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1). Apotheosised (Verb) — देवता मानना
Definition: elevate to, or as if to, the rank of a god; idolize.
Synonyms: dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify, uplift.
Antonyms: diminish, decrease.
Usage: we had the feeling that Roosevelt had not so much died as been apotheosized
2). Dissent (Noun) — असहमति
Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion, argument, dispute
Antonyms: agree, accept, approve.
Usage: there was no dissent from this view
3). Brutal (Adjective) — निर्दय
Definition: savagely violent.
Synonyms: savage, cruel, bloodthirsty, vicious, ferocious, barbaric, barbarous, wicked
Antonyms: gentle, humane
Usage: a brutal murder
4). Brutalised (Verb) – क्रूर होना
Definition: make (someone) cruel, violent, or insensitive to the pain of others by repeated exposure to violence.
Synonyms: desensitize, dehumanize, harden, toughen, case-harden, inure, make unfeeling, make callous
Antonyms: peace, calm, polite.
Usage: he had been brutalized in prison and become cynical
5). Reprieve (Verb) — अवकाश देना
Definition: cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).
Synonyms: grant a stay of execution to, cancel/postpone/commute/remit someone’s punishment
Antonyms: charge, punish
Usage: under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved
6). Yearning (Noun) — तड़प
Definition: a feeling of intense longing for something.
Synonyms: longing, pining, craving, desire, want, wish, hankering, urge, need, hunger, hungering, thirst
Antonyms: hate, despise, abjure.
Usage: he felt a yearning for the mountains
7). Preponderance (Noun) — प्रधानता
Definition: the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
Synonyms: prevalence, predominance, dominance
Antonyms: disadvantage, inferiority, surrender.
Usage: the preponderance of women among older people
8). Contingent (Adjective) — आकस्मिक
Definition: subject to chance.
Synonyms: chance, accidental, fortuitous, impossible, unforeseen, unforeseeable, unexpected, unpredicted
Antonyms: predictable.
Usage: the contingent nature of the job
9). Disbursement (Noun) — भुगतान
Definition: the payment of money from a fund.
Synonyms: payment, disbursal, paying out, laying out, spending, expending, expenditure, disposal
Antonyms: deposit, saving.
Usage: they established a committee to supervise the disbursement of aid
10). Ludicrous (Adjective) — ऊटपटांग
Definition: so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.
Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, farcical, laughable, risible, preposterous, foolish, idiotic, stupid, inane, silly
Antonyms: practical, realistic, responsible, full of common sense, reasonable, rational, logical, sound
Usage: it’s ludicrous that I have been fined
11). Avert (Verb) — टालना
Definition: turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts).
Synonyms: turn aside, turn away, turn to one side
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, help.
Usage: she averted her eyes while we made stilted conversation
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