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2 Entail (verb)

ज़रूरी बनाना

Entail meaning

To make something necessary, or to involve something.

Synonyms: Necessitate, Warrant, Presuppose, Call For, Demand

Antonyms: Miss Out, Leave Out

Example: Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk.

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3 Accentuate (verb)

ज़ोर देना

Accentuate meaning

To emphasize a particular feature of something or to make something more noticeable.

Synonyms: Emphasise, Highlight, Accent, Underscore

Antonyms: Mask, Play Down, Minimize, Underplay

Example: The director uses music to accentuate the rising dramatic tension.

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4 Rankle (verb)

घुस्‍सा दिलाना

Rankle meaning

If something such as an event or a remark rankles, it makes you feel angry or upset for a long time.

Synonyms: Anger, Rile, Vex, Irk

Antonyms: Please, Delight, Appease, Comfort

Example: Her comments rankled me.

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5 Folly (noun)

नादानी, मूर्खता

Folly meaning

A lack of good judgement; the fact of doing something stupid; an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement.

Synonyms: Stupidity, Idiocy, Lunacy, Imbecility

Antonyms: Wisdom, Prudence, Sagacity, Judgement

Example: Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly.

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6 Vehemently (adverb)

जोरदार; मनोभावपूर्वक

Vehemently meaning

In a strong and emotional way.

Synonyms: Passionately, Vigorously, Fervidly, Fervently

Antonyms: Impassively, Unemotionally, Coolly, Aloofly

Example: Kane has always vehemently denied using drugs.

7 Turmoil (noun)

शोरगुल, मानसिक अशांति

Turmoil meaning

A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

Synonyms: Turbulence, Mayhem, Bedlam, Unrest, Pandemonium

Antonyms: Calm, Peace, Quietude, Serenity

Example: My emotional turmoil has drained me.

8 Conspicuous (adjective)

प्रत्यक्ष

Conspicuous meaning

Clearly visible.

Synonyms: Obvious, Evident, Apparent, Manifest

Antonyms: Invisible, Hidden, Obscure, Concealed

Example: The most visible and conspicuous fact is that people now live better than half a century ago.

9 Spiralling (adjective)

बढ़ता हुआ

Spiralling meaning

To increase rapidly.

Synonyms: Uprising, Escalating, Swelling, Mushrooming, Skyrocketing

Antonyms: Declining, Dwindling, Depreciating

Example: Prices are spiralling out of control.

10 Manhandle (verb)

धक्का मुक्की करना

Manhandle meaning

To push, pull or handle somebody roughly

Synonyms: Handle Roughly, Push, Pull, Hustle

Antonyms: Treat Well, Pamper, Protect

Example: They were manhandled into a waiting truck.

11 Lavish (adjective)

खर्चीला

Lavish meaning

large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money.

Synonyms: sumptuous, luxurious, splendid, extravagant

Antonyms: frugal, economical, austere, humble

Example: They lived a very lavish lifestyle.

12 Decimate (verb)

तबाह करना

Decimate meaning

Kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of; drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something).

Synonyms: annihilate, wipe out, exterminate, devastate

Antonyms: erect, build, fix, manufacture

Example: The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers.

13 Sobbing (adjective)

शोकाकुल, रोता हुआ

Sobbing meaning

Crying with pain, grief, or anger.

Synonyms: weepy, howling, bawling, in tears

Antonyms: blithe, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty

Example: She tried to assuage the sobbing toddlers.

14 Manoeuvre (verb)

तिकड़म, कपट-प्रयोग

Manoeuvre meaning

A carefully planned or cunning scheme or action.

Synonyms: Stratagem, tactic, gambit, ploy, subterfuge

Antonyms: Honesty, candidness

Example: The other directors are trying to manoeuvre her into resigning.

15 Employ (verb)

उपयोग में लाना

Employ meaning

To use something such as a skill, method, etc. for a particular purpose.

Synonyms: use, utilize, make use of, avail oneself of, put into service

Antonyms: misuse

Example: The police had to employ force to enter the building.

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