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1 Menace (noun)

धमकी

Menace meaning

A person or thing that is likely to cause harm.

Synonyms: Threat, Danger, Hazard, Peril

Antonyms: Safety, Protection, Security, Safeguard

Example: The growing pollution is a menace to public health.

2 Convergence (noun)

अभिसरण

Convergence meaning

The fact that two or more things, ideas, etc. become similar or come together.

Synonyms: Confluence, Merging, Combining, Meeting

Antonyms: Divergence, Inactivity, Stranger, Competition

Example: The convergence of lines in the distance.

3 Sovereignty (noun)

संप्रभुता

Sovereignty meaning

Supreme power or authority.

Synonyms: Jurisdiction, Supremacy, Dominion, Power

Antonyms: Subservience, Subjection, Heteronomy, Subjugation

Example: It is time to reclaim our basic sovereignty, the power to decide for ourselves.

4 Encourage (verb)

प्रोत्साहित करना

Encourage meaning

Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).

Synonyms: Embolden, Inspire, Reassure, Restore

Antonyms: Discourage, Dishearten, Dissuade, Hurt

Example: The intention is to encourage new writing talent.

5 Stabilizing (verb)

स्थिर

Stabilizing meaning

To become or to make something firm, steady and unlikely to change

Synonyms: Stable, Balanced, Equilibrated, Steady

Antonyms: Unstable, Unbalanced, Unsteady, Shaky

Example: Prices are at last beginning to stabilize

6 Provoke (verb)

उकसावा

Provoke meaning

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately.

Synonyms: Affront, Harassment, Indignity, Insult

Antonyms: Normality, Respectful, Despair, Dissuasion

Example: You should stay calm and not respond to provocation.

7 Accompanying (adjective)

साथ

Accompanying meaning

Go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort.

Synonyms: Abetted, Advised, Assisted, Backed

Antonyms: Discouraged, Harmed, Hindered, Impeded

Example: She will accompany me to the store.

8 Extracted (verb)

निकालना

Extracted meaning

Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.

Synonyms: Excerpt, Juice, Quotation, Abstract

Antonyms: Refusal, Give, Disperse, Spread

Example: Yeast extract can be used in bread making.

9 Influence (noun)

प्रभाव

Influence meaning

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.

Synonyms: Clout, Consequence, Control, Domination

Antonyms: Beginning, Cause, Commencement, Insignificance

Example: His health problems may have had some influence on his decision.

10 Affiliated (adjective)

संबद्ध

Affiliated meaning

Connected with or controlled by a group or organization.

Synonyms: Related, Allied, Comparable, Associated

Antonyms: Other, Different, Diverse, Unlike

Example: He will remain affiliated with the firm as a special director.

11 Incarcerated (adjective)

कैद किया गया / बंद किया गया

Incarcerated meaning

Confined or imprisoned, especially as a punishment for a crime.

Synonyms: Imprisoned, Jailed, Detained, Confined.

Antonyms: Freed, Released, Liberated.

Example: The activist was incarcerated for protesting against the government.

12 Incumbent (adjective)

अवलंबी

Incumbent meaning

Necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.

Synonyms: Binding, Obligatory, Mandatory, Necessary

Antonyms: Candidate, Applicant, Aspirant, Contender

Example: The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office.

13 Abrogated (verb)

निरस्त करना

Abrogated meaning

Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

Synonyms: Abolish, Annul, Invalidate, Nullify

Antonyms: Approve, Enact, Pass, Permit

Example: He seemed to abrogate his duty to withhold law and order.

14 Lodged (adjective)

रहना

Lodged meaning

To occupy a place temporarily.

Synonyms: Housed, Accommodated, Sheltered, Boarded

Antonyms: Ejected, Evicted, Expelled, Removed

Example: The workers were lodged in temporary camps.

15 Pitching (verb)

ढलवाँ

Pitching meaning

Sloping and not flat.

Synonyms: Throw, Toss, Fling, Flip

Antonyms: Depart, Disarrange, Displace, Forget

Example: She was calling out to him in a high-pitched sound.

16 Mandatory (adjective)

अनिवार्य

Mandatory meaning

Required by a law or rule.

Synonyms: Obligatory, Compulsory, Binding, Required

Antonyms: Optional, Inessential, Nonessential, Voluntary.

Example: The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.

17 Concessions (noun)

रिआयत

Concessions meaning

Something that you agree to do in order to end an argument.

Synonyms: Negotiation, Compromise, Consensus, Agreement

Antonyms: Disavowal, Denial, Rejection, Repudiation

Example: They made no concessions to the enemy side.

18 Convicted (adjective)

अपराधी

Convicted meaning

Having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge.

Synonyms: Damned, Doomed, Fated

Antonyms: Commend, Exonerate, Exculpate, Cite

Example: The plaintiff was convicted of the crime.

19 Discretion (noun)

निर्णय

Discretion meaning

The freedom and power to make decisions by yourself

Synonyms: Attention, Foresight, Maturity, Prudence

Antonyms: Carelessness, Disregard, Ignorance, Indiscretion

Example: He always uses care and discretion when dealing with others.

20 Prominent (adjective)

प्रमुख

Prominent meaning

Important or famous

Synonyms: Remarkable, Conspicuous, Noticeable, Commanding

Antonyms: Depressed, Faint, Invisible, Obscure

Example: She has a rather prominent nose.

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