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Wednesday, 26 May 2021

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2 Snub (verb)

अनादर करना

Snub meaning

To show a lack of respect for somebody, especially by ignoring them when you meet.

Synonyms: Insult, Rebuff, Disregard, Humiliate

Antonyms: Respect, Approve Praise

Example: The Government has consistently snubbed his requests for an official inquiry into the affair.

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6 Loom (verb)

पास ही मंडराना

Loom meaning

(of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen.

Synonyms: Brew, Be imminent, Be impending, Be close

Antonyms: Wane, Fall back, Vanish

Example: With the elections looming large, his government is fighting to keep energy prices under control.

7 Rhetoric (noun)

वक्रपटुता

Rhetoric meaning

Speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere.

Synonyms: Loftiness, Turgidity, Magniloquence

Example: His speech was dismissed as mere rhetoric by the opposition.

8 Confound (verb)

गलत साबित करना

Confound meaning

To prove somebody/something wrong.

Synonyms: Invalidate, Negate, Contradict, Counter, Go against

Antonyms: Support, Agree, Accept, Corroborate

Example: The rise in share prices confounded expectations.

9 Behest (noun)

आदेश

Behest meaning

A person’s orders or command.

Synonyms: Command, Order, Instruction, Control

Antonyms: Suggestion, Recommendation, Proposition

Example: He was merely rebalancing his portfolio, at the behest of his financial adviser.

10 Amenable (adjective)

सहज अनुगामी

Amenable meaning

Open and responsive to suggestion.

Synonyms: Compliant, Tractable, Acquiescent, Controllable

Antonyms: Intractable, Unsusceptible, Unwilling

Example: He has several ideas on making the city more amenable for pedal pushers.

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