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20 words · first 3 free, all 20 with Prime

1 Ulminating (verb)

समापन हुआ

Ulminating meaning

To reach a final result

Synonyms: Cap, Climax, Conclude, Terminate

Antonyms: Begin, Commence, Open, Start

Example: Today this campaign culminated in a mass rally in London.

2 Residence (noun)

निवास स्थान

Residence meaning

A person's home, especially a large and impressive one.

Synonyms: Apartment, Condo, Dwelling, Hall

Antonyms: Business, Industry, Office

Example: He recently ended his residence at the apartment complex.

3 Resignation (noun)

इस्तीफा

Resignation meaning

Leave a job or office

Synonyms: Abandon, Relinquish, Surrender, Waive

Antonyms: Assert, Begin, Claim, Come

Example: The senator was forced to resign his position.

4 Insist (verb)

आग्रह

Insist meaning

The fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done.

Synonyms: Insignificant, Relenting, Trivial, Unimportant

Antonyms: Demand, Bidding, Command, Dictate

Example: She was fired from her job at the insistence of the mayor.

5 Initiated (verb)

आरंभ करना

Initiated meaning

Cause (a process or action) to begin.

Synonyms: Begin, Commence, Inaugurate, Institute

Antonyms: Block, Cease, Close, Complete

Example: Doctors have initiated a series of tests to determine the cause of the problem.

6 Bureaucrat (noun)

नौकरशाही

Bureaucrat meaning

A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

Synonyms: Civil Service, Administration, Government, Directorate.

Antonyms: Adhocracy, Nonsupervisory, Nonmanagerial

Example: She has a good grasp of how the bureaucracy works.

7 March (verb)

यातायात

March meaning

Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

Synonyms: Stride, Walk, Pace, Tread

Antonyms: Halt, Retreat, Retrogress, Stay

Example: The soldiers marched behind the coffin.

8 Hails (verb)

जयजयकार करना

Hails meaning

To call someone in order to attract their attention.

Synonyms: Beat, Shower, Rain, Fall

Antonyms: Knocking, Slamming, Disparaging, Panning

Example: Shall we hail a taxi?

9 Refusing (verb)

अस्वीकृत

Refusing meaning

Indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.

Synonyms: Decline, Reject, Repudiate, Spurn

Antonyms: Accept, Take, Allowed, Permitted

Example: She was refused access to her children.

10 Assure (verb)

आश्वासन

Assure meaning

Tell someone something positively to dispel any doubts.

Synonyms: Encourage, Persuade, Reassure, Satisfy

Antonyms: Discourage, Dissuade, Distress

Example: I can assure you that you won't be disappointed.

11 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.

12 Declared (adjective)

घोषित

Declared meaning

Openly or formally asserted or announced.

Synonyms: Proclaim, Announce, State, Communicate

Antonyms: Conceal, Contradict, Deny, Forget

Example: The man, who has not been named, was declared dead at the scene.

13 Diplomat (noun)

कूटनीतिक

Diplomat meaning

Of or concerning diplomacy

Synonyms: Conciliatory, Gracious, Polite, Strategic

Antonyms: Rude, Artless, Impolite, Tactless

Example: The two countries have had no diplomatic relations since.

14 Proposal (noun)

प्रस्तावित

Proposal meaning

Put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others.

Synonyms: Expected, Planned, Prospective, Recommended

Antonyms: Answer, Discourage, Dissuade, Ignore

Example: The scientists proposed a new theory.

15 Clarification (noun)

स्पष्ट किया

Clarification meaning

Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible

Synonyms: Simplify, Explain, Explicate, Define

Antonyms: Complicate, Confuse, Question, Mix Up

Example: Her explanation did not clarify matters much.

16 Retaliation (noun)

प्रतिकार करना

Retaliation meaning

Make an attack in return for a similar attack.

Synonyms: Reciprocate, Get, Pay, Recompense

Antonyms: Depart, Leave, Lose, Take

Example: The children retaliated by flicking darts or throwing inkwells.

17 Certainly (adverb)

ज़रूर

Certainly meaning

Without doubt

Synonyms: Absolutely, Assuredly, Exactly, Surely

Antonyms: Doubtfully, Questionably, Dubiously, Equivocally

Example: She certainly has a lot of talent.

18 Reiterated (verb)

दोहराया

Reiterated meaning

Say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.

Synonyms: Repeat, Restate, Retell, Iterate

Antonyms: Differ, Oppose, Reverse.

Example: The government has reiterated its refusal to compromise with terrorists.

19 Briefing (noun)

कार्य आरंभ होने से पहले दिए निर्देश

Briefing meaning

Instructions or information that you are given before something happens.

Synonyms: Information, Orientation, Preparation, Rundown.

Antonyms: Deliberate, Unhurried, Unrushed, Long

Example: They received thorough briefing before they left the country.

20 Prohibited (verb)

निषेध

Prohibited meaning

The action of forbidding something, especially by law.

Synonyms: Banning, Forbidding, Prohibiting, Barring

Antonyms: Freedom, Incitement, Support, Wildness

Example: She has promised to implement prohibition in a phased manner.

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