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6 Shrewd (adjective)

चालाक

Shrewd meaning

Clever at understanding and making judgments about a situation

Synonyms: Astute, Clever, Sharp, Canny

Antonyms: Stupid, Naïve, Unwise, Foolish

Example: He is too shrewd to be discomposed by such conversation.

7 Farce (noun)

स्वांग

Farce meaning

A situation or an event that is so unfair or badly organized that it becomes silly

Synonyms: Travesty, Comedy, Mockery, Joke

Antonyms: Ballet, Advantage, Answer, Solution

Example: Life is the farce which everyone has to perform.

8 Aftermath (noun)

परिणाम

Aftermath meaning

The situation that exists as a result of an important (and usually unpleasant) event, especially a war, an accident, etc.

Synonyms: Consequence, Effect, Outcome, Wake

Antonyms: Antecedent, Cause, Root, Basis

Example: Food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought.

9 Rhetoric (noun)

वक्रपटुता

Rhetoric meaning

Speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere

Synonyms: Oratory, Eloquence, Grandiloquence, Elocution

Antonyms: Quiet, Conciseness, Gibberish, Silence

Example: Rhetoric is cheap, evidence comes more dearly.

10 Bequeath (verb)

वसीयत

Bequeath meaning

To say in a will that you want somebody to have your property, money, etc. after you die

Synonyms: Leave, Will, Devise, Endow

Antonyms: Disown, Rob, Beg, Deprive

Example: Didn't you bequeath your debt to us?

11 Cite (verb)

अदालत में तलब करना

Cite meaning

To speak or write the exact words from a book

Synonyms: Quote, Mention, Name, Refer

Antonyms: Forget, Hide, Enclose, Ignore

Example: He does not cite any source for this assertion.

12 Avatar (noun)

अवतार

Avatar meaning

A god appearing in a physical form.

Synonyms: Embodiment, Incarnation, Epitome, Manifestation

Antonyms: Begger, Bloke, Being, Body

Example: His avatar is more useful to us.

13 Puppet (noun)

कठपुतली

Puppet meaning

A model of a person or an animal that can be made to move, for example by pulling strings attached to parts of its body or by putting your hand inside it

Synonyms: Pawn, Tool, Stooge, Doll

Antonyms: Superstar, Rule-Breaker, Puppet Master, Guardian

Example: He crushed the carefully constructed puppet in his fist.

14 Coterie (noun)

मण्डली

Coterie meaning

A small group of people who have the same interests and do things together but do not like to include others

Synonyms: Coterie, Gang, Circle, Group

Antonyms: Collection, Array, Cram, Company

Example: Obviously, the difference was pocketed by the ruling coterie.

15 Sabbatical (noun)

विश्राम

Sabbatical meaning

A period of time when somebody, especially a teacher at a university, is allowed to stop their normal work in order to study or travel.

Synonyms: Vacation, Leave, Holiday, Furlough

Antonyms: Chores, Work, Craft, Calling

Example: He is currently on sabbatical in South Asia.

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