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Errands (noun)

A short trip that you make in order to do a job for someone. दिया गया काम, रोज का काम

Synonyms: Task, Job, Chore, Assignment, Duties

Example: I'll meet you at six, I've got some errands to do/run first.

Genteel (adjective)

Characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability. सुशील, सभ्य

Synonyms: Elegant, Proper, Well Mannered, Sophisticated, Courteous

Antonyms: Rude, Impolite, Barbaric, Ill-Bred

Example: At the formal dinner, you are expected to behave in a genteel manner.

Daresay (phrase verb)

Used to indicate that one believes something is probable. साहास कर पाना

Synonyms: Suppose, Presume, Suspect, Guess

Antonyms: Disbelieve, Prove, Know

Example: She's got a lot of admirers. “I daresay - she's very beautiful.”

Flummox (verb)

Perplex (someone) greatly. उलझाना, चक्कर में डालना

Synonyms: Baffle, Bewilder, Mystify, Bemuse, Puzzle

Antonyms: Clarify, Explain, Illuminate, Enlighten

Example: I have to say that last question flummoxed me.

Regressive (adjective)

Returning to an earlier and less advanced stage of development. पीछे की ओर हटानेवाला, लौटनेवाला

Synonyms: Retrograde, Reverting, Deteriorating, Receding

Antonyms: Progressive, Forward, Advance

Example: The policy has been condemned as a regressive step.

Unscrupulous (adjective)

Having or showing no moral principles. अनैतिक, बेशरम

Synonyms: Unprincipled, Unethical, Immoral, Reprobate

Antonyms: Honest, Moral, Righteous, Principled

Example: The unscrupulous teacher offered to raise her student’s grade if he gave her one hundred dollars.

Extrapolation (noun)

To predict by projecting past experience or known data. बाह्य गणन

Synonyms: Estimate, Forecast, Prognosticate, Projection, Computation

Example: We can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one.

Cremation (noun)

The act of burning a dead body, or a part of a funeral ceremony in which this is done: दाह-संस्कार, दहन

Synonyms: Incineration, Interment, Inhumation, Obsequies, Burial

Example: We chose cremation over burial

Resurrect (verb)

Revive or revitalize (something that is inactive, disused, or forgotten). पुनर्जीवित करना

Synonyms: Resuscitate, Renew, Rekindle, Rejuvenate

Antonyms: Kill, Destroy, Ruin

Example: She has been busily trying to resurrect her Hollywood career.

Faux (adjective)

Not real, but made to look or seem real. नकली, जाली

Synonyms: False, Fake, Ersatz, Unreal

Antonyms: Genuine, Authentic, Sincere, Real

Example: The kitchen counters were made of faux marble.