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1 Committed (verb)

प्रतिबद्धता

Committed meaning

The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

Synonyms: Engagement, Guarantee, Need, Pledge

Antonyms: Break, Breach, Irresponsibility, Denial

Example: The church has a commitment to helping the poor.

2 Dumped (verb)

उतारना

Dumped meaning

Deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.

Synonyms: Removal, Discarding, Disposition, Junking

Antonyms: Accumulation, Acquisition, Collection, Gathering

Example: We need to stop the dumping of rubbish in our canals.

3 Deceased (noun)

मृत

Deceased meaning

The recently dead person in question.

Synonyms: Dead, Departed, Expired, Gone

Antonyms: Alive, Animate, Breathing, Going.

Example: Their mother is deceased.

4 Assailant (noun)

हमलावर

Assailant meaning

Make a concerted or violent attack on.

Synonyms: Bash, Berate, Blast, Criticize

Antonyms: Compliment, Praise, Uphold, Exonerate

Example: He is assailed by contradictory advice from all sides.

5 Threatened (verb)

धमकी

Threatened 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.

6 Spurred (adjective)

प्रेरित

Spurred meaning

To encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster.

Synonyms: Arouse, Drive, Propel, Push

Antonyms: Calm, Check, Discourage, Dissuade

Example: This spurred him to find out what others recalled about their grandparents.

7 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: He forged documents which purported to show that his companies had vast resources.

8 Victim (noun)

शिकार

Victim meaning

A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.

Synonyms: Sufferer, Casualty, Fatality, Loser

Antonyms: Attacker, Assailant, Criminal, Culprit.

Example: Not all the victims survived.

9 Subsequently (adverb)

तत्पश्चात्

Subsequently meaning

After a particular thing has happened

Synonyms: Afterwards, Finally, Later, After

Antonyms: Earlier, Former, Prior

Example: The original interview notes were subsequently lost.

10 Admonished (verb)

चेताया

Admonished meaning

Warn or reprimand someone firmly.

Synonyms: Advise, Berate, Censure, Chide

Antonyms: Permit, Praise, Applaud, Approve

Example: His mother admonished him for shouting.

11 Latter (adjective)

बाद वाला

Latter meaning

Occurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to the beginning.

Synonyms: Later, Hindmost, Closing, End

Antonyms: Beginning, First, Initial, Introductory

Example: I found the latter half of the play a little tedious.

12 Aggressively (adverb)

आक्रामक

Aggressively meaning

Ready or likely to attack or confront

Synonyms: Combative, Contentious, Destructive, Intrusive

Antonyms: Calm, Complaisant, Easygoing, Laid-Back

Example: He started to get aggressive and began to shout.

13 Corruption (noun)

भ्रष्‍टाचार

Corruption meaning

Dishonest or immoral behaviour or activities.

Synonyms: Dishonesty, Deceit, Deception, Duplicity.

Antonyms: Honesty, Decency, Goodness, Honor.

Example: I deplore the poverty and corruption of my country.

14 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.

15 Scam (noun)

घोटाला

Scam meaning

A dishonest scheme.

Synonyms: Blackmail, Deceit, Deception, Extortion

Antonyms: Candor, Honesty, Ingenuousness, Sincerity

Example: She was the victim of an insurance scam.

16 Levy (verb)

उगाही

Levy meaning

Impose

Synonyms: Burden, Duty, Excise, Fee

Antonyms: Demobilization, Spread, Bore, Fall

Example: The legislators approved a new levy on imported cattle to help protect American ranchers.

17 Perception (noun)

अनुभूति

Perception meaning

The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.

Synonyms: Insight, Sensitivity, Perceptivity, Understanding

Antonyms: Density, Dullness, Irrationality, Obtuseness

Example: It is my perception that his argument was fundamentally flawed.

18 Extortion (noun)

जबरन वसूली

Extortion meaning

Obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.

Synonyms: Coerce, Elicit, Exact, Extract

Antonyms: Forfeit, Give, Let Go, Loosen

Example: The criminals extorted large sums of money from their victims.

19 Reflect (verb)

प्रतिबिंबित

Reflect meaning

Throwback (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it.

Synonyms: Echoed, Emulated, Imitated, Repeated

Antonyms: Request, Take, Disregard, Ignore

Example: He saw himself reflected in the water/mirror/shop window.

20 Recruitment (noun)

भर्ती

Recruitment meaning

The process of actively seeking out, finding and hiring candidates for a specific position or job

Synonyms: Engagement, Enlistment, Enrollment, Employment

Antonyms: Fun, Unemployment, Avocation, Entertainment

Example: The recruitment process has been really successful and all managers and team leaders have now been placed.

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