1 Volatile (adjective)
अस्थिर
Erratic and unpredictable in behaviour or direction.
Synonyms: Vagarious, Fickle, Mercurial, Capricious
Antonyms: Stable, Unchanging, Steady, Unvarying
Example: The political situation was becoming more volatile.
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1 Volatile (adjective)
अस्थिर
Synonyms: Vagarious, Fickle, Mercurial, Capricious
Antonyms: Stable, Unchanging, Steady, Unvarying
Example: The political situation was becoming more volatile.
2 Entail (verb)
ज़रूरी बनाना
Synonyms: Necessitate, Warrant, Presuppose, Call For, Demand
Antonyms: Miss Out, Leave Out
Example: Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk.
3 Accentuate (verb)
ज़ोर देना
Synonyms: Emphasise, Highlight, Accent, Underscore
Antonyms: Mask, Play Down, Minimize, Underplay
Example: The director uses music to accentuate the rising dramatic tension.
4 Rankle (verb)
घुस्सा दिलाना
Synonyms: Anger, Rile, Vex, Irk
Antonyms: Please, Delight, Appease, Comfort
Example: Her comments rankled me.
5 Folly (noun)
नादानी, मूर्खता
Synonyms: Stupidity, Idiocy, Lunacy, Imbecility
Antonyms: Wisdom, Prudence, Sagacity, Judgement
Example: Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly.
6 Vehemently (adverb)
जोरदार; मनोभावपूर्वक
Synonyms: Passionately, Vigorously, Fervidly, Fervently
Antonyms: Impassively, Unemotionally, Coolly, Aloofly
Example: Kane has always vehemently denied using drugs.
7 Turmoil (noun)
शोरगुल, मानसिक अशांति
Synonyms: Turbulence, Mayhem, Bedlam, Unrest, Pandemonium
Antonyms: Calm, Peace, Quietude, Serenity
Example: My emotional turmoil has drained me.
8 Conspicuous (adjective)
प्रत्यक्ष
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
Synonyms: Uprising, Escalating, Swelling, Mushrooming, Skyrocketing
Antonyms: Declining, Dwindling, Depreciating
Example: Prices are spiralling out of control.
10 Manhandle (verb)
धक्का मुक्की करना
Synonyms: Handle Roughly, Push, Pull, Hustle
Antonyms: Treat Well, Pamper, Protect
Example: They were manhandled into a waiting truck.
11 Lavish (adjective)
खर्चीला
Synonyms: sumptuous, luxurious, splendid, extravagant
Antonyms: frugal, economical, austere, humble
Example: They lived a very lavish lifestyle.
12 Decimate (verb)
तबाह करना
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
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
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
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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