1. WANE (Verb) : पतन
Meaning: (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker.
Synonyms: decrease, decline, diminish, dwindle, shrink
Antonyms: increase, grow
Example: When the investigators ran out of leads, the intensity of the murder investigation started to wane.
2. ACQUITTAL (Noun) : दोषमुक्ति
Meaning: a judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged.
Synonyms: absolution, clearing, exoneration
Antonyms: conviction
Example: When there is not enough evidence, a criminal case will usually end with an acquittal.
3. REDOUND (Verb) : सहायता देना
Meaning: come back upon; rebound on.
Synonyms: react, recoil, resound, return
Example: After I was fired, I was hopeful that the job fair would hopefully redound to good job opportunities.
4. GLOAT (Verb) : आनंदित होना
Meaning: dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
Synonyms: exult, rejoice, relish
Antonyms: commiserate, sympathize
Example: If you are the winner of a contest, you should not gloat and make your competitors feel inferior.
5. SIDLE (Verb) : तिरछे चलना
Meaning: walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely.
Synonyms: creep, sneak, slink, slip, slide
Antonyms: march, stride
Example: Because the cars were packed in the driveway, I had to sidle between them in order to get to the house.
6. VITIATE (Verb) : भ्रष्ट करना
Meaning: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
Synonyms: annihilate, negate, quash
Antonyms: allow, permit
Example: You made a good decision, so don’t vitiate it by boasting about your success.
7. BUFFER (Verb) : के प्रभाव को कम या मध्यम करना
Meaning: lessen or moderate the impact of (something).
Synonyms: soften, lessen, diminish, moderate, mitigate,
Antonyms: intensify
Example: The aromatherapy massage was helping to buffer some of the strain.
8. OBFUSCATE (Verb) : अंधेरा करना
Meaning: make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
Synonyms: obscure, complicate
Antonyms: clarify
Example: The arrogant doctor went out of his way to obfuscate my condition.
9. CONFLATE (Verb) : सम्मिश्रित
Meaning: combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one.
Synonyms: merge, amalgamate, consolidate, unify
Antonyms: divide, separate
Example: To conflate art and science, teachers must design activities that blend the two.
10. RESUSCITATE (Verb) : पुनर्जीवित करना
Meaning: make (something) active or vigorous again.
Synonyms: revive, regenerate, restore, rejuvenate
Antonyms: destroy
Example: Hopefully the water will resuscitate the drooping plant.
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