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1). Personnel (noun) – कार्मिक
Definition: people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service.
Synonyms: staff, employees, workforce, workers, labour force, manpower, human resources, people
Antonyms: person, unemployed person, unskilled
Usage: Many of the personnel involved require training
2). Adjudicate (verb) — अधिनिर्णय करना
Definition: make a formal judgement on a disputed matter, to judge.
Synonyms: judge, adjudge, try, hear, examine, arbitrate, decide on, decide, settle, resolve
Antonyms: bystand, equivocate, pussyfoot, skirt
Usage: We asked him to adjudicate at the local flower show
3). Contour (noun) — समोच्च रेखा
Definition: the outer limits of an object or surface
Synonyms: figure, outline, silhouette, boundary, limits
Antonyms: area, space, unlimited, endless, expanse
Usage: The artist defined the contours of his art by using swift black lines.
4). Construed (verb) – स्पष्ट करना
Definition: to make plain or understandable
Synonyms: clarify, clear (up), demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound
Antonyms: obscure, befog, cloud, confound, confuse, obfuscate
Usage: The role of the justices of the Supreme Court is to construe the constitution
5). Misdemeanor (noun) – दुष्कर्म
Definition: a crime that is less serious than a felony
Synonyms: misconduct, misbehave, wrong, ill-mannered
Antonyms: good conduct, well-behaved, well-mannered
Usage: His misdemeanor could get him expelled from the school.
6). Spectacle (noun) – तमाशा
Definition: an eye-catching public display
Synonyms: circus, extravaganza, pageant, spectacular, exhibit, show
Antonyms: ordinary, not special, usual, boring, normal
Usage: The multimedia spectacles that have become established parts of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympic Games
7). Entail (verb) – शामिल करना या लागू करना
Definition: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
Synonyms: carry, comprehend, contain, embrace, encompass, include, involve, number, subsume, take in
Antonyms: exclude, leave (out), omit, except, reject
Usage: The project will entail considerable expense.
8). Resilience (noun) — लचीलाता
Definition: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
Synonyms: flexibility, pliability, strength, springiness
Antonyms: weakness, inflexibility, inflexible
Usage: He exhibited great resilience throughout the match.
9). Doughty (adjective) – हिम्मती
Definition: brave and persistent.
Synonyms: fearless, dauntless, determined, resolute, indomitable, intrepid, plucky, spirited
Antonyms: weak, timid, cowardly, fearful
Usage: His doughty spirit kept him going throughout the game.
10). Emulate (verb) — सोत्साह अनुकरण करना
Definition: to strive to be equal, to create something same in meaning or effect to another
Synonyms: add up (to), amount (to), come (to), correspond (to), equal
Antonyms: unequal, unsimilar, different, unrelated
Usage: She grew up emulating her sports heroes.
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