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1). Controversial (adjective) — विवादास्पद
Definition: giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement.
Synonyms: contentious, disputed, contended, at issue, moot, disputable, debatable, arguable
Antonyms: uncontroversial, anodyne
Usage: years of wrangling over a controversial bypass
2). Obligations (Noun) — दायित्वों
Definition: a debt of gratitude for a service or favour.
Synonyms: contract, agreement, deed, covenant, bond, treaty, deal, pact, compact,
understanding, transaction
Antonyms: favour, support, agree.
Usage: she didn’t want to be under an obligation to him
3). Erecting (Verb) — खड़ा करना
Definition: put together and set upright (a building, wall, or other structure).
Synonyms: build, construct, put up
Antonyms: demolish, dismantle
Usage: the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century
4). Curbing (Verb) – को रोकना
Definition: restrain or keep in check.
Synonyms: restrain, hold back, keep back, hold in, repress, suppress, fight back, bite back, keep in check
Antonyms: free, set free, let go, allow to leave, set/let/turn loose, let out, liberate, set at liberty, deliver
Usage: she promised she would curb her temper
5). Discrepancies (Noun) — विसंगतियां
Definition: an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
Synonyms: inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation,
divergence, disagreement
Antonyms: correspondence
Usage: there’s a discrepancy between your account and his
6). Perils (Noun) — ख़तरा
Definition: serious and immediate danger.
Synonyms: danger, jeopardy, risk, riskiness, hazard, insecurity, uncertainty, menace, threat, perilousness
Antonyms: safety, security
Usage: you could well place us both in peril
7). Linger (Verb) — देर तक ठहरना
Definition: stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave.
Synonyms: wait around, stay, remain, stay put, wait
Antonyms: vanish, disappear
Usage: she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine
8). Presumes (Verb) – मान लेना
Definition: suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
Synonyms: assume, suppose, dare say, imagine, take it, expect, believe, think, surmise, guess, judge
Antonyms: calculate, doubt, disregard.
Usage: I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building
9). Imperatives (Noun) — अनिवार्यताओं
Definition: an essential or urgent thing.
Synonyms: essential, important, all-important, vital, crucial, critical, essential, of the essence.
Antonyms: unimportant, optional
Usage: free movement of labour was an economic imperative
10). Verdict (Noun) — अधिमत
Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
Synonyms: judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision, finding, ruling,
resolution, pronouncement
Antonyms: accusation, prediction.
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
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