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Galvanise (verb)

To make somebody take action by shocking them or by making them excited. प्रेरित करना

Synonyms: Startle, Animate, Vitalize, Incite, Occasion

Antonyms: Discourage, Depress, Deter, Dissuade

Example: The win galvanized the whole team.

Reticent (adjective)

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. कम बोलने वाला

Synonyms: Reserved, Withdrawn, Restrained, Diffident

Antonyms: Communicative, Unreserved, Extroverted

Example: Their performances are at once reticent and emotionally-charged.

Prickly (adjective)

(of a subject, issue, etc.) likely to cause offence or controversy. समस्यात्मक

Synonyms: Problematic, Sensitive, Difficult, Hard

Antonyms: Easy, Simple, Uncomplicated

Example: Yet nationhood is such a prickly issue, it overwhelms even great tragedy.

Reinstate (verb)

Restore (someone or something) to their former position or state. पुन:स्थापित करना

Synonyms: Restore, Put back, Return to power, Replace

Antonyms: Kill, Destroy

Example: We are reinstating the rights we always claimed we had.

Chart (verb)

Record the progress or development of. रूपरेखा तैयार करना

Synonyms: Follow, Trace, Outline, Register

Antonyms: Erase, Delete

Example: Participants recorded and charted their daily lifestyle activities in each area to provide evaluative feedback.

Pragmatic (adjective)

Solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories. तथ्यात्मक

Synonyms: Practical, Hard-Headed, Rational, Empirical

Antonyms: Impractical, Idealistic, Irrational, Theoretical

Example: The scientist had a pragmatic approach to dealing with the water crisis.

Conflate (verb)

To put two or more things together to make one new thing. मिलाना

Synonyms: Combine, Amalgamate, Mix

Antonyms: Separate, Divide, Split

Example: The issues of race and class are separate and should not be conflated.

Stark (adjective)

Severe or bare in appearance or outline. कठोर

Synonyms: Austere, Severe, Bleak, Harsh

Antonyms: Mild, Gentle, Clement, Moderate

Example: The issues have created a stark fault line within the Peace Process.

Mandarin (noun)

A powerful official of high rank, especially in the civil service. दफ़्तरशाह

Synonyms: Official, Bureaucrat, Office-holder

Example: The treasury mandarins and their minions are working overtime.’<br><br> Traditionally, senior positions in the civil service have been reserved for long-serving mandarins.

Dread (verb)

Anticipate with great apprehension or fear. डरना

Synonyms: Fear, Be afraid of, Worry about

Antonyms: Delight, Please

Example: We dread to think what the punishment for ‘breaking’ this law will be.