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1) Dismal (Adjective) – निराशजनक
Definition: Causing a mood of gloom or depression.
Synonyms: Dingy, Dim, Dark, Gloomy, Sombre, Drear
Antonyms: Bright, Cheerful
Usage: The dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening.
2) Accretion (Noun) — अभिवृद्धि
Definition: Growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.
Synonyms: Accumulation, Collecting, Gathering
Antonyms: Deduction, Subtraction
Usage: A thick accretion of ice in a freezer that obviously had not been cleaned for some time.
3) Lend (Verb) – योगदान देना
Definition: Contribute or add (a quality) to.
Synonyms: Add, Impart, Give, Bestow
Antonyms: Detract
Usage: The smile lent his face a boyish charm
4) Implicit (Adjective) – निहित
Definition: Suggested though not directly expressed.
Synonyms: Implied, Indirect, Inferred, Understood
Antonyms: Explicit, Direct
Usage: Comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies.
5) Uphill (Adjective) – ऊपर की ओर
Definition: Sloping upwards.
Synonyms: Upward, Rising, Ascending, Climbing, Arduous, Difficult, Hard, Tough
Antonyms: Easy, Downhill
Usage: The journey is slightly uphill.
6) Garner (Verb) — संचित करना
Definition: gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
Synonyms: Gather, Collect, Accumulate
Antonyms: Spread
Usage: The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence.
7) Diversify (Verb) — वैविध्य लाना
Definition: Make or become more diverse or varied.
Synonyms: Branch out, Vary output, Expand
Antonyms: Continue, Keep, Remain, Stay
Usage: The trilobites diversified into a great number of specie.
8) Sustainable (Adjective) — धारणीय
Definition: Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
Synonyms: Defendable, Defensible, Justifiable, Maintainable
Antonyms: Indefensible, Insupportable, Unjustifiable
Usage: A line of argument that is probably not sustainable in a public forum against skilled debaters.
9) Patronage (Noun) — सरपरस्ती
Definition: The power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges.
Synonyms: Favouritism, Nepotism, Partisanship
Usage: Recruits are selected on merit, not through political patronage.
10) Incumbency (Noun) — वचनबद्धता
Definition: The holding of an office or the period during which one is held.
Synonyms: Burden, Charge, Commitment, Devoir
Antonyms: Grace, Postponement, Stay
Usage: Few incumbencies of her office are as distasteful to the college president as fund-raising, of which there seems to be no end.
