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1). Bruised (Verb) – चोट लगाना
Definition: hurt (someone’s feelings).
Synonyms: upset, offend, insult, affront, hurt, wound, pain, injure, crush, displease,
peeve, vex, distress
Antonyms: aid, cure, praise.
Usage: she tried to bolster her bruised pride
2). Subverting (Verb) – अस्थिर करना
Definition: undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn
Antonyms: help, purify, improve.
Usage: an attempt to subvert democratic government
3). Hung (Verb) – लटकाना
Definition: undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn; bring down, bring about the downfall of, topple, depose
Antonyms: raise, increase, peel off.
Usage: an attempt to subvert democratic government
4). Dictate (Verb) – हुकुम देना
Definition: state or order authoritatively.
Synonyms: give orders to, order about/around, boss (about/around), impose one’s will on, lord it over
Antonyms: request.
Usage: the tsar’s attempts to dictate policy
5). Riparian (Adjective) – नदी के तट पर
Definition: relating to or situated on the banks of a river.
Usage: all the riparian states must sign an agreement
6). Ambiguous (Adjective) – उभयभावी
Definition: not clear or decided.
Synonyms: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate, open to argument, arguable, debatable
Antonyms: unambiguous, clear
Usage: the election result was ambiguous
7). Intervene (Verb) — हस्तक्षेप करना
Definition: take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get involved, interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in, cut in
Antonyms: leave, connect, joint.
Usage: he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute
8). Mustered (Verb) – जुटाना
Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.
Synonyms: assemble, bring together, call together, marshal, mobilize, rally, round up, raise, summon
Antonyms: avoid, cancel, destroy, dismiss.
Usage: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill
9). Allay (Verb) — कम करना
Definition: diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).
Synonyms: reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen, assuage, alleviate, ease, relieve,
soothe, soften, take the edge off, dull
Antonyms: increase, intensify.
Usage: the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears
10). Envisaged (Verb) – परिकल्पना की गयी
Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
Synonyms: foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think likely, envision
Antonyms: disagree, ignore.
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers
11). Entrusted (Verb) – सौंपना
Definition: put (something) into someone’s care or protection.
Synonyms: hand over, give custody of, make over, turn over, commit, assign, consign, deliver
Antonyms: deny, hold, keep, retain.
Usage: you persuade people to entrust their savings to you
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