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1 Attrition (noun)

क्षीणता

Attrition meaning

The process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of something through sustained pressure or friction.

Synonyms: Erosion, Wearing down, Reduction, Depletion

Antonyms: Growth, Strengthening, Expansion, Accretion

Example: The company faced high employee attrition due to poor working conditions.

2 Desperate (adjective)

निराश

Desperate meaning

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Synonyms: Despairing, Hopeless, Anguished, Suicidal

Antonyms: Cheerful, Composed, Calm, Fearful

Example: He made a desperate bid/attempt to save his job.

3 Thwart (verb)

नाकाम

Thwart meaning

To stop somebody doing what he/she planned to do

Synonyms: Frustrated, Hampered, Baffled, Foiled

Antonyms: Encouraged, Promoted, Advanced, Forwarded

Example: The police have thwarted a criminal plot

4 Exhaust (verb)

कमज़ोर

Exhaust meaning

Extremely tired.

Synonyms: Dead, Drained, Weak, Bushed

Antonyms: Active, Energized, Firm, Strong

Example: Her day out had exhausted her.

5 Sophisticated (adjective)

जटिल

Sophisticated meaning

Developed to a high degree of complexity.

Synonyms: Complexity, Diversity, Intricacy, Complication

Antonyms: Simplicity, Uniformity, Plainness, Homogeneity

Example: He's very suave and sophisticated.

6 Intercept (verb)

पाबंदी

Intercept meaning

The action or fact of preventing someone or something from continuing to a destination.

Synonyms: Ambush, Arrest, Block, Catch

Antonyms: Allow, Encourage, Free, Give

Example: Detectives have been intercepting her mail.

7 Vulnerability (noun)

असुरक्षित

Vulnerability meaning

Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

Synonyms: Accessible, Defenseless, Exposed, Liable

Antonyms: Guarded, Protected, Safe, Secure

Example: I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.

8 Exposed (adjective)

उजागर

Exposed meaning

Make (something) visible by uncovering it.

Synonyms: Bare, Defined, Disclosed, Discovered

Antonyms: Clothed, Hidden, Ambiguous, Blocked

Example: The film had been exposed for too long.

9 Potential (adjective)

संभावित

Potential meaning

Possible when the necessary conditions exist.

Synonyms: Hidden, Likely, Possible, Probable

Antonyms: Real, Actual, Factual, Existent

Example: It was a potentially embarrassing situation.

10 Reliance (noun)

विश्वासी

Reliance meaning

Dependent on someone or something.

Synonyms: Relying, Subservient, Susceptible, Ancillary

Antonyms: Independent, Free

Example: We are not yet solely reliant upon media.

11 Instances (noun)

उदाहरण

Instances meaning

An example or single occurrence of something.

Synonyms: Detail, Example, Item, Occasion

Antonyms: Disassemble, Disjoin, Break

Example: These delays are just another instance of bureaucratic inefficiency.

12 Consider (verb)

विचार करना

Consider meaning

Thought about carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion.

Synonyms: Contemplated, Pondered, Evaluated, Deliberated

Antonyms: Ignored, Neglected, Disregarded, Overlooked

Example: She carefully considered all the options before making her choice.

13 Remedial (adjective)

सुलझाया

Remedial meaning

To correct something that is wrong or damaged or to improve a bad situation.

Synonyms: Mend, Rectify, Remedy, Repair

Antonyms: Aggravation, Damage, Harm, Hurt

Example: The problems need to be detected and remediated quickly.

14 Except (Preposition)

अपवाद

Except meaning

Someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in the expected way.

Synonyms: Objection, Complaint, Question, Criticism

Antonyms: Approval, Willingness, Agreement, Sanction

Example: There is one notable exception to this rule.

15 Urged (verb)

आग्रह

Urged meaning

The action of urging someone to do something.

Synonyms: Appetite, Compulsion, Craving, Impulse

Antonyms: Disgust, Dislike, Distaste, Hate

Example: I can never resist the urge to laugh.

16 Steadily (adverb)

नियमित

Steadily 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.

17 Attributed (verb)

कारण

Attributed 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.

18 Enrolment (verb)

पंजीकृत

Enrolment meaning

Officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course.

Synonyms: Accept, Admit, Employ, Engage

Antonyms: Decline, Deny, Dismiss, Dispute

Example: The college enrolls about 25,000 students.

19 Concern (verb)

चिंतित

Concern meaning

Worried, troubled, or anxious about something.

Synonyms: Worried, Anxious, Troubled, Distressed

Antonyms: Unconcerned, Carefree, Indifferent, Untroubled

Example: She was concerned about the safety of her children.

20 Aided (verb)

सहायता

Aided meaning

Help, typically of a practical nature

Synonyms: Assistance, Support, Help, Backing

Antonyms: Damage, Harm, Hindrance, Hurt

Example: They gave money in order to aid the cause.

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