, Break, Interruption, Lacuna, Gap, Respite, Breathing space

Antonyms: Continuation, Closure, Progression, Run

Example: After a five-month hiatus, the talks resumed.

Countervailing (adjective)

Meaning- Having an equal but opposite effect. बराबर करने वाला

Synonyms: Offsetting, Counteractive, Compensating

Example: The dominance of the party was mediated by a number of countervailing factors.

Trump (verb)

Meaning- To beat something that somebody says or does by saying or doing something even better. पछाड़ देना से बढ़ कर होना

Synonyms: Surpass, Outshine, Outperform, Eclipse, Upstage

Antonyms: Lose, Fail, Fall behind, Surrender

Example: They were trumped by another firm that made a lower bid.