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6 Susceptible (adjective)

अतिसंवेदनशील

Susceptible meaning

Very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by something

Synonyms: vulnerable, sensitive, receptive, pliant

Antonyms: immune, resistant, strong, adamant

Example: Cytoxan makes him more susceptible to infection.

7 Infested (verb)

पीड़ित

Infested meaning

To exist in large numbers in a particular place, often causing damage or disease

Synonyms: plagued, ravaged, beset, swarning

Antonyms: apparent, certain, intelligible, transparent

Example: During the battle, this ship became infested by the technology.

8 Spurt (verb)

फुहार

Spurt meaning

To increase your speed for a short time to get somewhere faster

Synonyms: gush, stream, spout, squirt

Antonyms: drip, defer, drool, decline

Example: A sudden spurt of blood gushed into her eyes.

9 Assured (adjective)

आत्मविश्वासी

Assured meaning

Certain to happen

Synonyms: confident, certain, sure, secure

Antonyms: alarmed, scared, unsure, distrustful

Example: The most praying souls are the most assured souls.

10 Acreage (noun)

रकबा

Acreage meaning

An area of land measured in acres

Synonyms: area, property, plot, land

Antonyms: mountain, sea, wasteland, base

Example: Estimated planted acreage was 35 to 40,000 acres.

11 Ostensibly (adverb)

Ostensibly meaning

According to what seems or is stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case.

Synonyms: apparently, seemilngly, outwardly, allegedly

Antonyms: truly, really, actually, assuredly

Example: It's ostensibly a menswear label, but women also wear it.

12 Bulwark (noun)

बांध

Bulwark meaning

A wall built as a defence.

Synonyms: rampart, wall, bastion, fortification

Antonyms: fragility, expose, aggress, ambush

Example: Balanced sleep cycles are a bulwark against Dementia.

13 Becalmed (adjective)

तरंगरोध

Becalmed meaning

Unable to move because there is no wind.

Synonyms: motionless, still, calmed, unmoving

Antonyms: breezy, moving, anger, terrified of

Example: That ship, whatever she is, is becalmed as we are.

14 Erratic (adjective)

अनियमित

Erratic meaning

Not happening at regular times; not following any plan or regular pattern; that you cannot rely on.

Synonyms: unpredictable, irregular, fickle, changeable

Antonyms: regular, predictable, consistent, ordinary

Example: Her blood pressure resumed its former erratic pattern.

15 Proxy (noun)

प्रतिनिधित्व

Proxy meaning

A person who has been given the authority to represent somebody else.

Synonyms: substitute, deputy, surrogate, representative

Antonyms: weakness, audience, traditional approach, classical approach

Example: He masked the ip using a proxy server.

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