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6 Protégé (noun)

आश्रित

Protégé meaning

A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person.

Synonyms: Pupil, Student, Trainee

Example: These teenagers are not protégés, but they can be witty, self-assured and eccentric.

7 Fray (verb)

चिढ़ना

Fray meaning

(of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain.

Synonyms: Strain, Make tense, Irritate

Antonyms: Accord, Please, Harmonize

Example: Despite this I was full of restless energy, and my nerves were fraying.

8 Internecine (adjective)

घातक

Internecine meaning

Destructive to both sides in a conflict.

Synonyms: Deadly, Destructive, Ruinous, Fatal

Antonyms: Constructive, Productive, Fertile

Example: When the internecine war was over, both nations were left in ruins.

9 Ostensibly (adverb)

प्रकटरूपसे

Ostensibly meaning

As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so.

Synonyms: Seemingly, Apparently, Supposedly, Outwardly, Professedly

Antonyms: Truly, Genuinely, Really, Actually

Example: The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health.

10 Pragmatic (adjective)

तथ्यात्मक

Pragmatic meaning

Solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories.

Synonyms: Practical, Hard-Headed, Rational, Empirical

Antonyms: Impractical, Idealistic, Irrational, Theoretical

Example: The scientist had a pragmatic approach to dealing with the water crisis.

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