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6 Tailor (verb)

उपयुक्तबनाना

Tailor meaning

Make or adapt for a particular purpose or person.

Synonyms: Adapt, Mould, Attune, Modify, Reshape, Mould

Antonyms: Reject, Refuse, Deny, Spurn, Turn Down

Example: Example- Arrangements can be tailored to meet individual

7 Batter (verb)

बिगाड़ना

Batter meaning

To hit somebody/something hard many times, especially in a way that causes serious damage.

Synonyms: Damage, Impair, Spoil, Harm

Antonyms: Restore, Repair, Fix

Example: Severe winds have been battering the north coast.

8 Cushion (verb)

शक्ति कम करना

Cushion meaning

Mitigate the adverse effects of.

Synonyms: Lessen, Allay, Decrease, Temper

Antonyms: Exacerbate, Intensify

Example: The fall of the dollar will cushion the impact of the oil price-rise and help contain inflation.

9 Modest (adjective)

मामूली

Modest meaning

(of an amount, rate, or level) relatively moderate, limited, or small.

Synonyms: Moderate, Acceptable, Fair, Unexceptional

Antonyms: Substantial, Significant, Huge

Example: Their boards give them stock options but in relatively modest amounts.

10 Embroil (verb)

आपत्ति में डालना

Embroil meaning

To involve somebody/yourself in an argument or a difficult situation.

Synonyms: Involve, Entangle, Implicate, Bog down

Antonyms: Untangle, Exclude, Liberate

Example: The film’s about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner.

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