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6 Reminiscent (adjective)

याद ताजा

Reminiscent meaning

Showing that you are thinking about the past, especially in a way that causes you pleasure.

Synonyms: Evocative, Redolent, Remindful, Suggestive

Antonyms: Forgetful, Oblivious

Example: It had a taste reminiscent of spinach.

7 Hurl (verb)

फेंकना

Hurl meaning

To shout offensive words, etc. at somebody.

Synonyms: Fire, Cast, Toss, Pitch

Antonyms: Hold, Receive, Keep, Catch

Example: Someone hurled a rock through the window.

8 Induct (verb)

परिचित कराना

Induct meaning

To officially introduce somebody into a group or an organization, especially the army.

Synonyms: Invest, Initiate, Install, Instate

Antonyms: Reject, Expel, Close, Finish

Example: She was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

9 Resentment (noun)

क्रोध

Resentment meaning

Afeeling of anger or unhappiness about something that you think is unfair

Synonyms: Bitterness, Indignation, Rancor, Grudge

Antonyms: Happiness, Love, Friendliness, Good will

Example: She bore/felt/harbored bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-husband.

10 Twisting (verb)

घुमा

Twisting meaning

To bend or turn something into a particular shape.

Synonyms: Winding, Crooked, Sinuous, Turning

Antonyms: Untwist, Straighten, Uncurl

Example: She was staring down at her hands, twisting the ring on her finger.

11 Symbolic (adjective)

प्रतीकात्मक

Symbolic meaning

Containing symbols, or being used as a symbol.

Synonyms: Emblematic, Representative, Suggestive

Antonyms: Actual, Literal

Example: The lighting of the candles is symbolic.

12 Brunt (noun)

समाघात

Brunt meaning

To receive the main force of something unpleasant

Synonyms: Impact, Shock, Thrust

Antonyms: Relaxation, Ease

Example: The unemployed are feeling the brunt of it.

13 Fruition (noun)

सफलता

Fruition meaning

The successful result of a plan, a process or an activity.

Synonyms: Realization, Attainment, Completion, Achievement

Antonyms: Failure, Imperfection, Loss, Sorrow

Example: These plans take time to come to fruition.

14 Mitigation (noun)

शमन

Mitigation meaning

A reduction in how unpleasant, serious, etc. something is.

Synonyms: Relief, Reduction, Decrease, Diminution

Antonyms: Increase, Intensification

Example: We now calculate the marginal cost of mitigation by calculating the cost per ton of the additional carbon removed.

15 Pyrrhic (noun)

व्यर्थ

Pyrrhic meaning

A victory that is not worth winning because the winner has suffered or lost so much in winning it.

Synonyms: Worthless, Futile, Meaningless, Empty

Antonyms: Conquest, Achievement, Supremacy, Triumph

Example: She won the court case, but it was a Pyrrhic victory because she had to pay so much in legal fees.

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