1 Catena (noun)
शृंखला
A connected series or chain.
Synonyms: String, Sequence, Series
Example: A catena of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing.
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1 Catena (noun)
शृंखला
Synonyms: String, Sequence, Series
Example: A catena of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing.
2 Innocuous (adjective)
हानि न पहुंचानेवाला
Synonyms: Harmless, Safe, Non-injurious
Antonyms: Harmful, Noxious, Injurious
Example: When this picture was taken it couldn't have seemed more innocuous.
3 Touchstone (noun)
मापदंड
Synonyms: Yardstick, Criterion, Benchmark
Example: They tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance.
4 Rigorous (adjective)
सश्रम
Synonyms: Careful, Meticulous, Diligent, Attentive
Antonyms: Lenient, Careless
Example: It was critical to be rigorous and thorough in that process.
5 Delinquent (adjective)
पाप करनेवाला
Synonyms: Lawless, Lawbreaking, Offending
Antonyms: Lawful, Legitimate
Example: Punish the delinquent employees and also the people who contaminate the atmosphere.
6 Apprehend (verb)
समझना
Synonyms: Understand, Realize, Perceive, Recognize
Antonyms: Misunderstand, Misinterpret
Example: We enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend.
7 Prudent (adjective)
विवेकी
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
Synonyms: Reduce, Ease, Relieve, Soothe
Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify
Example: The report attempted to educate the public and allay fears.
9 Forged (adjective)
नकली
Synonyms: Counterfeit, Bogus, Sham
Antonyms: Genuine, Authentic
Example: I know you believe that the documents were forged.
10 Clinch (verb)
पक्का करना
Synonyms: Settle, Decide, Determine
Antonyms: Unsettle, Vacillate
Example: These findings clinched the matter.
11 Onerous (adjective)
भार डालने वाला
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
Synonyms: Sudden Increase, Rise, Growth
Antonyms: Decrease, Decline, Reduction, Downswing
Example: She felt a sudden surge of anger.
13 Impetus (noun)
प्रोत्साहन
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
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
Synonyms: Tackle, Confront, Face, Attend to
Antonyms: Fail, Hold, Surrender
Example: Passers-by grappled with the man after the attack.
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