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Unscathed (adjective)

Meaning- Without suffering any injury, damage, or harm. सकुशल

Synonyms: Unharmed, Safe, Unhurt, Intact, Unscarred, Undamaged

Antonyms: Injured, Damaged, Aggrieved, Harmed

Example: The hostages emerged from their ordeal unscathed.

Hone (verb)

Meaning- To develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time. प्रखर करना

Synonyms: Refine, Sharpen, Perfect, Polish, Improve

Example: Some of the best players in the world honed their skills playing street football.

Unpalatable (adjective)

Meaning- Difficult to put up with or accept. अरुचिकर

Synonyms: Disagreeable, Unwelcome, Objectionable, Displeasing

Antonyms: Palatable, Agreeable, Consonant, Congenial

Example: The unpalatable fact that many of the world's people are starving.

Painstaking (adjective)

Meaning- Done with a lot of care, effort and attention to detail. बहुत ही मेहनती बहुत ही सावधानीपूर्वक किया गया

Synonyms: Careful, Thorough, Meticulous, Exacting, Sedulous, Diligent

Antonyms: Careless, Negligent, Thoughtless, Heedless

Example: The officers then begin the painstaking job of searching the house for drugs and stolen property.

Xenophobic (adjective)

Meaning- Feeling or showing dislike or fear of people from other countries. उग्र राष्ट्रवादी

Synonyms: Biased, Bigoted, Chauvinistic, Intolerant

Antonyms: Open-minded, Unbiased, Receptive, Impartial

Example: There are elements in our society that are intolerant and xenophobic.

Peevish (adjective)

Meaning- Easily annoyed, often by things that are not important. चिड़चिड़ा

Synonyms: Irritable, Petulant, Irascible, Fractious, Fretful

Antonyms: Pleasant, Friendly, Genial, Amiable, Affable

Example: His posture was impatient, peevish and annoyed that he had to answer to anyone.

Convene (verb)

Meaning- Come or bring together for a meeting or activity. एकत्र होना

Synonyms: Assemble, Gather, Muster, Collect, Summon, Come Together

Antonyms: Disperse, Scatter, Split, Dissemble

Example: He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel.

Jingoism (noun)

Meaning-A strong belief that your own country is best, especially when this is expressed in support of war with another country. कट्टर राष्ट्रवाद

Synonyms: Extreme patriotism, Chauvinism, Flag-waving, Nationalism, Belligerence

Example: We cannot afford misrepresentation of the facts, jingoism and warmongering in the media.

Plaudit (noun)

Meaning- An expression of praise or approval. प्रशंसा

Synonyms: Acclamation, Commendation, Encomium, Accolade, Applause

Antonyms: Criticism, Taunt, Condemnation, Disapproval

Example: His work won him plaudits from the critics.

Incongruous (adjective)

Meaning- Strange, and not suitable in a particular situation. अनुपयुक्त असंबद्ध

Synonyms: Inappropriate, Unsuitable, Improper, Out-of-place, Disparate

Antonyms: Congruous, Appropriate, Suitable, Fitting

Example: Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age.