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2 Aviation (noun)

वैमानिकी

Aviation meaning

The designing, building and flying of aircraft.

Synonyms: Aeronautics, Flight, Flying, Gliding.

Antonyms: Domestic Flight, International Flight, Uncreativeness, Unhurried

Example: The planes are too, in the absence of an aviation policy.

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6 Retrieved (verb)

पुनः प्राप्‍त करना

Retrieved meaning

To get something back from the place where it was left or lost.

Synonyms: Recover, Recoup, Reclaim, Redeem

Antonyms: Hide, Misplace, Lose, Steal, Misplaced

Example: The files were retrieved from the computer.

7 Grieved (verb)

गहरी उदासी होना

Grieved meaning

To feel great sadness (especially about the death of somebody you love).

Synonyms: Mourn, Lament, Sorrow

Antonyms: Rejoice, Laugh, Be Happy

Example: We understand, and we certainly grieved with her at her sad loss.

8 Unreliable (adjective)

गै़र-भरोसेमंद

Unreliable meaning

That cannot be trusted or depended on.

Synonyms: Undependable, Untrustworthy, Irresponsible, Reckless

Antonyms: Reliable, Steadfast, Accurate

Example: She also returns to the unreliability of some dictionary-based sources of data.

9 Wreckage (noun)

मलबा

Wreckage meaning

The broken pieces of something that has been destroyed.

Synonyms: Wreck, Debris, Detritus, Remainder

Antonyms: Booty, Find, Pickings, Salvage

Example: Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies.

10 Scrambling (verb)

जल्‍दी-जल्‍दी कहीं जाना

Scrambling meaning

To climb quickly up or over something using your hands to help you; to move somewhere quickly.

Synonyms: Clamber, Climb, Crawl, Scrabble

Antonyms: Dawdle, Crawl, Amble, Stroll.

Example: She scrambled up the steep hillside and over the rocks.

11 Quoted (verb)

दूसरे के शब्‍दों को उद्‌धृत करना

Quoted meaning

To repeat exactly something that somebody else has said or written before.

Synonyms: Recite, Repeat, Say Again, Reproduce

Antonyms: Ignored, Disregarded, Overlooked, Forgot

Example: If they're flexible, we're flexible’, the official was quoted as saying.

12 Sanctions (noun)

मंज़ूरी

Sanctions meaning

Official permission to do or change something.

Synonyms: Penalty, Punishment, Deterrent

Antonyms: Reward, Prohibition, Ban

Example: The country acted without the sanction of the other nations.

13 Prosecutor (noun)

अभियोजक

Prosecutor meaning

A public official who charges somebody with a crime and tries to show that he/she is guilty in a court of law.

Synonyms: Solicitor, Legal Eagle, Counselor-At-Law, Jurist

Antonyms: Defendant, Accused, Litigant, Appellant

Example: The public prosecutor sought death sentence to the accused.

14 Criticism (noun)

आलोचना

Criticism meaning

What you think is bad about somebody/something.

Synonyms: Censure, Reproval, Condemnation, Denunciation

Antonyms: Approve, Commend, Compliment, Exonerate.

Example: There was much public criticism directed at the senator.

15 Anonymous (adjective)

अज्ञात

Anonymous meaning

Whose name is not known or made public.

Synonyms: Unnamed, Nameless, Incognito, Unidentified

Antonyms: Known, Identified, Signed

Example: The donor wishes to remain anonymous.

16 Predecessor (noun)

पूर्ववर्ती अधिकारी

Predecessor meaning

The person who was in the job or position before the person who is in it now.

Synonyms: Forerunner, Precursor, Antecedent

Antonyms: Successor, Follow-Up

Example: My predecessor worked in this job for twelve years.

17 Twirled (verb)

चक्‍कर खाना

Twirled meaning

To turn round and round quickly

Synonyms: Pirouette, Whirl, Wheel, Gyrate

Antonyms: Straighten, Untwirl, Untwist

Example: He twirled the ribbon around the stick.

18 Intercept (verb)

अंतरोधन करना

Intercept meaning

To stop or catch somebody/something that is moving from one place to another.

Synonyms: Stop, Head Off, Cut Off, Catch

Antonyms: Abet, Aid, Allow, Assist

Example: Detectives have been intercepting her mail.

19 Chaotic (adjective)

अस्‍त व्‍यस्‍त

Chaotic meaning

In a state of chaos.

Synonyms: Disorderly, Disordered, Disorganized, Confused

Antonyms: Orderly, Calm, Harmonized, Normal

Example: My house is chaotic but it's great fun.

20 Lucrative (adjective)

लाभप्रद

Lucrative meaning

Allowing somebody to earn a lot of money.

Synonyms: Profitable, Profit-Making, Gainful, Remunerative

Antonyms: Unprofitable, Poorly Paid

Example: He gave up a lucrative career as a lawyer to look after his kids.

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Every word here was picked from the day's newspaper editorials, so you learn the vocabulary that actually appears in SSC, Bank and other exam passages. Each word comes with its Hindi meaning, synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence; Prime members also get a trick to remember it. Read the editorial of the day to see the words in context, then test yourself in the daily English quiz.

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