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6 Stifle (verb)

दबाना

Stifle meaning

to prevent something from happening.

Synonyms: suppress, curb, restrain, muffle, muzzle

Antonyms: free, release, let go, allow

Example: She managed to stifle a yawn.

7 Endowment (noun)

विरासत में मिला गुण

Endowment meaning

a quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone.

Synonyms: talent, gift, strength, attribute, feature

Antonyms: inability, incapacity

Example: Few people are blessed with her mental endowments.

8 Entrench (verb)

किसी चीज को बहुत मजबूती से स्थापित करना

Entrench meaning

to establish something very strongly so that it is very difficult to change.

Synonyms: embed, ensconce, dig in, lodge,

Antonyms: dislodge, bring down

Example: Sexism is deeply entrenched in our society.

9 Agrarian (adjective)

कृषि संबंधी

Agrarian meaning

connected with farming and the use of land for farming.

Synonyms: agriculture, farming, pastoral, rural, rustic

Antonyms: urban, industrial, metropolitan, nonagricultural

Example: Brazil is rapidly diversifying its agrarian economy.

10 Truncate (verb)

काट कर छोटा करना

Truncate meaning

to make something shorter.

Synonyms: cut, curtail, abbreviate, shorten, abridge

Antonyms: elongate, enlarge, stretch, expand

Example: My article was published in truncated form.

11 Subaltern (adjective)

निचले ओहदे के अधिकारी

Subaltern meaning

Inferior in rank or status.

Synonyms: Subordinate, Inferior, Secondary, Minor, Junior

Antonyms: Superior, Commander

Example: He was educated at the Smolensk gymnasium, and in 1855 entered an infantry regiment as a subaltern.

12 Starkly (adverb)

कठोरता से

Starkly meaning

In a way that is severe or harsh in appearance or outline.

Synonyms: Severely, Harshly, Bluntly, Bleakly , Badly

Antonyms: Nicely, Opulently, Smoothly

Example: We are starkly aware of the risks.

13 Adrift (adjective)

भटका हुआ भटकी हुई]

Adrift meaning

No longer seem to have any purpose or direction.

Synonyms: Aimless, Afloat, Directionless, Lost, Unanchored

Antonyms: Anchored, Determined, Purposeful, Focused

Example: The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days.

14 Ensconce (verb)

विराजमान

Ensconce meaning

Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe place.

Synonyms: Lodge, Shelter, Park, Nestle, Plant

Antonyms: Unsettle, Disorganize, Disorder, Disarrange

Example: He ensconced himself in my bedroom as if he owned it.

15 Radical (adjective)

मौलिक

Radical meaning

Relating to the most basic and important parts of something.

Synonyms: Far-Reaching, Fundamental, Basic, Root, Basal, Essential

Antonyms: Superficial, Conventional, Unnatural, Inessential

Example: Now we have the need for radical changes in education.

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