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1 Gallimaufry (noun)

विविध वस्तुओं का बेतरतीब मिश्रण

Gallimaufry meaning

A confused mixture or jumble of different things.

Synonyms: Hodgepodge, Medley, Miscellany, Jumble

Antonyms: Uniformity, Order, Arrangement, Homogeneity

Example: The exhibition was a gallimaufry of paintings, sculptures and antique objects.

2 Excogitate (verb)

गहन विचार करके योजना या उपाय बनाना

Excogitate meaning

To think out carefully and devise or invent something.

Synonyms: Devise, Invent, Contrive, Concoct

Antonyms: Copy, Imitate, Reproduce, Borrow

Example: The scientists excogitated a new method to reduce industrial waste.

3 Intramural (adjective)

किसी संस्था या संगठन की सीमाओं के भीतर होने वाला

Intramural meaning

Existing, occurring or conducted within a particular institution or organization.

Synonyms: Internal, In-house, Institutional, Domestic

Antonyms: Extramural, External, Intercollegiate, Outside

Example: The university organizes several intramural sports competitions every semester.

4 Fustigate (verb)

कड़ी आलोचना करना या कठोर दंड देना

Fustigate meaning

To criticize someone severely or to beat or punish harshly.

Synonyms: Castigate, Berate, Cudgel, Lambaste

Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Applaud, Laud

Example: The editorial fustigated the officials for their careless handling of the crisis.

5 Argosy (noun)

बहुमूल्य माल ले जाने वाला बड़ा व्यापारी जहाज या ऐसे जहाजों का बेड़ा

Argosy meaning

A large merchant ship carrying valuable cargo or a fleet of such ships.

Synonyms: Merchantman, Vessel, Fleet, Flotilla

Antonyms: Dinghy, Skiff, Canoe, Rowboat

Example: The wealthy merchant watched his argosy sail toward distant trading ports.

6 Ballyhoo (noun)

ध्यान आकर्षित करने के लिए किया गया अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण प्रचार

Ballyhoo meaning

Extravagant, noisy or exaggerated publicity intended to attract attention.

Synonyms: Hype, Hoopla, Publicity, Promotion

Antonyms: Silence, Restraint, Understatement, Obscurity

Example: Despite all the ballyhoo surrounding the new product, its sales remained disappointing.

7 Cabotage (noun)

एक ही देश के दो स्थानों के बीच माल या यात्रियों का परिवहन

Cabotage meaning

The transport of goods or passengers between two places within the same country, especially by sea or air.

Synonyms: Coastal Trade, Domestic Transport, Coastal Shipping, Internal Carriage

Antonyms: International Trade, Foreign Transport, Overseas Shipping, Cross-border Carriage

Example: The government relaxed cabotage rules to encourage greater use of domestic ports.

8 Eristic (adjective)

सत्य खोजने के बजाय विवाद जीतने के उद्देश्य से तर्क करने वाला

Eristic meaning

Characterized by argumentative or disputatious reasoning, especially when the aim is to win rather than discover the truth.

Synonyms: Argumentative, Disputatious, Contentious, Polemical

Antonyms: Conciliatory, Agreeable, Cooperative, Peaceable

Example: His eristic style of debate created hostility instead of encouraging meaningful discussion.

9 Metathesis (noun)

शब्द या संरचना में ध्वनियों, अक्षरों या तत्वों के स्थान का अदला-बदली होना

Metathesis meaning

The transposition or interchange of sounds, letters or elements within a word or structure.

Synonyms: Transposition, Inversion, Rearrangement, Permutation

Antonyms: Fixation, Preservation, Stability, Retention

Example: The pronunciation of ask as aks is an example of metathesis.

10 Pabulum (noun)

नीरस, अत्यधिक सरल या बौद्धिक रूप से कम चुनौतीपूर्ण सामग्री

Pabulum meaning

Bland, simplistic or intellectually undemanding material, especially in speech or writing.

Synonyms: Pap, Drivel, Platitude, Banality

Antonyms: Substance, Depth, Insight, Profundity

Example: Serious readers criticized the article as little more than political pabulum.

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