Caught in the heightened arc of communal polemics

Congregation (noun)

Meaning- A gathering or collection of people, animals, or things. एकत्रीकरण

Synonyms: Gathering, Mass, Mob, Bevy, Crowd, Swarm

Antonyms: Segregation, Split, Disunion, Parting

Example: The congregation stood to sing the hymn.

Peripatetic (adjective)

Meaning- Travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods. स्थान स्थान पर जानेवाला

Synonyms: Nomadic, Itinerant, Roving, Vagrant, Wandering, Unsettled

Antonyms: Settled, Established, Resolved

Example: More funding needs to be given to the peripatetic outreach services.

Patrol (verb)

Meaning- To go around an area or a building at regular times to check that it is safe and that there is no trouble. पहरा देना

Synonyms: Keep guard on, Keep watch on, Look out, Inspect, Audit

Antonyms: Overlook, Neglect, Ignore, Avoid

Example: Guards can be seen patrolling everywhere.

Polemical (adjective)

Meaning- Of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech. विवादात्मक

Synonyms: Disputatious, Eristic, Acerbic, Venomous, Contentious, Controversial

Antonyms: Undisputed, Uncontroversial, Peaceful, Irrefutable

Example: The polemical evolutionists are right about the truth of evolution.

Cursory (adjective)

Meaning- Done quickly and without giving enough attention to details. शीघ्रता या असावधानी से किया हुआ

Synonyms: Perfunctory, Desultory, Casual, Hasty, Offhand, Brief

Antonyms: Meticulous, Unrushed, Detailed, Painstaking, Thorough

Example: He gave the report a rather cursory look.

Vicissitude (noun)

Meaning- One of the many changes and problems in a situation or in your life, that you have to deal with. परिवर्तन

Synonyms: Change, Fluctuation, Alteration, Variation, Ups and downs

Antonyms: Stability, Stagnation, Uniformity

Example: Governments cannot protect citizens from all the circumstances and vicissitudes of life.

Proselytising (noun)

Meaning - The action of attempting to convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another. धर्म परिवर्तन

Synonyms: Conversion, Evangelism, Indoctrination

Example: No amount of proselytizing was going to change their minds.

Demeanour (noun)

Meaning- The way that somebody looks or behaves. बर्ताव चाल-ढाल

Synonyms: Manner, Attitude, Behavior, Conduct, Mien, Air, Appearance

Example: He maintained a professional demeanour throughout.

Embroil (verb)

Meaning- To involve somebody/yourself in an argument or a difficult situation. आपत्ति में डालना

Synonyms: Involve, Entangle, Implicate, Bog down, Enmesh, Mire

Antonyms: Untangle, Exclude, Liberate

Example: The film's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner.

Hanker (verb)

Meaning- To have a strong desire for something. चाहना तरसना

Synonyms: Yearn, Crave, Covet, Desire, Long, Want

Antonyms: Dislike, Despise, Abhor, Abominate

Example: She still hankered for her homeland.