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WEEKLY DRONA VOCAB MAGAZINE
1. Coerced (विवश करना)
Meaning: Persuaded or forced to do something by using threats or pressure.
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Synonyms: Compelled, forced, pressured
Antonyms: Allowed, permitted, freed
Example: The workers were coerced into relocating to Libya.
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2. Plight (दर्दु शा)
Meaning: A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
Synonyms: Predicament, hardship, trouble
Antonyms: Fortune, blessing, comfort
BA
Example: The Prime Minister acknowledged the plight of Indian workers abroad.
3. Circumvent (चकमा दे ना)
A
Meaning: To find a way around an obstacle or avoid a rule cleverly.
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Synonyms: Evade, bypass, dodge
Antonyms: Adhere, comply, confront
Example: Agents often circumvent regulations to exploit workers.
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4. Repatriate (स्वदे श वापस भेजना)
Meaning: To send someone back to their own country.
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Synonyms: Return, restore, deport
Antonyms: Retain, keep
Example: Many workers were repatriated due to unsafe conditions abroad.
5. Ratified (अनम
ु ोदित करना)
Meaning: Approved or confirmed officially.
Synonyms: Endorsed, validated, sanctioned
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Antonyms: Rejected, denied, opposed
Example: Amendments must be ratified by at least half of the State Assemblies.
6. Militates (प्रभाव डालना)
Meaning: To be a powerful factor in preventing or opposing something.
Synonyms: Opposes, contradicts, hinders
Antonyms: Supports, favors, encourages
Example: Frequent elections militate against the rationale of cost-cutting.
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7. Ostensible (प्रकट / दिखावटी)
Meaning: Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
NS
Synonyms: Apparent, supposed, outward
Antonyms: Genuine, real, authentic
Example: The ostensible reason for simultaneous elections is cost reduction.
8. Stark (साफ / स्पष्ट) BA
Meaning: Clear, sharp, and often harsh in appearance or outline.
Synonyms: Blunt, severe, plain
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Antonyms: Subtle, mild, vague
Example: The plight of Indian workers abroad stands in stark contrast to the nation's
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9. Dire (गंभीर)
Meaning: Extremely serious or urgent.
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Synonyms: Grave, critical, severe
Antonyms: Minor, trivial, insignificant
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Example: Indian workers in non-ECR countries often face dire consequences.
10. Imperative (अनिवार्य)
Meaning: Absolutely necessary or required.
Synonyms: Essential, crucial, mandatory
Antonyms: Optional, unimportant, unnecessary
Example: It is imperative to address the challenges of labour exploitation.
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11. Nail down
Meaning: To secure, finalize, or determine something firmly and decisively.
12. Rule out
Meaning: To eliminate or exclude something as a possibility.
13. Count on
Meaning: To rely or depend on someone or something.
14. Point out
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Meaning: To highlight or draw attention to something.
15. A crushing blow
NS
Meaning - A hurtful action
16. A crying shame
Meaning - A disgrace; something unfair that make us feel sorry for the victimised
17. A cushy job BA
Meaning - An easy job that is not demanding or difficult
18. A cut above the average
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Meaning - Higher than normal
19. Add fuel to fire
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Meaning - To make matters worse
20. Insular (संकीर्ण)
MI
Meaning: Narrow-minded or isolated, particularly in outlook or experience.
Synonyms: Narrow, parochial, provincial, isolated
Antonyms: Open-minded, cosmopolitan, broad
NI
Example: The colonial administration had an insular approach to forest management,
focusing solely on timber.
21. Murky (अस्पष्ट/गंदा)
Meaning: Not clear; obscure or suspiciously unclear.
Synonyms: Opaque, obscure, ambiguous, dubious
Antonyms: Clear, transparent, explicit
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Example: The administration’s murky stance on defining forests has raised concerns among
environmentalists.
22. Sequestration (अलगाव/सरु क्षित भंडारण)
Meaning: The act of isolating, storing, or removing something, often used for carbon storage
in environmental contexts.
Synonyms: Isolation, removal, confiscation, storage
Antonyms: Release, dispersion, liberation
Example: The forest report’s estimates of carbon sequestration potential are questioned for
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accuracy.
23. Endangerment (संकट में डालना)
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Meaning: The act of putting something at risk or in danger.
Synonyms: Jeopardy, threat, peril, risk
Antonyms: Safety, protection, security
management.
24. Purview (दायरा)
BA
Example: The endangerment of natural ecosystems is a pressing concern in forest
Meaning: The scope or range of something, particularly authority or influence.
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Synonyms: Scope, extent, range, domain
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Antonyms: Limitation, restriction, boundary
Example: The recent amendments have reduced the purview of the Forest Conservation Act.
25. Degraded (क्षीण/गिरा हुआ)
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Meaning: Reduced in quality, value, or strength, often referring to environmental or physical
conditions.
Synonyms: Deteriorated, diminished, eroded, ruined
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Antonyms: Enhanced, improved, pristine, flourishing
Example: The degraded land in several districts is a major concern for sustainable
development.
26. Catalyze (उत्तेजित करना/प्रेरित करना)
Meaning: To cause or accelerate a reaction or significant change.
Synonyms: Facilitate, stimulate, prompt, trigger
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Antonyms: Hinder, impede, obstruct
Example: Effective policy changes can catalyze better forest management practices.
27. Iteration (पन
ु रावत्ति
ृ )
Meaning: The repetition of a process or utterance.
Synonyms: Repetition, recurrence, cycle
Antonyms: Discontinuation, singularity
Example: The design went through several iterations before final approval.
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28. Retrenchment (कटौती)
Meaning: The reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.
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Synonyms: Downsizing, cutback, economizing
Antonyms: Expansion, enlargement, growth
Example: Retrenchment in the coal sector led to widespread job losses during the 1980s.
29. Blight (ध्वंस) BA
Meaning: Something that causes harm or damage, often leading to a decline in prosperity or
condition.
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Synonyms: Ruin, decay, devastation
Antonyms: Prosperity, boon, benefit
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Example: The closure of coal mines brought economic blight to former mining communities.
30. Scrape along
Meaning: Manage with little money
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31. Screen out
Meaning: Exclude
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32. Screw up
Meaning: Do badly or fail
33. Set about
Meaning: Start doing something
34. Acid test
Meaning: proves the effectiveness of something
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35. Back to basics
Meaning: returning to the simple and most important things
36. Against the clock
Meaning: being rushed and having little time to complete something.
37. Bad apple
Meaning: a discontented, troublemaking, or dishonest person
38. Bee in one's bonnet
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Meaning: be preoccupied or obsessed with something
39. Surreptitiously (गुप्त रूप से)
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Meaning: In a secretive manner, especially to avoid notice or attention.
Synonyms: Secretly, stealthily, covertly, clandestinely
Antonyms: Openly, overtly, transparently
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Example: The spyware was surreptitiously installed on the phones of unsuspecting users.
40. Obfuscation (जटिलता/भ्रम पैदा करना)
Meaning: The action of making something unclear or difficult to understand.
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Synonyms: Confusion, ambiguity, obscurity, complication
Antonyms: Clarity, transparency, simplicity
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Example: The government’s obfuscation on surveillance issues has raised concerns about
accountability.
41. Tampering (हस्तक्षेप)
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Meaning: The act of interfering with something to cause damage or alter its intended
function.
Synonyms: Interference, meddling, manipulation, sabotage
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Antonyms: Preservation, safeguarding, protection
Example: Allegations of tampering with election machines have led to widespread mistrust.
42. Jeopardize (खतरे में डालना)
Meaning: To put something at risk of harm, loss, or failure.
Synonyms: Endanger, threaten, imperil, compromise
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Antonyms: Protect, safeguard, secure
Example: The government's silence on cybersecurity issues may jeopardize public trust.
43. Dissidents (असंतष्ु ट व्यक्ति)
Meaning: Individuals who disagree with or oppose an established policy or authority.
Synonyms: Protesters, rebels, dissenters, oppositionists
Antonyms: Conformists, supporters, loyalists
Example: Dissidents were allegedly targeted using surveillance software.
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44. Impetus (प्रेरणा)
Meaning: A driving force or stimulus that encourages action or progress.
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Synonyms: Momentum, motivation, catalyst, incentive
Antonyms: Deterrent, hindrance, obstacle
Example: The ruling provided new impetus to investigate allegations of spyware misuse.
45. Draconian (कठोर)
Meaning: Excessively harsh or severe.
BA
Synonyms: Oppressive, authoritarian, stringent, harsh
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Antonyms: Lenient, mild, permissive, flexible
Example: Critics labeled the new surveillance laws as draconian measures.
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46. Plausible (संभव)
Meaning: Seeming reasonable or probable.
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Synonyms: Believable, credible, likely, feasible
Antonyms: Implausible, unlikely, improbable, doubtful
Example: The explanation provided by the officials seemed plausible at first glance.
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47. Repercussions (परिणाम)
Meaning: Unintended consequences or effects, often negative, of an action or event.
Synonyms: Consequences, outcomes, fallout, ramifications
Antonyms: Causes, antecedents
Example: The decision to restrict public access to poll documents may have severe
repercussions.
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48. Exacerbate (बिगाड़ना)
Meaning: To make a problem or situation worse.
Synonyms: Aggravate, worsen, intensify, heighten
Antonyms: Alleviate, mitigate, improve, ease
Example: The lack of transparency only serves to exacerbate public mistrust.
49. Mooch around
Meaning: to walk around without a specific purpose.
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50. Phase in
Meaning: to gradually introduce or start using something over a period of time.
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51. Touch on
Meaning: to speak briefly about something.
52. Flare out
Meaning: get angry suddenly
53. Behind the times
BA
Meaning: not modern or fashionable
A
54. Bells and whistles
Meaning: attractive additional features or trimmings
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55. Best thing since sliced bread
Meaning: used to emphasize one's enthusiasm about a new idea, person, or thing
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56. Thick in the head
Meaning: someone is stupid or lacks the ability to absorb ideas easily
57. To be off base
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Meaning: not being in agreement with what is true
58. Stratified (विभाजित)
Meaning: Divided into levels or layers, often socially or hierarchically.
Synonyms: Layered, tiered, hierarchical
Antonyms: Equal, unified, homogeneous
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Example: Relief efforts in India often reflect its stratified societal structure.
59. Perfunctory (ऊपरी मन से)
Meaning: Carried out with minimal effort or reflection; superficial.
Synonyms: Cursory, mechanical, indifferent, negligent
Antonyms: Thorough, meticulous, diligent, attentive
Example: The perfunctory relief efforts in some regions left many affected people
dissatisfied.
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60. Inundation (जलप्रलय)
Meaning: An overwhelming abundance of things or flooding of water.
Synonyms: Flood, deluge, overflow, surge
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Antonyms: Drought, scarcity, deficiency
Example: The tsunami caused an inundation that submerged entire villages.
61. Ostensible (प्रकट) BA
Meaning: Appearing to be true but not necessarily so.
Synonyms: Apparent, superficial, seeming, outward
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Antonyms: Genuine, real, actual, true
Example: The ostensible purpose of privatising beaches was tourism development, but it
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displaced communities.
62. Deleterious (हानिकारक)
Meaning: Causing harm or damage.
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Synonyms: Harmful, detrimental, injurious, adverse
Antonyms: Beneficial, advantageous, helpful, salutary
Example: Shrimp farming has had deleterious effects on coastal ecosystems.
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63. Efficacy (प्रभावशीलता)
Meaning: The ability to produce the desired result.
Synonyms: Effectiveness, efficiency, success, potency
Antonyms: Ineffectiveness, inefficacy, failure, ineptness
Example: The efficacy of disaster response teams was evident in their quick action.
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64. Palliative (आराम दे ने वाला)
Meaning: Relieving pain or alleviating a problem without addressing the root cause.
Synonyms: Soothing, alleviating, mitigating, temporary relief
Antonyms: Curative, exacerbating, intensifying
Example: Constructing temporary shelters provided a palliative solution to the housing crisis
post-tsunami.
65. Impunity (दं ड से छूट)
AL
Meaning: Exemption from punishment or harm.
Synonyms: Immunity, exemption, protection, indemnity
Antonyms: Accountability, liability, penalty, culpability
NS
Example: The unchecked destruction of mangroves continued with impunity despite
environmental laws.
66. Recalcitrant (अवज्ञाकारी)
BA
Meaning: Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
Synonyms: Defiant, uncooperative, rebellious, obstinate
Antonyms: Compliant, obedient, submissive, cooperative
A
Example: Recalcitrant attitudes towards environmental laws have hampered conservation
efforts.
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67. Precarious (अनिश्चित)
Meaning: Not securely held; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
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Synonyms: Unstable, insecure, risky, uncertain
Antonyms: Stable, secure, safe, firm
Example: The precarious condition of mangroves highlights the urgency for conservation.
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68. Phase in
Meaning: To gradually choose to incorporate something new.
69. Bow out of
Meaning: To choose to withdraw from something.
70. Dip into
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Meaning: To choose to use a small part of a resource or reserve.
71. Hold back from
Meaning: To hesitate or choose not to pursue something immediately.
72. Snug as a bug in a rug
Meaning - in an extremely comfortable position or situation.
73. Step up your game
Meaning - to enhance performance, quality, skills, or talents.
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74. Lose your marbles
Meaning - to become insane
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75. A bit obtuse
Meaning - A little dull and stupid
76. Blue in the face
BA
Meaning - To be exhausted due to strain or anger
77. Exert (प्रभाव डालना)
Meaning: To apply or put forth effort, influence, or pressure.
A
Synonyms: Apply, exercise, wield, enforce
Antonyms: Withdraw, relax, neglect, cease
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Example: China exerts significant control over the global rare earth supply chain.
78. Reinforce (मजबत
ू करना)
MI
Meaning: To strengthen or support.
Synonyms: Fortify, bolster, enhance, amplify
Antonyms: Weaken, undermine, diminish, erode
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Example: China’s ban on rare earth technologies reinforces its dominance in the sector.
79. Robust (मजबत
ू )
Meaning: Strong and effective in all or most situations.
Synonyms: Sturdy, resilient, vigorous, durable
Antonyms: Fragile, weak, delicate, feeble
Example: Kazakhstan is building a robust rare earth extraction industry with international
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partnerships.
80. Proximity (निकटता)
Meaning: Nearness in space, time, or relationship.
Synonyms: Closeness, nearness, adjacency, vicinity
Antonyms: Distance, remoteness, separation, isolation
Example: Kazakhstan’s proximity to India makes it a favorable partner for rare earth imports.
81. Dissent (मतभेद)
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Meaning: Holding or expressing an opinion different from the majority.
Synonyms: Disagreement, opposition, objection
NS
Antonyms: Agreement, consensus, harmony
Example: The judge’s dissent highlighted an alternate perspective on the case.
82. Edifice (संरचना)
system.
Synonyms: Structure, building, framework
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Meaning: A large and imposing structure; often metaphorically referring to a complex
Antonyms: Ruin, dismantlement
Example: The edifice of modern education relies on both traditional and digital teaching
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methods.
83. Invincible (अजेय)
Meaning: Too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
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Synonyms: Unbeatable, invulnerable, indomitable
Antonyms: Vulnerable, weak, conquerable
Example: The team appeared invincible throughout the tournament, winning all their
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matches.
84. Exhibit (प्रदर्शित करना)
Meaning: To show or display something.
Synonyms: Display, reveal, demonstrate
Antonyms: Conceal, hide, withhold
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Example: The museum exhibits various artifacts from ancient civilizations.
85. Capitulation (समर्पण)
Meaning: The action of surrendering or ceasing to resist an opponent.
Synonyms: Surrender, submission, yield
Antonyms: Resistance, defiance, opposition
Example: The team’s early capitulation in the game left the fans disappointed.
86. Leash (नियंत्रण)
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Meaning: A restraint or control over something.
Synonyms: Control, restriction, tether
NS
Antonyms: Freedom, release, liberation
Example: The company kept a tight leash on expenses to stay within budget.
87. Pack off
Meaning: to send (someone) away
88. Read up
BA
Meaning: acquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively
A
89. Romp through
Meaning: to do something quickly and easily
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90. Rough up
Meaning: beat someone up
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91. White as a sheet
Meaning: (of a person) very pale, especially from shock
92. The big time
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Meaning: the state of being famous or successful
93. Never in a million years
Meaning: something is extremely unlikely or impossible
94. Living beyond your means
Meaning: to spend more money than you receive as income
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95. In the interim
Meaning: in the time between two things happening; until a particular event happens
96. Benign (सौम्य)
Meaning: Gentle and kind; not harmful in effect.
Synonyms: Kind, gentle, benevolent
Antonyms: Harsh, cruel, malevolent
Example: The teacher's benign attitude made the students feel comfortable in class.
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97. Permeate (व्याप्त होना)
Meaning: To spread throughout something.
NS
Synonyms: Penetrate, saturate, diffuse
Antonyms: Contain, limit, restrict
Example: The smell of freshly baked bread permeated the entire house.
98. Exorbitant (अत्यधिक) BA
Meaning: Unreasonably high in price or cost.
Synonyms: Excessive, outrageous, overpriced
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Antonyms: Reasonable, moderate, affordable
Example: The restaurant was criticized for its exorbitant prices.
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99. Discrete (अलग)
Meaning: Individually separate and distinct.
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Synonyms: Distinct, separate, independent
Antonyms: Connected, continuous, unified
Example: The report divided the data into discrete categories for easier analysis.
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100. Efficacy (प्रभावकारिता)
Meaning: The ability to produce a desired or intended result.
Synonyms: Effectiveness, efficiency, capability
Antonyms: Ineffectiveness, failure, inadequacy
Example: The efficacy of the new vaccine has been proven through clinical trials.
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101. Obsolete (अप्रचलित)
Meaning: No longer in use; out of date.
Synonyms: Outdated, archaic, antiquated
Antonyms: Modern, current, updated
Example: Many technological devices from the 1990s are now considered obsolete.
102. Intrusion (अतिक्रमण)
Meaning: The act of entering a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited.
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Synonyms: Encroachment, invasion, interference
Antonyms: Withdrawal, retreat, exclusion
NS
Example: The journalist apologized for the intrusion into the celebrity's personal life.
103. Impediment (अवरोध)
Meaning: A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
Synonyms: Obstacle, barrier, limitation
Antonyms: Aid, assistance, support
BA
Example: Poor internet connectivity was a major impediment to remote learning.
A
104. Coerce (दबाव डालना)
Meaning: To persuade someone to do something by using force or threats.
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Synonyms: Compel, force, intimidate
Antonyms: Persuade, encourage, convince
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Example: The kidnappers tried to coerce the victim into signing over his property.
105. Plummet (गिरावट)
Meaning: To fall or drop straight down at high speed.
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Synonyms: Decline, fall, tumble
Antonyms: Rise, ascend, increase
Example: The company's stock price plummeted after the scandal was exposed.
106. Zone out
Meaning - to lose concentration, usually because of boredom.
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107. Wind up
Meaning - to end or finish something; to arrive at a situation.
108. Act up
Meaning - to misbehave or not function properly.
109. Bank on
Meaning - to rely on something or someone.
110. Sell ice to Eskimos
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Meaning: to persuade people to go against their best interests
111. Put a spanner in the works
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Meaning: to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding
112. Full of beans
Meaning: a lot of energy and enthusiasm
113. Keep an ear to the ground
Meaning: staying informed about everything
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114. Run around in circles
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Meaning: putting efforts into something that is not a worthwhile result
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