Nearing closure

Connote (verb)

Meaning: (of a word) To suggest a feeling, an idea, etc. भाव बतलाना, अर्थ सूचित करना

Synonyms: Suggest, Imply, Indicate, Signify, Denotes

Example: The term ‘modern science’ usually connotes a complete openness to empirical testing.

Dwell on (verb)

Meaning: To think or talk a lot about something. विचार करना

Synonyms: Think About, Linger On, Mull Over, Brood, Ponder

Antonyms: Forget, Ignore, Dismiss, Push Aside, Brush Aside

Example: I've got better things to do than dwell on the past.

Kindred (adjective)

Meaning: Very similar; related. एकसा

Synonyms: Similar, Akin, Alike, Analogous

Antonyms: Different, Opposite, Disparate, Distinct

Example: He found kindred spirits (people who like the same things as you) in the peace movement.

Foreground (verb)

Meaning: Make (something) the most prominent or important feature. किसी चीज को महत्व देना

Synonyms: Focus Attention on, Bring Attention to, Point Up, Play Up

Antonyms: Undervalue, Play Down, Underrate

Example: The play foregrounds the relationship between father and daughter.

Rectitude (noun)

Meaning: The quality of thinking or behaving in a correct and honest way. खरापन

Synonyms: Righteousness, Uprightness, Integrity, Probity

Antonyms: Dishonesty, Immorality, Iniquity, Depravity

Example: Never turn aside from the path of rectitude.

Conducive (adjective)

Meaning: Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible. सहायक

Synonyms: Helpful, Advantageous, Contributory, Encouraging

Antonyms: Unfavourable, Adverse, Hindering

Example: The soft lights and music were conducive to a relaxed atmosphere.

Dovetail (verb)

Meaning: If two things dovetail or if one thing dovetails with another, they fit together well. मेल खाना

Synonyms: Fit Together, Concur, Be in Agreement, Be in Tune, Tally, Conform

Antonyms: Mismatch, Differ, Clash, Contradict

Example: My plans dovetailed nicely with hers.

Claptrap (noun)

Meaning: Stupid talk that has no value. बकवाद

Synonyms: Nonsense, Balderdash, Gibberish, Rubbish

Antonyms: Wisdom, Sapience, Sense, Logic, Rationality

Example: The whole plan is utter claptrap and wastes time.

Trump (verb)

Meaning: To beat something that somebody says or does by saying or doing something even better. पछाड़ देना

Synonyms: Surpass, Outdo, Upstage, Outperform

Antonyms: Fall Behind, Lag Behind, Underperform, Lose

Example: Their bid to take over the company was trumped by a US private equity firm.

Rapt (adjective)

Meaning: So interested in one particular thing that you are not aware of anything else. मोहित

Synonyms: Fascinated, Spellbound, Captivated, Mesmerized, Bewitched

Antonyms: Disinterested, Bored

Example: She listened to the speaker with rapt attention.