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1 Defers (verb)

टालना

Defers meaning

Postpone

Synonyms: Delays, Waits, Remits, Suspends

Antonyms: Advance, Allow, Carry Out, Continue

Example: The court defers to precedent in cases like these.

2 Suspects (verb)

संदिग्ध

Suspects meaning

Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.

Synonyms: Open, Pseudo, Doubtable, Thick

Antonyms: Innocent, Known, Trusted, Trustworthy

Example: He's suspected in four burglaries.

3 Sought (verb)

तलाश करना

Sought meaning

To try to find or get something.

Synonyms: Search For, Try to Find, Look For.

Antonyms: Unwanted, Unwelcome, Unloved.

Example: No, I sought it out for the copies of his illustrations, not the words others have added.

4 Excise (noun)

उत्पाद शुल्क

Excise meaning

A tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licences granted for certain activities.

Synonyms: Surcharge, Tariff, Customs, Duty

Antonyms: Tax, Levy, Impose, Fine

Example: New car buyers will be hit by increases in taxes and excise.

5 Reissue (verb)

फिर से छपवाना

Reissue meaning

Make a new supply or different form of (a product, especially a book or record) available for sale.

Synonyms: Copy, Program, Publication, Release

Antonyms: Suppress, Censor

Example: The publisher has decided to reissue the author's out-of-print books.

6 Summoned (verb)

बुलवाना

Summoned meaning

Order (someone) to be present.

Synonyms: Ask, Assemble, Call, Convene

Antonyms: Answer, Cancel, Disperse, Divide

Example: Answer, Cancel, Disperse, Divide

7 Crucial (adjective)

महत्वपूर्ण

Crucial meaning

Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Synonyms: Pivotal, Critical, Key, Climacteric

Antonyms: Inessential, Insignificant, Minor, Optional

Example: It's crucial that we arrive before 8 o'clock.

8 Conspiracy (noun)

साजिश

Conspiracy meaning

A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

Synonyms: Plot, Scheme, Stratagem, Cabal.

Antonyms: Faithfulness, Honesty, Ignorance, Loyalty

Example: Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson.

9 Irregularities (noun)

अनियमितता

Irregularities meaning

The state or quality of being irregular.

Synonyms: Distortion, Flaw, Inconsistency, Aberration

Antonyms: Perfection, Conformity, Continuation, Regularity

Example: We uncovered irregularities in the town's finances.

10 Scrapped (noun)

रद्दी

Scrapped meaning

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

Synonyms: Fragment, Piece, Bit, Offcut

Antonyms: Agreement, Harmony, Peace, Truce

Example: He jotted it down on a scrap of paper.

11 Hostile (adjective)

विरोधी

Hostile meaning

Unfriendly

Synonyms: Adverse, Belligerent, Bitter, Contentious

Antonyms: Agreeable, Aiding, Favorable, Friendly

Example: The Governor faced hostile crowds when he visited the town yesterday.

12 Irresistible (adjective)

अथक

Irresistible meaning

Too attractive and tempting to be resisted

Synonyms: Alluring, Charming, Fascinating, Inevitable

Antonyms: Avoidable, Escapable, Impotent, Incapable

Example: I felt an irresistible urge to laugh.

13 Bristled (verb)

क्रुद्ध हो जाना

Bristled meaning

Be covered with or abundant in.

Synonyms: Barb, Feeler, Fiber, Point

Antonyms: Placate, Pacify, Please, Relieve

Example: He bristled at the insult.

14 Heinous (adjective)

जघन्य

Heinous meaning

Utterly odious or wicked.

Synonyms: Abhorrent, Abominable, Atrocious, Flagrant

Antonyms: Delightful, Friendly, Good, Kind

Example: This heinous crime has left them all distraught.

15 Overwhelming (adjective)

ज़बर्दस्त

Overwhelming meaning

Very great in amount.

Synonyms: Amazing, Astounding, Crushing, Devastating

Antonyms: Resistible, Temperate, Superficial, Moderate

Example: She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.

16 Unprecedentedly (adverb)

अभूतपूर्व

Unprecedentedly meaning

Never done or known before.

Synonyms: Unparalleled, Unequalled, Unmatched, Unrivalled

Antonyms: Bad, Common, Commonplace, Customary

Example: The team has enjoyed unprecedented success this year.

17 Threats (noun)

धमकी

Threats meaning

A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.

Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces

Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety.

Example: The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.

18 Accurately (adverb)

शुद्धता से

Accurately meaning

In a way that is correct in all details

Synonyms: Exactly, Meticulously, Precisely, Flawlessly

Antonyms: Inaccurately, Inexactly, Loosely, Incorrectly

Example: It is very difficult to predict the weather accurately.

19 Endowment (noun)

दान

Endowment meaning

A gift of money that will provide an income for a college or university, a hospital, or other organization

Synonyms: Bequest, Donation, Funding, Grant

Antonyms: Debt, Disadvantage, Drawback, Inability

Example: The hospital's endowment was established by a local family.

20 Deploy (verb)

तैनात करना

Deploy meaning

To put soldiers or weapons in a position where they are ready to fight.

Synonyms: Position, Station, Post, Place.

Antonyms: Concentrate, Conclude, Finish, Conceal.

Example: The troops were deployed for battle.

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