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1 Allegedly (adverb)

कथित

Allegedly 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.

2 Grieving (verb)

शिकायत

Grieving meaning

A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment.

Synonyms: Grief, Hardship, Injustice, Objection

Antonyms: Delight, Happiness, Joy, Advantage

Example: He has a deep sense of grievance against his former employer.

3 Disproportionate (adjective)

अनुपातहीन

Disproportionate meaning

To an extent that is too large or too small in comparison with something else.

Synonyms: Extremely, Immensely, Improperly, Inordinately

Antonyms: Balanced, Counterbalanced, Equitable, Moderate

Example: This act was found to be objectionable by some residents who stated that the new seventh district was disproportionately large.

4 Threaten (verb)

धमकी

Threaten 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.

5 Vulnerable (adjective)

असुरक्षित

Vulnerable meaning

Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

Synonyms: Accessible, Defenseless, Exposed, Liable

Antonyms: Guarded, Protected, Safe, Secure

Example: I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.

6 Instances (noun)

उदाहरण

Instances meaning

An example or single occurrence of something.

Synonyms: Detail, Example, Item, Occasion

Antonyms: Disassemble, Disjoin, Break, Allopatry

Example: These delays are just another instance of bureaucratic inefficiency.

7 Pertaining (verb)

संबंधित

Pertaining meaning

To exist or apply in a particular situation or at a particular time

Synonyms: concern, connected, referring, related

Antonyms: ignore, disregard, slight

Example: the laws pertaining to immigration.

8 Assault (verb)

हमला

Assault meaning

Make a physical attack on.

Synonyms: Aggression, Charge, Incursion, Invasion

Antonyms: Retreat, Decrease, Praise

Example: He was accused of assault.

9 Plenty (noun)

बहुत

Plenty meaning

A situation in which food and other necessities are available in sufficiently large quantities.

Synonyms: Prosperity, Affluence, Wealth, Opulence

Antonyms: Lack, Need, Want, Poorness

Example: You'll have plenty of time to make your connecting flight.

10 Delicate (adjective)

नाज़ुक

Delicate meaning

Very fine in texture or structure.

Synonyms: Delicious, Delightful, Elegant, Exquisite

Antonyms: Callous, Crude, Firm, Hard

Example: He had delicate hands.

11 Breached (verb)

उल्लंघन

Breached meaning

Make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence).

Synonyms: Crack, Rift, Rupture, Aperture

Antonyms: Agreement, Closing, Closure, Juncture

Example: He claims that the city breached an agreement by selling the property.

12 Blooms (noun)

खिलना

Blooms meaning

A flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty

Synonyms: Blossom, Flower, Bud, Efflorescence

Antonyms: Wither, Fade, Die, End

Example: He is the soil that enables the flowers around him to grow and bloom.

13 Rugged (adjective)

ऊबड़ - खाबड़

Rugged meaning

Having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.

Synonyms: Craggy, Hilly, Jagged, Mountainous

Antonyms: Even, Flat, Smooth, Calm

Example: The rugged surface of the moon.

14 Dreary (adjective)

सुनसान

Dreary meaning

Depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

Synonyms: Bleak, Boring, Colorless, Damp

Antonyms: Bright, Cheerful, Colorful, Encouraging

Example: It was a gray, dreary morning.

15 Subsidiary (adjective)

सहायक

Subsidiary meaning

Less important than but related or supplementary to something.

Synonyms: Ancillary, Supplementary, Accessory, Adjuvant

Antonyms: Chief, Main, Major, Important

Example: The managing companies will take over the dockyard companies as wholly owned subsidiaries.

16 Bastion (noun)

गढ़

Bastion meaning

A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.

Synonyms: Bulwark, Citadel, Fortress, Mainstay

Antonyms: Weak Spot, Weakness

Example: The ownership of property by as many people as possible is one of the main bastions of liberty.

17 Vast (adjective)

विशाल

Vast meaning

Of very great extent or quantity.

Synonyms: Ample, Big, Boundless, Broad

Antonyms: Bounded, Calculable, Ending, Finite

Example: She has a vast amount of knowledge on this subject.

18 Laboriously (adverb)

परिश्रम

Laboriously meaning

In a way that takes considerable time and effort.

Synonyms: Arduously, Energetically, Hard, Painfully

Antonyms: Effortless, Easy, Ease, Sensitive

Example: He wrote out the list laboriously by hand.

19 Opted (verb)

विकल्प चुना

Opted meaning

Make a choice from a range of possibilities.

Synonyms: Appointed, Announced, Anointed, Approved

Antonyms: Refuse, Reject, Decline, Negative

Example: She was offered a job but opted to go to college instead.

20 Cadre (noun)

संवर्ग

Cadre meaning

A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.

Synonyms: Organization, Personnel, Staff, Core

Antonyms: Unmilitary, Civilian

Example: This new cadre of charity leaders will bring to the sector an exciting set of skills, fit to face a new set of challenges.

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