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6 Poignant (adjective)

हृदयस्पर्शी

Poignant meaning

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Synonyms: Touching, Moving, Saddening, Disturbing

Antonyms: Unemotional, Dull

Example: It is a book that can be witty, moving or poignant, all at the same time.

7 Erasure (noun)

मिटाना

Erasure meaning

The removal of writing, recorded material, or data.

Synonyms: Deletion, Rubbing out, Wiping out

Example: It will only be these rough notes which will be liable to erasure.

8 Stride (noun)

प्रगति

Stride meaning

A step or stage in progress towards an aim.

Synonyms: Progress, Advance, Make progress

Example: Great strides have been made towards equality.

9 Refute (verb)

झूठा ठहराना

Refute meaning

Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false.

Synonyms: Disprove, Rebut, Invalidate, Confute

Antonyms: Prove, Confirm

Example: Most incorrect or incoherent claims are easily refuted by experience or logic but religious concepts are different.

10 Adroitly (adverb)

कुशलता से

Adroitly meaning

In a way that is clever and shows skill.

Synonyms: Dexterously, Skilfuly, Deftly, Expertly

Antonyms: Ineptly, Clumsily, Awkwardly, Poorly

Example: He adroitly avoided answering my questions.

11 Exuberance (noun)

उल्लास

Exuberance meaning

The quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.

Synonyms: Cheerfulness, Jauntiness, Buoyancy, Joy

Antonyms: Dullness, Depression

Example: There is no exuberance or shouts of joy in any of these photographs.

12 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.

13 Façade (noun)

मुखौटा

Façade meaning

A deceptive outward appearance.

Synonyms: False display, Pretence, Charade

Example: Her flawless public facade masked private despair.

14 Lapidary (noun)

संक्षिप्त

Lapidary meaning

(of language) elegant and concise, and therefore suitable for engraving on stone.

Synonyms: Concise, Succinct, Pithy

Antonyms: Lengthy, Wordy

Example: To be successful, it had to be concise, dignified and durable; in short, lapidary.

15 Hearsay (noun)

अफवाह

Hearsay meaning

Information received from other people which cannot be substantiated.

Synonyms: Rumour, Gossip, Tattle

Antonyms: Truth, Reality

Example: ‘I must highlight that this could be bad information and hearsay.

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