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1 Interim (noun)

अल्पकालीन

Interim meaning

The intervening time.

Synonyms: Provisional, Acting, Caretaker, Makeshift

Antonyms: Finished, Permanent, Continual

Example: The government subsequently signed an interim one-year lease contract.

2 Coincided (verb)

साथ साथ होना

Coincided meaning

Occur at the same time or correspond in nature.

Synonyms: Concur, Synchronize, Correspond, Match

Antonyms: Differ, Disagree, Diverge, Clash

Example: Her birthday coincided with a public holiday.

3 Legitimized (verb)

जायज

Legitimized meaning

In a way that conforms to the law or to rules.

Synonyms: Accurately, Correctly, Decently, Duly

Antonyms: Wrongly, Unfairly, Unjustly

Example: We support legitimately elected governments.

4 Sparked (verb)

चमकना

Sparked meaning

Emit sparks of fire or electricity.

Synonyms: Flash, Gleam, Glimmer, Glint

Antonyms: Calm, Check, Discourage, Halt

Example: The fire is sparking dangerously.

5 Recognition (noun)

मान्यता-प्राप्त

Recognition meaning

Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.

Synonyms: Accepted, Identified, Known, Perceived

Antonyms: Deny, Forget, Ignore, Neglect

Example: I can always recognize him from far away by the way he walks.

6 Anticipated (verb)

प्रत्याशा

Anticipated meaning

Excitement, waiting eagerly for something you know is going to happen.

Synonyms: Expectation, Prediction, Forecast, Prolepsis

Antonyms: Pessimism, Hopelessness, Melancholy, Suspicion

Example: She had a feeling of great anticipation before her graduation ceremony.

7 Prompting (verb)

प्रेरित किया

Prompting meaning

To move to action.

Synonyms: Cause, Occasion, Elicit, Produce

Antonyms: Deter, Restrain, Slow

Example: The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.

8 Preferred (adjective)

मुख्य

Preferred meaning

Liked or wanted more than anything else.

Synonyms: Approved, Favored, Chosen, Culled

Antonyms: Common, Average, Ordinary, Rejected

Example: Customers preferred the brand name product.

9 Resurgence (noun)

फिर से बढ़ने वाला

Resurgence meaning

Increasing again, or becoming popular again.

Synonyms: Revival, Rebirth, Renewal, Renaissance

Antonyms: Death, Expiration, Extinction, Failure

Example: The nation's resurgent economy.

10 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.

11 Substantiate (verb)

मूल

Substantiate meaning

Having a firm basis in reality and so important, meaningful, or considerable.

Synonyms: Considerable, Generous, Significant, Sizeable

Antonyms: Insignificant, Intermittent, Selfish, Slight

Example: These changes are more symbolic than substantive.

12 Manipulation (noun)

चालाकी

Manipulation meaning

To control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly.

Synonyms: Shape, Exploit, Maneuvers, Deceive

Antonyms: Destroy, Idle, Leave Alone

Example: Even I would fall to his manipulation, if he were to use it on me.

13 Impartial (adjective)

निष्पक्ष

Impartial meaning

Treating all rivals or disputants equally.

Synonyms: Unbiased, Unprejudiced, Neutral, Candid

Antonyms: Biased, Interested, Involved, Partial

Example: As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective.

14 Cited (verb)

उद्धरण देना

Cited meaning

To mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened.

Synonyms: Mentioning, Specifying, Quoting, Noting

Antonyms: Ignoring, Disregarding, Forgetting, Neglecting

Example: She was cited for reckless driving.

15 Conclave (noun)

गुप्त सभा

Conclave meaning

A private meeting.

Synonyms: Gathering, Assembly, Conference, Convention

Antonyms: Disassembly, Crowd, Multitude, Assemblage, Population

Example: The conclave elected the new pope on the fifth ballot.

16 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.

17 Sweeping (adjective)

विस्तृत

Sweeping meaning

Wide in range or effect.

Synonyms: Broad, Comprehensive, Exhaustive, Extensive

Antonyms: Narrow, Partial, Restricted, Superficial

Example: He dismissed the idea with a sweeping motion of his arm.

18 Formidable (adjective)

दुर्जेय

Formidable meaning

Causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult.

Synonyms: Dangerous, Daunting, Dire, Dreadful

Antonyms: Trivial, Reassuring, Soothing, Relaxing

Example: He carries with him a formidable array of weaponry.

19 Exert (verb)

दबाव

Exert meaning

Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).

Synonyms: Applying, Using, Exercising, Deploying

Antonyms: Withholding, Refraining, Conserving, Relaxing

Example: He had to exert all of his strength to move the stone.

20 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.

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