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1) Rattle (Verb) – चिंतित करना
Definition: Make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated
Synonyms: Unnerve, Disconcert, Disturb, Fluster, Shake
Antonyms: Quietude, Serenity, Tranquility
Usage: Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria has rattled his team and his allies.
2) Unfazed (Adjective) – विकृत नहीं होना
Definition: Not disconcerted or perturbed.
Synonyms: Undaunted, Unperturbed, Calm
Antonyms: Anxious, Perturbed, Upset, Worried
Usage: Mr. Trump, however, appears unfazed.
3) Caliphate (Noun) — खलीफा
Definition: The rule or reign of a caliph or chief Muslim ruler.
Synonyms: Czar, Emperor, King
Antonyms: Commoner, Subject
Usage: Now he claims that the physical infrastructure of the IS caliphate is destroyed and the U.S.
4) Remnant (Noun) — अंतिमांश
Definition: A part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed.
Synonyms: Remains, Remainder, Leftovers, Leavings
Antonyms: Whole, Base, Core, Lack
Usage: can leave the war against the remnants of the jihadist group to the Syrian government and its main backers, Russia and Iran.
5) Confined (Adjective) — परिरुद्ध
Definition: (of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped.
Synonyms: Cramped, Constricted, Restricted, Limited
Antonyms: Open, Roomy
Usage: The IS has lost 95% of the territory it once controlled and is now confined to narrow pockets on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
6) Abrupt (Adjective) — अचानक और अप्रत्याशित
Definition: Sudden and unexpected.
Synonyms: Sudden, Immediate, Instantaneous
Antonyms: Gradual, Unhurried
Usage: The cost of being so abrupt is that it leaves a dangerous vacuum in northeastern Syria.
7) Impulsive (Adjective) — आवेगशील
Definition: Acting or done without forethought.
Synonyms: Impetuous, Spontaneous, Hasty, Passionate
Antonyms: Cautious, Premeditated
Usage: They’d married as impulsive teenagers.
8) Inextricable (Adjective) – उलझा हुआ
Definition: Impossible to disentangle or separate.
Synonyms: Inseparable, Indivisible, Entangled, Tangled
Usage: The past and the present are inextricable.
9) Concede (Verb) – स्वीकार करना
Definition: Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
Synonyms: Admit, Acknowledge, Accept, Allow, Grant
Antonyms: Deny
Usage: I had to concede that I’d overreacted.
10) Foreword (Noun) — प्राक्कथन
Definition: A short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author.
Synonyms: Preface, Introduction, Prologue, Preamble
Antonyms: Aftermath, Cessation, Close
Usage: The editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author’s life, so be sure to read it.
