1 Progenitor (noun)
Meaning- A person who starts an idea or a development.
Hindi meaning: जनक
Synonyms: Originator, Founder, Forerunner, Begetter
Example: He is considered the <strong>progenitor</strong> of Sikhism.
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Hindi meaning: जनक
Synonyms: Originator, Founder, Forerunner, Begetter
Example: He is considered the <strong>progenitor</strong> of Sikhism.
Hindi meaning: आश्चर्यचकित
Synonyms: Speechless, Stunned, Surprised, Taken Aback, Staggered, Stupefied, Thunderstuck
Antonyms: Unsurprised, Heedless, Unemotional
Example: I was <strong>gob smacked</strong> when she told me the news.
Hindi meaning: थकाऊ
Synonyms: Exhausting, Tiring, Fatiguing, Draining, Enervating, Debilitating
Antonyms: Pleasant, Enjoyable, Easy
Example: He eventually won the match after five <strong>gruelling</strong> sets.
Hindi meaning: तकरार करना
Synonyms: Quarrel, Argue, Dispute, Wrangle
Antonyms: Agree, Concur, Accord
Example: My sisters were <strong>squabbling</strong> over what to watch on TV.
Hindi meaning: समस्यात्मक
Synonyms: Problematic, Complicated, Irksome, Convoluted
Antonyms: Simple, Easy, Smooth, Uncomplicated
Example: Let's move on to the <strong>prickly</strong> subject of taxation reform.
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Hindi meaning: जन्मजात
Synonyms: Innate, inborn, natural, ingrained
Antonyms: Acquired, Trained, Developed, Cultivated
Example: He seems to have a <strong>congenital</strong> inability to tell the truth.
Hindi meaning: धमकाना
Synonyms: Rant, Thunder, Threaten, Boast
Antonyms: Deprecate, Calm, Soften
Example: The aggressive politicians continued to <strong>bluster</strong> to the point that no one actually understood a word they were saying.
Hindi meaning: आसानी से
Synonyms: Smoothly, Effortlessly, Easily, Very Well
Antonyms: Roughly, Difficultly, Strenuously, Tirelessly
Example: We hope everything will go <strong>swimmingly</strong>.
Hindi meaning: मोल-भाव करना
Synonyms: Bargain, Barter, Negotiate, Quibble
Antonyms: Agree, Concur, Comply
Example: I left him in the market <strong>haggling</strong> over the price of a shirt.
Hindi meaning: ज़बर्दस्ती वसूली
Synonyms: Shakedown, Blackmail, Extraction
Antonyms: Coaxing, Urging, Requesting
Example: He was arrested and charged with <strong>extortion</strong>.
