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- Emotive (adjective) – भावनात्मक
Definition: arousing or able to arouse intense feeling.
Synonym: inflammatory, controversial, contentious, emotional
Antonym: unemotional, reserved, controlled, undemonstrative, collected, calm, composed
Usage: animal experimentation is an emotive subject
- Momentum (noun) – संवेग
Definition: the impetus gained by a moving object.
Synonym: energy, drive, propulsion, speed, strength, force, power
Antonym: lethargy, weakness, inert, not moving
Usage: the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped
- Intervention (noun) – हस्तक्षेप
Definition: the action or process of intervening.
Synonym: involvement, intercession, interceding, interposing, interposition
Antonym: staying out of, ignoring, disregard, pay no notice, push aside
Usage: the government was reported to be considering military intervention
- Impeachment (noun) — महाभियोग
Definition: the action of calling into question the integrity or validity of something.
Synonym: questioning, reasoning, analysing, accusing, interrogate, examine
Antonym: unquestionable, believable, trustworthy, unsuspecting
Usage: the prosecutor’s detailed impeachment of the character witness.
- Misappropriation (noun) – गबन या दुरुपयोग
Definition: the action of misappropriating something; embezzlement.
Synonym: embezzlement, expropriation, swindle, stealing, theft, thieving, pilfering, unauthorized removal
Antonym: appropriation, gaining, saving, obtaining
Usage: an alleged misappropriation of funds caused his dismissal.
- Rhetoric (noun) — अलंकार शास्र
Definition: language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
Synonym: bombast, loftiness, turgidity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, ornateness, portentousness, pomposity, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, heroics, hyperbole,
Antonym: meaningful, significant, relevant, important, consequential, purposeful
Usage: all we have from the Opposition is empty rhetoric
- Rehabilitation (noun) — पुनर्वास
Definition: the action of restoring someone to former privileges or reputation after a period of disfavour.
Synonym: restoring, improvement, reconstruction, overhaul, repair, reestablishment
Antonym: damage, harm, hurt, ruin, worsen
Usage: a posthumous rehabilitation of the activist
- Trivialise (verb) – महत्वहीन बना देना
Definition: make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is.
Synonym: treat as unimportant, minimize, play down, underplay, make light of, treat lightly
Antonym: exaggerate, make a big thing of, overstate, overemphasise, overestimate
Usage: the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers
- Manifest (adjective) – प्रकट
Definition: clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
Synonym: obvious, clear, plain, apparent, evident, patent, palpable, distinct, definite, blatant
Antonym: not obvious, unclear, inevident,
Usage: her manifest charm and proven ability was what got her the position
- Assail (verb) – आक्रमण करना
Definition: make a concerted or violent attack on.
Synonym: attack, assault, make an assault on, launch an attack on, pounce on, set upon, set about
Antonym: defend, protect, safeguard, preserve, shelter, secure, screen
Usage: the Scots army assailed Edward’s army from the rear
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