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1) Contrarian (Adjective) – विरोधी
Definition: opposing or rejecting popular opinion or current practice.
Synonyms: Antagonist, Adversary, Debater
Usage: The charge-sheeting of JNU students is a move to criminalize contrarian opinion
2) Radicalize (Verb) – कट्टरपंथी करना
Definition: cause (someone) to adopt radical positions on political or social issues.
Synonyms: Profound, Basal, Bottom, Cardinal
Antonyms: Inessential, Minor, Secondary, Unimportant
Usage: some of those involved had been radicalized by the Vietnam War
3) Stringent (Adjective) — कड़ी से कड़ी
Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
Synonyms: Strict, Firm, Rigid, Rigorous, Severe
Antonyms: Lenient, Flexible
Usage: Stringent guidelines on air pollution
4) Disrupt (Verb) – बाधित करना
Definition: Drastically alter or destroy the structure of.
Synonyms: Distort, Damage, Buckle, Warp
Antonyms: Organize, Arrange
Usage: Alcohol can disrupt the chromosomes of an unfertilized egg
5) Assailant (Noun) — हमलावर
Definition: a person who physically attacks another.
Synonyms: Attacker, Mugger
Antonyms: Ally, Friend
Usage: She escaped from her assailant after kicking him
6) Pernicious (Adjective) – खतरनाक
Definition: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Synonyms: Harmful, Damaging, Destructive, Injurious, Hurtful
Antonyms: Beneficial, Benign, Favourable
Usage: The pernicious influences of the mass media
7) Tendency (Noun) — प्रवृत्ति
Definition: An inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.
Synonyms: Propensity, Proclivity, Proneness, Aptness, Likelihood
Antonyms: Allergy, Averseness, Aversion, Disfavor
Usage: For students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings
8) Foment (Verb) — भड़काना
Definition: Instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).
Synonyms: Instigate, Incite, Provoke, Agitate, Excite
Antonyms: Bridle, Check, Constrain, Curb
Usage: They accused him of fomenting political unrest
9) Antipathy (Noun) – दुश्मनी
Definition: A deep-seated feeling of aversion.
Synonyms: Hostility, Antagonism, Animosity, Aversion
Antonyms: Liking, Affinity, Rapport
Usage: His fundamental antipathy to capitalism
10) Nurture (Verb) — पालन – पोषण करना
Definition: Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.
Synonyms: Rear, Support, Raise, Foster, Parent, Mother, Tend
Antonyms: Neglect, Hinder
Usage: Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family
