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1 Prelude (noun)

प्रस्तावना

Prelude meaning

An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.

Synonyms: Introduction, Prologue, Commencement, Exordium

Antonyms: Completion, Conclusion, Ending, Epilogue

Example: Usually, the pianist plays a reflective prelude.

2 Disrupted (verb)

बाधित

Disrupted meaning

Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.

Synonyms: Disturb, Rattle, Agitate, Bollix

Antonyms: Appease, Soothe, Calm, Clear Up

Example: Protesters disrupted the conference.

3 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.

4 Prescribed (verb)

निर्धारित करना, लिखना

Prescribed meaning

To authorize or recommend the use of something, such as a medication or a procedure.

Synonyms: Ordered, Recommended, Directed, Mandated

Antonyms: Prohibited, Optional, Unspecified, Discouraged

Example: The doctor prescribed antibiotics to treat the infection.

5 Endured (verb)

टिकाऊ

Endured meaning

Lasting over a period of time.

Synonyms: Brave, Encounter, Experience, Face

Antonyms: Disallow, Halt, Hide, Refuse

Example: I shall be left with many enduring memories of the time I spent in India.

6 Diagnosed (verb)

निदान

Diagnosed meaning

Identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms.

Synonyms: Analyze, Determine, Investigate, Pinpoint

Antonyms: Miss, Overlook, Misdiagnose

Example: She was diagnosed as having cancer.

7 Exacerbated (verb)

बिगाड़ देना

Exacerbated meaning

To make something worse, especially a disease or problem.

Synonyms: Aggravate, Make Worse, Worsen, Inflame.

Antonyms: Calm, Reduce, Aid, Appease.

Example: The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.

8 Marginalized (verb)

हाशिए पर डालना

Marginalized meaning

To treat a person, group, etc. in a way that makes them feel that they are not important and have no power.

Synonyms: Criticize, Demean, Deprecate, Diminish.

Antonyms: Elevated, Praised, Promoted, Celebrated.

Example: The effect of this has been to increasingly marginalize the local authority sector.

9 Relies (verb)

विश्वास करना

Relies meaning

Depend on with full trust or confidence.

Synonyms: Depend, Count, Bank, Bargain

Antonyms: Distrust, Disbelieve, Forbid, Disallow

Example: My mother relied on me for financial support.

10 Consuming (adjective)

उपभोग

Consuming meaning

The action of using up a resource.

Synonyms: Drinking, Expenditure, Utilization, Burning

Antonyms: Building, Construction, Creation, Development

Example: Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.

11 Preaching (noun)

उपदेश

Preaching meaning

The delivery of a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church.

Synonyms: Exhort, Teach, Address, Deliver

Antonyms: Attack, Deny, Disagree, Disallow

Example: The minister preached to the congregation about the need for tolerance.

12 Interactive (adjective)

बातचीत

Interactive meaning

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

Synonyms: Collaborate, Combine, Connect, Cooperate

Antonyms: Discord, Divide, Part, Separation

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

13 Context (noun)

प्रसंग

Context meaning

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.

Synonyms: Circumstances, Conditions, Surroundings, Factors

Antonyms: Ignorance, Nothing, Insignificance, Meaninglessness

Example: The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts.

14 Persistent (adjective)

कायम

Persistent meaning

Continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

Synonyms: Endure, Persevere, Prevail, Pursue

Antonyms: Quitted, Submitted, Yielded, Bowed

Example: He persisted in his efforts to free them.

15 Procurement (noun)

खरीद

Procurement meaning

The process of purchasing goods or services, usually in reference to business spending.

Synonyms: Acquisition, Ownership, Accession, Possession

Antonyms: Discourage, Dissuade, Fail, Forfeit

Example: Laws will simplify procurement in the public sector.

16 Attempt (verb)

प्रयासित

Attempt meaning

Make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult).

Synonyms: Begun, Initiated, Launched, Started

Antonyms: Dropped, Quit, Gave Up, Quitted

Example: he would not have attempted the life of a friend.

17 Consequences (noun)

प्रभाव

Consequences meaning

A result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Synonyms: Result, Outcome, Sequel, Effect

Antonyms: Cause, Origin, Source, Beginning,

Example: The money was of little consequence to Tony.

18 Certain (adjective)

ज़रूर

Certain meaning

Without doubt

Synonyms: Absolutely, Assuredly, Exactly, Surely

Antonyms: Doubtfully, Questionably, Dubiously, Equivocally

Example: She certainly has a lot of talent.

19 Prediction (noun)

भविष्यवाणी

Prediction meaning

To say that something will happen in the future.

Synonyms: Conclude, Envision, Forecast, Foresee

Antonyms: Ignore, Calculate, Disbelieve, Measure

Example: The predicted growth in road traffic.

20 Granted (adjective)

प्रदान किया हुआ

Granted meaning

Given or allowed, often in response to a request or as a privilege.

Synonyms: Allowed, Permitted, Conceded, Authorized

Antonyms: Denied, Refused, Rejected, Withheld

Example: She was granted permission to attend the conference.

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