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1 Brink (noun)

कगार

Brink meaning

The extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water.

Synonyms: Edge, Verge, Margin, Extremity

Antonyms: Middle, Close, Disadvantage

Example: We are on the brink of worldwide deflation.

2 Briefly (adverb)

विवरण

Briefly 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.

3 Botched (adjective)

असफल

Botched meaning

Carried out badly or carelessly.

Synonyms: Broken, Cracked, Damaged, Defective

Antonyms: Accurate, Adequate, Ample, Complete

Example: The builders really botched up our patio.

4 Abstained (verb)

बचना

Abstained meaning

Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.

Synonyms: Cease, Forgo, Pass Up, Quit

Antonyms: Continue, Do, Accept, Allow

Example: He abstained from taking part in the discussion.

5 Disperse (verb)

बिखेरना

Disperse meaning

To separate and go in different directions.

Synonyms: Circulate, Diffuse, Disappear, Disband

Antonyms: Appear, Arrive, Collect, Gather

Example: The police used tear gas to disperse protestors.

6 Depiction (noun)

चित्रित

Depiction meaning

Represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.

Synonyms: Characterize, Detail, Illustrate, Interpret

Antonyms: Hide, Conceal, Suppress, Confuse

Example: Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.

7 Prominent (adjective)

प्रमुख

Prominent meaning

Important or famous

Synonyms: Outstanding, Arresting, Beetling, Bulging

Antonyms: Depressed, Inconspicuous, Invisible, Obscure

Example: She has a rather prominent nose.

8 Swirled (verb)

घुमाव

Swirled meaning

Move in a twisting or spiraling pattern.

Synonyms: Boil, Churn, Roil, Twirl

Antonyms: Straighten, Stay, Inflow, Outflow

Example: She emerged with a swirl of skirts.

9 Circumstantial (adjective)

हालत

Circumstantial meaning

A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

Synonyms: Situation, Conditions, Things, Position

Antonyms: Debt, Poorness, Poverty.

Example: I can't imagine a circumstance in which I would do that.

10 Integration (noun)

एकीकृत

Integration meaning

Desegregated, especially racially.

Synonyms: Unified, Combined, Interspersed, Mingled

Antonyms: Simple, Uncombined, Unmixed, Noncompound

Example: He didn't integrate successfully into the Italian way of life.

11 Steady (adjective)

नियमित

Steady meaning

Firmly fixed, supported, or balance

Synonyms: Stable, Balanced, Firm, Fixed

Antonyms: Unstable, Loose, Shaky, Unsteadily

Example: There has been a steady increase in prices.

12 Traction (noun)

संकर्षण

Traction meaning

The ability of a wheel or tyre to hold the ground without sliding.

Synonyms: Suction, Resistance, Adherence, Constriction

Antonyms: Slack, Looseness, Laxness

Example: His car hit a patch of ice and lost traction.

13 Vested (verb)

निहित

Vested meaning

Confer or bestow (power, authority, property, etc.) on someone.

Synonyms: Endow, Lodge, Lay, Place

Antonyms: Refuse, Take, Dislodge, Leave

Example: He has been vested with the power/authority to implement whatever changes he sees fit.

14 Inflicted (verb)

प्रवृत्त

Inflicted meaning

To force somebody to have something unpleasant or something that he/she does not want

Synonyms: Exact, Expose, Levy, Wreak

Antonyms: Hold, Keep, Take, Suspend

Example: They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm.

15 Complicated (adjective)

जटिल बनाना

Complicated meaning

To make something more difficult to deal with, do, or understand.

Synonyms: convolute, impede, involve, muddle

Antonyms: enlighten, explain, order, arrange

Example: All he does is complicate things.

16 Interaction (noun)

बातचीत

Interaction meaning

Act in such a way as to have an effect on each other.

Synonyms: Interrelate, Interchange, Link, Interconnect

Antonyms: Discord, Divorce, Separation.

Example: Dominique's teacher says that she interacts well with the other children.

17 Intensive (adjective)

गहन

Intensive meaning

Involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time.

Synonyms: Fierce, Acute, Deep, Terrible

Antonyms: Moderate, Light, Soft, Weak

Example: Eight days of intensive arms talks.

18 Effective (adjective)

असरदार

Effective meaning

Successful in producing a desired or intended result.

Synonyms: Adequate, Compelling, Competent, Direct

Antonyms: Helpless, Impotent, Inadequate, Incapable

Example: His troops have now assumed effective control of the area.

19 Meticulously (adverb)

सूक्ष्म

Meticulously meaning

In a way that shows great care and attention to detail.

Synonyms: Accurate, Cautious, Conscientious, Exact

Antonyms: Careless, False, Negligent, Questionable

Example: She had meticulously recorded all the data concerning his labor.

20 Overhaul (verb)

निरीक्षण करना

Overhaul meaning

To repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should.

Synonyms: Improve, Modernize, Rebuild, Reconstruct

Antonyms: Break, Damage, Destroy, Hurt

Example: They are going to have to overhaul the welfare system.

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