1 Conflagration (noun)
अग्निकांड
An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.
Synonyms: Inferno, Blaze, Firestorm
Example: The fire services were not adequate to deal with major conflagrations.
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1 Conflagration (noun)
अग्निकांड
Synonyms: Inferno, Blaze, Firestorm
Example: The fire services were not adequate to deal with major conflagrations.
2 Buoy (verb)
सम्भालना
Synonyms: Cheer, Comfort, Encourage
Antonyms: Depress, Demoralize
Example: She was buoyed up by his praise.
3 Sabre-Rattling (noun)
सैन्य नोक झोंक
Synonyms: Warmongering, Flag-waving, Hawkish, Combative
Example: There has been renewed sabre-rattling between the two countries.
4 Perfidy (noun)
विश्वासघात
Synonyms: Treachery, Deceit, Infidelity, Disloyalty
Antonyms: Loyalty, Faithfulness, Fidelity
Example: have been accused of perfidy, malingering, duplicity, charlatanism and forty other words that I don’t know the meaning of.
5 Adduce (verb)
पेश करना
Synonyms: Cite, Present, Quote, Mention
Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Cover, Mask
Example: Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate.
6 Hackneyed (adjective)
घिसा-पिटा
Synonyms: Trite, Overused, Overdone, Worn out
Antonyms: Original, Fresh
Example: That's one of those hackneyed sayings we grow accustomed to from a young age.
7 Conjecture (noun)
अनुमान
Synonyms: Guess, Speculation, Assumption
Example: Please avoid general conjectures about when such unreliable assurances must doubtless have been made.
8 Back-Burner (verb)
ठंडे बस्ते में
Synonyms: Delay, Defer, Put back
Example: Our expansion plans will have to be back-burnered in the current economic climate.
9 Embroil (verb)
आपत्ति में डालना
Synonyms: Involve, Entangle, Implicate, Bog down
Antonyms: Untangle, Exclude, Liberate
Example: The film’s about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner.
10 Muster (verb)
इकठ्ठा करना
Synonyms: Assemble, Gather, Collect, Congregate
Antonyms: Disperse, Separate, Divide
Example: We muster outside the building which is bright enough to be a beacon.
11 Quixotic (adjective)
अवास्तविक
Synonyms: Idealistic, Visionary, Unrealistic
Antonyms: Practical, Pragmatic, Realistic
Example: Others existed only as working hypotheses, unrealized plans or quixotic fantasies.
12 Lump (verb)
इकटठा करना
Synonyms: Combine, Merge, Consolidate
Antonyms: Disperse, Spread
Example: In it, he lumps together the several philosophies that have fallen under that label.
13 Fallacy (noun)
अविश्वसनीयता
Synonyms: Misconception, Delusion, False notion
Example: Much of the argument against free trade is based upon a fallacy that confuses costs and wealth.
14 Ordain (verb)
हुक्म देना
Synonyms: Command, Enact, Lay down
Antonyms: Void, Cancel
Example: Equal punishment was ordained for the two crimes.
15 Quell (verb)
दमन करना
Synonyms: Put an end to, Stamp out, Quench, End, Finish, Crush
Antonyms: Provoke, Aggravate, Incite, Encourage
Example: Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.
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