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1 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.

2 Awareness (noun)

अवगत

Awareness meaning

Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Synonyms: Alive, Appreciative, Apprehensive, Attentive

Antonyms: Unaware, Ignorant, Oblivious

Example: Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health.

3 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.

4 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.

5 Laundering (verb)

शोधन

Laundering meaning

Conceal the origins of (money obtained illegally)

Synonyms: Clean, Administration, Management

Antonyms: Dirty, Bedraggled, Begrimed

Example: Hunsaker was laundering the profits through his bank.

6 Probe (noun)

जांच

Probe meaning

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.

Synonyms: Investigation, Examination, Inquest, Scrutiny

Antonyms: Gentle, Idiotic, Kind, Nice.

Example: He didn't like the police probing him about his past.

7 Colluded (verb)

सांठगांठ

Colluded meaning

cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others.

Synonyms: connive, intrigue, plot, conspire

Antonyms: forget, neglect, disapproval

Example: The companies were accused of acting in collusion to fix prices.

8 Hatched (verb)

बनाना

Hatched meaning

Open and produce a young animal.

Synonyms: Breed, Conceive, Concoct, Devise

Antonyms: Destroy, Discourage, Disorganize, Dissuade

Example: There is also some effect on the viability of larvae after hatching.

9 Anarchy (noun)

अराजकता

Anarchy meaning

A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.

Synonyms: Chaos, Confusion, Disorder, Disorganization

Antonyms: Calm, Harmony, Order, Peace

Example: What we are witnessing is the country's slow slide into anarchy.

10 Lodged (adjective)

दर्ज कराई

Lodged meaning

Flattened by wind or rain.

Synonyms: Blocked, Clogged, Swollen, Wedged

Antonyms: Impermanent, Unfixed, Clear, Empty

Example: The workers were lodged in temporary camps.

11 Mischievous (adjective)

संकट

Mischievous meaning

Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others.

Synonyms: Badness, Misbehaviour, Misconduct, Perversity.

Antonyms: Solemnity, Advantage, Benefit, Happiness.

Example: He was always up to mischief.

12 Ensure (verb)

सुनिश्चित

Ensure meaning

Make certain that (something) will occur or be the case.

Synonyms: Secure, Guarantee, Warrant, Certify

Antonyms: Hurt, Forget, Ignore, Invalidate.

Example: The company's sole concern is to ensure the safety of its employees.

13 Premises (noun)

घर

Premises meaning

A house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context.

Synonyms: Property, Site, Establishment, Office

Antonyms: Denial, Reality, Rejection, Fact

Example: There is a kitchen on the premises.

14 Legislative (adjective)

विधान मंडल

Legislative meaning

The legislative body of a country or state.

Synonyms: Body, Chamber, House, Parliament

Antonyms: Nonmanagerial, Nonsupervisory, Subordinate, Non-Administrative

Example: They addressed a petition to the legislature.

15 Substantive (adjective)

मूल

Substantive meaning

Having a firm basis in reality and so important, meaningful, or considerable.

Synonyms: Considerable, Substantial, Significant, Sizeable

Antonyms: Insignificant, Inconsequential, Nominal, Negligible

Example: These changes are more symbolic than substantive.

16 Alleged (adjective)

कथित

Alleged meaning

Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.

Synonyms: Supposed, Professed, Purported, Apparent

Antonyms: Proved, Verifiable, Stated, Tried-And-True.

Example: But sometimes there is also an element of fraud from the alleged victim.

17 Migrant (noun)

प्रवासी

Migrant meaning

A person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions.

Synonyms: Emigrant, Evacuee, Expatriate, Immigrant

Antonyms: Native, Resident, Citizen, Inhabitant

Example: They live in crowded migrant centres up and down the country.

18 Incidents (noun)

घटनाएं

Incidents meaning

An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

Synonyms: Circumstance, Episode, Event, Fact

Antonyms: Cessation, Inaction, Inactivity, Stoppage

Example: Two people were shot yesterday in two separate incidents.

19 Purported (adjective)

कथित

Purported meaning

Appearing or stated to be true, though not necessarily so.

Synonyms: So-Called, Stated, Supposed, Averred

Antonyms: Certain, Definite, Sure

Example: Certain, Definite, Sure

20 Taunted (verb)

ताना मारा

Taunted meaning

Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.

Synonyms: Deride, Insult, Jeer, Mock

Antonyms: Compliment, Flatter, Please, Praise

Example: The other kids used to taunt him in the playground because he was fat and wore glasses.

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