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Friday, 19 November 2021

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10 words · first 5 free, all 10 with Prime

5 Lobby (verb)

अपने पक्ष में जनमत तैयार करना

Lobby meaning

Seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue.

Synonyms: Bring pressure to bear on, Pressure, Try to persuade, Influence, Drum up support

Antonyms: Suppress, Discourage, Repress, Dissuade

Example: The organization was formed to lobby for student concerns.

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6 Turmoil (noun)

उथल-पुथल

Turmoil meaning

A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

Synonyms: Tumult, Upheaval, Disruption

Antonyms: Peace, Calm, Order, Harmony

Example: He endured years of inner turmoil.

7 Catch- 22 (noun)

जटिल

Catch- 22 meaning

A dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.

Synonyms: Difficulty, Complication, Mess

Example: We're in a Catch-22 situation.

8 Backchannel (noun)

गुप्त

Backchannel meaning

A secondary or covert route for the passage of information.

Synonyms: Sneaky, Underhanded, Secret

Example: We used him as a diplomatic backchannel.

9 Ceasefire (noun)

युद्धविराम

Ceasefire meaning

A time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end the fighting permanently.

Synonyms: Truce, Armistice, Suspension of Hostilities

Antonyms: War, Disagreement, Fight, Conflict

Example: The latest ceasefire seems to be holding.

10 Wither (verb)

निस्तेज होना

Wither meaning

Fall into decay or decline.

Synonyms: Diminish, Dwindle, Fade, Wane

Antonyms: Grow, Flourish, Bloom

Example: It is not true that old myths either die or wither away.

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