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6 Apprehend (verb)

समझना

Apprehend meaning

Understand or perceive.

Synonyms: Understand, Realize, Perceive, Recognize

Antonyms: Misunderstand, Misinterpret

Example: We enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend.

7 Prudent (adjective)

विवेकी

Prudent meaning

Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Synonyms: Wise, Well-Judged, Judicious, Sagacious, Shrewd

Antonyms: Imprudent, Unwise, Injudicious, Thoughtless

Example: It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead.

8 Allay (verb)

कम करना

Allay meaning

Diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

Synonyms: Reduce, Ease, Relieve, Soothe

Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify

Example: The report attempted to educate the public and allay fears.

9 Forged (adjective)

नकली

Forged meaning

Copied fraudulently.

Synonyms: Counterfeit, Bogus, Sham

Antonyms: Genuine, Authentic

Example: I know you believe that the documents were forged.

10 Clinch (verb)

पक्का करना

Clinch meaning

Conclusively settle (an argument or debate).

Synonyms: Settle, Decide, Determine

Antonyms: Unsettle, Vacillate

Example: These findings clinched the matter.

11 Onerous (adjective)

भार डालने वाला

Onerous meaning

Needing great effort.

Synonyms: Difficult, Taxing, Arduous, Hard, Heavy

Antonyms: Easy, Effortless, Painless, Facile, Simple

Example: When he agreed to help his father cut the grass, he did not realize the chore would be so onerous.

12 Surge (noun)

बड़ी लहर

Surge meaning

A sudden large increase, typically a temporary one.

Synonyms: Sudden Increase, Rise, Growth

Antonyms: Decrease, Decline, Reduction, Downswing

Example: She felt a sudden surge of anger.

13 Impetus (noun)

प्रोत्साहन

Impetus meaning

Something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly.

Synonyms: Incitement, Stimulus, Encouragement, Boost

Antonyms: Hindrance, Discouragement

Example: The initial impetus for these reforms was to promote a high skill, high wage economy.

14 Mirage (noun)

मृगतृष्णा

Mirage meaning

An unrealistic hope or wish that cannot be achieved.

Synonyms: Illusion, Hallucination, Delusion, Fantasy

Antonyms: Fact, Reality, Truth

Example: Surely, there were signs of our men accomplishing it but that proved a mirage.

15 Grapple (verb)

सामना करना

Grapple meaning

Struggle to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge).

Synonyms: Tackle, Confront, Face, Attend to

Antonyms: Fail, Hold, Surrender

Example: Passers-by grappled with the man after the attack.

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