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4 Apartheid (noun)

रंगभेद

Apartheid meaning

The former political system in South Africa in which only white people had full political rights and other people, especially black people, were forced to live away from white people, go to separate school

Synonyms: Discrimination, Racism, Seclusion, Bigotry

Antonyms: Equal Opportunity, Equal Rights, Equal Treatment, Fairness

Example: Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy.

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6 Rhetoric (noun)

लफ्फाजी

Rhetoric meaning

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

Synonyms: Oratory, Eloquence, Elocution, Verbosity

Antonyms: Quiet, Silence, Inarticulation, Impotence

Example: Rhetoric is cheap, evidence comes more dearly.

7 Stymied (verb)

अड़चनें अटका हुआ

Stymied meaning

To prevent somebody from doing something that they have planned or want to do; to prevent something from happening

Synonyms: foiled, hampered, blocked, jammed

Antonyms: assisted, promoted, active, advanced

Example: Animated films are still stymied by a technological bottleneck.

8 Moratorium (noun)

स्थगन

Moratorium meaning

A temporary stopping of an activity, especially by official agreement

Synonyms: suspension, postponement, delay, deferment

Antonyms: continuation, approval, clearance, consent

Example: However, the moratorium is applied inconsistently.

9 Taboo (adjective)

निषेध

Taboo meaning

Considered so offensive or embarrassing that people must not mention it

Synonyms: forbidden, prohibited, ban, unmentionable

Antonyms: acceptable, allowed, mentionable, permissible

Example: The taboo is steadily being broken.

10 Signatories (noun)

हस्ताक्षरकर्ता

Signatories meaning

A person, a country or an organization that has signed an official agreement.

Synonyms: endorser, signer, certifier, cosignatory

Antonyms: activist, entrepreneur, acumen, participant

Example: The signatory should provide any support required.

11 Implication (noun)

निहितार्थ

Implication meaning

A possible effect or result of an action or a decision

Synonyms: Significance, Hint, Connotation, Intimation

Antonyms: Exception, Exclusion, Frivolity, Antecedent

Example: Her implication in the crime was obvious.

12 Deprived (adjective)

वंचित

Deprived meaning

Suffering from a lack of the thing mentioned

Synonyms: Disadvantaged, Underprivileged, Needy, Destitute

Antonyms: Privileged, Wealthy, Affluent, Prosperous

Example: He was deprived of his liberty without a fair trial.

13 Scrutiny (noun)

सूक्ष्म परीक्षण

Scrutiny meaning

Careful and complete examination

Synonyms: Inspection, Investigation, Analysis, Survey

Antonyms: Eyeshot, Blink, Flash, Negligence

Example: Every aspect of local government was placed under scrutiny.

14 Afloat (adjective)

समुद्र में

Afloat meaning

Able to survive

Synonyms: Adrift, Floating, Aboard, Above Water

Antonyms: Sunken, Submerged, Deep, Depressed

Example: I'm barely keeping this place afloat myself.

15 Paradigm (noun)

मिसाल

Paradigm meaning

A typical example or pattern of something

Synonyms: Model, Pattern, Prototype, Example

Antonyms: Atypical Sample, Fake, Defilement, Disembodiment

Example: And that's typically the paradigm under which we've operated.

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