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1 Span (noun)

अवधि

Span meaning

The period of time that something exists or happens.

Synonyms: Approaching, Continuing, Lengthening, Ranging

Antonyms: Terminate, End, Cease, Finish

Example: After making over 150 films spanning 48 years, he has proven his staying power.

2 Scrutiny (noun)

जांच

Scrutiny meaning

Critical observation or examination.

Synonyms: Inspection, Survey, Scan, Study

Antonyms: Glance, Forget, Ignore, Neglect

Example: I'd never faced that kind of scrutiny before.

3 Attributes (verb)

कारण

Attributes meaning

Able to be considered the result of the cause indicated.

Synonyms: Blame, Connect, Credit, Refer

Antonyms: Inconcludable, Underivable, Unattributable

Example: This growth is attributable to many factors.

4 Established (adjective)

प्रतिष्ठानों

Established meaning

The action of establishing something or being established.

Synonyms: Formation, Create, Build, Found

Antonyms: Destroy, Remove, Closure, Ruin

Example: The establishment of a business.

5 Deprived (adjective)

वंचित

Deprived meaning

Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.

Synonyms: Dispossess, Strip, Divest, Relieve

Antonyms: Clothe, Cover, Build, Construct

Example: He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom/rights.

6 Integrated (adjective)

एकीकृत

Integrated 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.

7 Provision (noun)

प्रावधान

Provision meaning

The action of providing or supplying something for use.

Synonyms: Arrangement, Plan, Accouterment, Catering

Antonyms: Removal, Taking, Poison

Example: I carried my provisions in one large backpack.

8 Claimed (verb)

दावा

Claimed meaning

State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

Synonyms: Assert, Declare, Profess, Affirm

Antonyms: Disclaim, Answer, Honesty, Truth

Example: The man claimed (that) he was a long-lost relative.

9 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.

10 Comprehensive (adjective)

विस्तृत

Comprehensive meaning

Including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.

Synonyms: Broad, Complete, Encyclopedic, Exhaustive

Antonyms: Empty, Incomplete, Limited, Narrow

Example: The Rough Guide to Nepal is a comprehensive guide to the region.

11 Neutral (adjective)

निष्क्रिय

Neutral meaning

Make (something) ineffective by applying an opposite force or effect.

Synonyms: Counteract, Offset, Counterbalance, Counterpoise

Antonyms: Aid, Approve, Encourage, Establish.

Example: The soldiers tried to neutralize the attack by dividing the invading army.

12 Aspire (verb)

आकांक्षी

Aspire meaning

Directing one's hopes or ambitions towards becoming a specified type of person.

Synonyms: Eager, Endeavoring, Longing, Striving

Antonyms: Unambitious, Unenterprising, Easy, Undesirous

Example: She is an aspiring film-maker.

13 Remarked (verb)

उल्लेखनीय

Remarked meaning

Worthy of attention; extraordinary.

Synonyms: Extraordinary, Notable, Outstanding, Exceptional

Antonyms: Ordinary, Unremarkable, Common, Average

Example: She made a remarkable recovery after the surgery.

14 Briefing (noun)

विवरण

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.

15 Unanimously (adverb)

एकमत होकर

Unanimously meaning

Being of one mind.

Synonyms: Compatible, United, Agreeable, Amicable

Antonyms: Disagreeable, Hostile, Conflicting, Antagonistic

Example: The audience unanimously rose to its feet in a standing ovation.

16 Volatility (noun)

अस्थिरता

Volatility meaning

Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Synonyms: Instability, Unpredictability, Variability, Turbulence

Antonyms: Stability, Consistency, Predictability, Calmness

Example: They both reduce market risk and volatility and increase long-run average returns to producers.

17 Deferred (adjective)

टालना

Deferred meaning

Postpone.

Synonyms: Delays, Waits, Remits, Suspends

Antonyms: Advance, Allow, Carry Out, Continue

Example: The court defers to precedent in cases like these.

18 Appreciation (noun)

अधिमूल्यित

Appreciation meaning

To value or admire highly.

Synonyms: Value, Respect, Prize, Cherish

Antonyms: Criticize, Decrease, Depreciate, Disparage

Example: I really appreciated the information you gave me.

19 Curtailed (verb)

कटौती

Curtailed meaning

Reduce in extent or quantity.

Synonyms: Reduce, Cut, Decrease, Lessen

Antonyms: Increase, Lengthen, Long, Extended

Example: The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use.

20 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.

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