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6 Hegemony (noun)

आधिपत्य

Hegemony meaning

control by one country, organization, etc. over other countries, etc. within a particular group

Synonyms: Leadership, Dominion, Supremacy, power

Antonyms: Repression, constraint, oppression, ban

Example: That theme of sharing the hegemony is perfect.

7 Nuanced (adjective)

सूक्ष्म

Nuanced meaning

with very slight differences in meaning or expression

Synonyms: Subtle, refined, delicate, fine

Antonyms: Appalling, awful, bad-looking, disgusting

Example: I'm writing a nuanced portrait of a complicated man.

8 Viable (adjective)

जीवनक्षम

Viable meaning

that will be successful

Synonyms: Feasible, Workable, Practicable, possible

Antonyms: Unsustainable, impossible, unworkable, unreasonable

Example: It's surprising how quickly betrayal becomes a viable option.

9 Opportune (adjective)

उपयुक्त

Opportune meaning

suitable for doing a particular thing, so that it is likely to be successful

Synonyms: Timely, Advantageous, Auspicious, propitious

Antonyms: Unsuitable, Inopportune, Inappropriate, untimely

Example: People are loyal until it seems opportune not to be.

10 Ballast (noun)

रोडा

Ballast meaning

heavy material placed in a ship or hot-air balloon to make it heavier and keep it steady

Synonyms: Weight, Counterbalance, Counterweight, ballast resistor

Antonyms: Unsteadiness, instability, barge, buoy

Example: But I've lost control over the ballast tanks.

11 Inducting (verb)

शामिल करना

Inducting meaning

to formally give somebody a job or position of authority, especially as part of a ceremony

Synonyms: Induce, causing, inaugurating, induced

Antonyms: Achieve, check, closing, conclusion

Example: The inducting device comprises a first and second inductor

12 Speculation (noun)

अनुमान

Speculation meaning

the act of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts

Synonyms: Supposition, Conjecture, Guess, hypothesis

Antonyms: Fact, truth, practical consideration, certainty

Example: But we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact.

13 Rife (adjective)

व्याप्त

Rife meaning

full of something bad or unpleasant

Synonyms: Prevalent, Prevailing, Widespread, common

Antonyms: Prevalent, Prevailing, Widespread, common

Example: Poverty and unemployment are rife in Somalia.

14 Admonition (noun)

चेतावनी

Admonition meaning

a warning to somebody about their behaviour

Synonyms: Warning, Admonishment, Monition, reprimand

Antonyms: Approval, agreement, encouraging, praise

Example: Such admonition may precede termination of employment.

15 Ceasefire (noun)

संघर्ष विराम

Ceasefire meaning

a time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end the fighting permanently

Synonyms: Truce, Armistice, Peace, suspension of hostilities

Antonyms: Struggle, War, armed conflict, military action

Example: A few days later a ceasefire was declared.

16 Prominence (noun)

प्रमुखता

Prominence meaning

the state of being important, well known or easy to notice

Synonyms: Eminence, Protrusion, Protuberance, bulge

Antonyms: Obscurity, depression, unimportance, hollow

Example: No one could seek more prominence than that.

17 Entail (verb)

आवश्यक

Entail meaning

to involve something that cannot be avoided

Synonyms: Involve, Necessitate, Imply, require

Antonyms: cut out, delete, convey, cut

Example: It shall not entail excessive burdens on economic operators.

18 Competing (adjective)

प्रतिस्पर्धा

Competing meaning

unable to exist or be true at the same time

Synonyms: Rival, Compete, competitive, competition

Antonyms: Abandoning, abjuring, accepting, acquiring

Example: I started competing at 16 and carried on until I was 35.

19 Transit (noun)

पारगमन

Transit meaning

the process of being moved or carried from one place to another

Synonyms: Passage, Transportation, Movement, transport

Antonyms: Barrier, hindrance, prohibition, restraint

Example: Guatemala is to have freedom of transit across Belize.

20 Thwarted (verb)

नाकाम

Thwarted meaning

to prevent somebody from doing what they want to do

Synonyms: Frustrated, Foiled, Disappointed, defeated

Antonyms: Aided, enshrined, assisted, favored

Example: I just thwarted an attempt to hack the Android.

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