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1) Spurn (Verb) – तिरस्कार करना
Definition: Reject with disdain or contempt.
Synonyms: Refuse, Decline, Reject, Rebuff, Scorn
Antonyms: Condone, Countenance, Swallow
Usage: He spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned.
2) Conscription (Noun) – भर्ती
Definition: Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
Synonyms: Draftee, Inductee, Selectee
Antonyms: Enlistee, Volunteer
Usage: conscription was extended to married men.
3) Enunciate (Verb) — उच्चारित करना
Definition: Say or pronounce clearly.
Synonyms: Pronounce, Articulate
Antonyms: Falter, Grunt, Halt, Hesitate
Usage: Enunciate your words, and then you wonʼt have to repeat them so often.
4) Scuttle (Verb) – जल्दबाजी से दौड़ना
Definition: Run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.
Synonyms: Scamper, Scurry, Scramble, Bustle
Antonyms: Crawl, Creep, Poke
Usage: Mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats
5) Convulse (Verb) – आंदोलन करना
Definition: Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.
Synonyms: Agitate, Bucket, Jerk, Jiggle, Joggle
Usage: Convulsing with silent laughter as the inept pianist blithely played on.
6) Muster (Verb) — इकट्ठा करना
Definition: Assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.
Synonyms: Assemble, Marshal, Mobilize, Rally.
Antonyms: Disperse
Usage: The cavalrymen mustered beside the other regiments
7) Deride (Verb) — उपहास करना
Definition: Express contempt for; ridicule.
Synonyms: Ridicule, Mock
Antonyms: Respect, Praise
Usage: The decision was derided by environmentalists.
8) Mogul (Noun) — विशेष रूप से फिल्म या मीडिया उद्योग में एक महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति
Definition: An important or powerful person, especially in the film or media industry.
Synonyms: Magnate, Tycoon, VIP, Notable, Notability, Personage
Antonyms: Half-pint, Lightweight, Small-timer
Usage: The Hollywood movie mogul, Sam Goldwyn
9) Denude (Verb) — उघाड़ना
Definition: Strip (something) of its covering, possessions, or assets.
Synonyms: Divest, Strip, Clear, Deprive, Bereave
Antonyms: Cover
Usage: Almost overnight the Arctic was denuded of animals.
10) Fragment (Verb) — टुकड़ों में बंटना
Definition: Break or cause to break into fragments.
Synonyms: Break up, Break, Shatter, Splinter, Fracture
Antonyms: Unbroken
Usage: Restoring the fragmented Roman sculpture was like putting together a jigsaw. puzzle
