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6 Woo (verb)

समर्थन माँगना

Woo meaning

Seek the favour, support, or custom of.

Synonyms: Pursue, Seek the support of, Try to cultivate

Antonyms: Ignore, Discourage

Example: Political parties have roped in Bollywood stars only to woo the young.

7 Paradigm (noun)

मिसाल प्रतिमान

Paradigm meaning

A typical example or pattern of something.

Synonyms: Specimen, Exemplar, Illustration, Prototype, Archetype, Epitome

Example: The war was a paradigm of the destructive side of human nature.

8 Appeasement (noun)

मनुहार

Appeasement meaning

The practice of giving a country what it wants in order to avoid war.

Synonyms: Conciliation, Placation, Pacification, Palliation, Pacification

Antonyms: Provocation, Aggravation, Disagreement

Example: This is not a time for political accommodation or popular appeasement.

9 Salvage (verb)

नुक़सान होने से बचाना

Salvage meaning

Retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances.

Synonyms: Retain, Preserve, Conserve

Antonyms: Harm, Lose

Example: In the last minute of injury time Ireland closed a one-goal deficit with Germany to salvage a draw.

10 Ominous (adjective)

अमंगल

Ominous meaning

Suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future.

Synonyms: Threatening, Foreboding, Inauspicious, Sinister, Unfavourable, unpromising

Antonyms: Unthreatening, Promising, Propitious, Encouraging

Example: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.

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