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1 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.

2 Custody (noun)

हिरासत में

Custody meaning

Relating to or requiring imprisonment.

Synonyms: Careful, Defensive, Jealous, Possessive

Antonyms: Careless, Inattentive, Negligent, Attacking

Example: Both men were given six-month custodial sentences.

3 Summons (verb)

बुलवाना

Summons meaning

Order (someone) to be present.

Synonyms: Ask, Assemble, Call, Convene

Antonyms: Answer, Cancel, Disperse, Divide

Example: He was incensed and summoned the villagers to appear before him.

4 Mobilize (noun)

गतिशीलता

Mobilize meaning

The ability to move or be moved freely and easily.

Synonyms: Flexibility, Maneuverability, Motility, Movability

Antonyms: Immobility, Immovability, Immotility, Immovableness

Example: She lost mobility in her left hand.

5 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.

6 Resigned (verb)

इस्तीफा

Resigned 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.

7 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.

8 Perpetrated (verb)

बढ़ावा

Perpetrated meaning

Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).

Synonyms: Carry Out, Commit, Execute, Inflict

Antonyms: Leave, Stop, Fail, Halt

Example: The men were planning to perpetrate a robbery.

9 Campaign (noun)

अभियान

Campaign meaning

A plan to do a number of things in order to achieve a special aim.

Synonyms: Crusade, Drive, Push, Effort.

Antonyms: Inaction, Prevent, Hinder, Inhibit.

Example: I'd better get my campaign manager cracking.

10 Convener (noun)

आयोजित करना

Convener meaning

To come together or to bring people together for a meeting, etc.

Synonyms: Summon, Call, Order, Hold.

Antonyms: Disperse, Divide, Scatter, Separate.

Example: We convened at the hotel for a seminar.

11 Starvation (noun)

भुखमरी

Starvation meaning

Suffering or death caused by lack of food.

Synonyms: Deprivation, Famine, Malnutrition, Inanition

Antonyms: Satisfaction, Satiation, Fullness, Satiety

Example: Thousands died of starvation.

12 Coordination (noun)

समन्वय

Coordination meaning

The process of organizing people or groups so that they work together properly and well.

Synonyms: Collaboration, Cooperation, Partnership, Collusion

Antonyms: Clumsiness, Incoordination, Ineptitude, Ineptness

Example: Playing sports improves strength and coordination.

13 Collapsed (adjective)

ढह

Collapsed meaning

Having fallen down or given way.

Synonyms: Bankruptcy, Catastrophe, Crash, Debacle

Antonyms: Miracle, Success, Wonder, Creation

Example: Buildings collapsed by an earthquake.

14 Halts (verb)

लड़खड़ाता

Halts meaning

Slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence.

Synonyms: Awkward, Clumsy, Labored, Stumbling

Antonyms: Adroit, Clever, Dexterous, Easy

Example: She answered in a halting voice.

15 Suspension (noun)

निलंबन

Suspension meaning

Imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period.

Synonyms: Adjournment, Interruption, Delay, Stay

Antonyms: Continuation, Resumption, Beginning, Opening

Example: He was angry about his suspension from the team.

16 Expand (verb)

फैलना या फैलाना

Expand meaning

To become or to make something bigger.

Synonyms: Enlarge, Swell, Dilate, Inflate.

Antonyms: Shrink, Contract, Condense, Scale Down.

Example: His business has expanded to serve the entire state.

17 Diverted (verb)

ध्यान हटाना

Diverted meaning

Cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another.

Synonyms: Alter, Deflect, Redirect, Switch

Antonyms: Stay, Straighten, Anger, Be Direct

Example: Police diverted traffic to a side street.

18 Offensive (adjective)

अपमानित

Offensive meaning

To hurt somebody’s feelings

Synonyms: Angry, Annoyed, Exasperated, Insulted

Antonyms: Aid, Assist, Assuage, Calm

Example: The smell of ash offended him.

19 Existed (verb)

अस्तित्व

Existed meaning

The fact or state of living or having objective reality.

Synonyms: Alive, Existing, Extant, Existent

Antonyms: Nonexistence, Nothingness, Absence, Unreality

Example: The existence of such powers did not deprive such agreements of their utility.

20 Extended (adjective)

विस्तारित

Extended meaning

Made larger.

Synonyms: Expand, Enlarge, Increase, Lengthen

Antonyms: Reduce, Shrink, Narrow

Example: He extended a hand in greeting.

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