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1) Resilience (Noun) – लाचीलाता
Definition: the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.
Synonyms: flexibility, pliability, suppleness, plasticity, elasticity
Antonyms: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness
Usage: nylon is excellent in wearability, abrasion resistance and resilience
2). Scourge (Noun) – संकट,यातना
Definition: a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
Synonyms: affliction, bane, curse, plague, menace, evil, misfortune, burden,
Antonyms: blessing, godsend
Usage: the scourge of mass unemployment
3) Lackadaisical (Adjective) – कमज़ोर
Definition: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
Synonyms: careless, lazy, lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent, uncaring, unconcerned, casual
Antonyms: enthusiastic, excited
Usage: a lackadaisical defence left spurs adrift in the second half
4). Disclosure (Noun) – प्रकटीकरण
Definition: the action of making new or secret information known.
Synonyms: revelation, surprising fact, divulgence, declaration, announcement
Antonyms: concealment, denial
Usage: a judge ordered the disclosure of the government documents
5) Disruptive (Adjective) – विघटनकारी
Definition: causing or tending to cause disruption
Synonyms: troublesome, unruly, rowdy, disorderly, undisciplined, attention-seeking, riotous, wild, turbulent
Antonyms: well behaved, manageable
Usage: disruptive pupils
6). Consolidate (Verb) – समेकन करना
Definition: combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole
Synonyms:combine, unite, merge, integrate, amalgamate, fuse, blend, mingle, marry, synthesize,
Antonyms: decrease, discourage, disperse, hurt, weaken
Usage: the company consolidated its position in the international market
7). Untrammelled (Adjective) – बेरोक
Definition: not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
Synonyms: rampant, unbridled, unhampered
Antonyms: checked, restrained
Usage: a mind untrammelled by convention
8). Secularist (Adjective) – धर्म-निरपेक्षतावादी
Definition: advocating or relating to separation of the state from religious institutions.
Synonyms: civil, materialistic, worldly, lay
Antonyms: religious, spiritual, holy, godly
Usage: secularist ideology”
9). Blight (Noun) – तुषार
Definition: a thing that spoils or damages something.
Synonyms:affliction, scourge, bane, curse, plague, menace, evil, misfortune, woe, calamity, trouble, ordeal
Antonyms: cleanliness, goodness, purification, health
Usage: her remorse could be blight on that happines
10). Triumphalism (Noun) – विजयी धर्म
Definition: excessive exultation over one’s success or achievements
Synonyms: proud, success, victory
Antonyms: disappointed, miserable, sad, sorrowful
Usage: an air of triumphalism reigns in his administration
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