1. ORATORICAL (ADJ.): (भाषण-संबंधी) relating to the art or practice of public speaking.
Synonyms: rhetorical, grandiloquent
Antonyms: unadorned
Example Sentence:
His academic pedigree is shaky and his oratorical skills are rough.
2. ATTENTIVE (ADJ.): (सचेत) paying close attention to something.
Synonyms: awake, perceptive
Antonyms: oblivious
Example Sentence:
Never before had she had such an attentive audience.
3. SPUR (VERB): (प्रेरणा) give an incentive or encouragement to (someone).
Synonyms: stimulate, propel
Antonyms: discouragement
Example Sentence:
Her sons' passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business.
4. GALVANISE (VERB): (प्रेरित करना) shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
Synonyms: spur, motivate
Antonyms: demotivate
Example Sentence:
The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action.
5. PULPIT (NOUN): (मंच) a raised enclosed platform.
Synonyms: stage, podium
Example Sentence:
Many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits.
6. GLOSSED OVER (PHRASAL VERB): to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else.
Example Sentence:
She glossed over the company's declining profits.
7. ABJECT (ADJ.): (अधम) (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.
Synonyms: grovelling, obsequious
Antonyms: proud
Example Sentence:
His letter plunged her into abject misery.
8. REITERATE (VERB): (बार बार दुहराना) say something again or a number of times
Synonyms: repeat, restate
Antonyms: cancel
Example Sentence:
She reiterated that the government would remain steadfast in its support.
9. TRIUMPH (NOUN): (विजय) a great victory or achievement.
Synonyms: conquest, success
Antonyms: defeat
Example Sentence:
Her triumph was a cause for celebration.
10. STIFLING (ADJ.): (दम घुटनेवाला) suffocating.
Synonyms: sweltering, oppressive
Antonyms: chilly
Example Sentence:
He needed to get out of this stifling atmosphere and breathe some fresh air.
11. EXPLORATION (NOUN): (अन्वेषण) thorough examination of a subject.
Synonyms: investigation, search
Antonyms:
Example Sentence:
Some changes in the care-giving situation may need exploration.
12. SCURRILOUS (ADJ.): (अपमानजनक) humorously insulting.
Synonyms: abusive, derogatory
Antonyms: polite
Example Sentence:
Her scurrilous performances have already condemned her.
13. MALICE (NOUN): (द्वेष) the desire to harm someone
Synonyms: malevolence, animosity
Antonyms: benevolence
Example Sentence:
I bear no malice towards anybody.
14. ADJUDICATE (VERB):(निर्णय करना) make a formal judgement on a disputed matter.
Synonyms: arbitrate, adjudge
Antonyms: defer
Example Sentence:
The Committee adjudicates on all betting disputes.
15. SCRUTINISE (VERB): (जाँचना) examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
Synonyms: inspect, study
Antonyms:
Example Sentence:
Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print.
16. DECIPHER (VERB): (समझाना) succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something).
Synonyms: discern, decode
Antonyms: encode
Example Sentence:
Visual signals help us decipher what is being communicated.
17. CANDID (ADJ.): (निष्कपट) truthful and straightforward; frank.
Synonyms: forthright, honest
Antonyms: insincere
Example Sentence:
His responses were remarkably candid.
18. DELIBERATION (NOUN): (विवेचना) long and careful consideration or discussion.
Synonyms: thinking, consideration
Antonyms: haste
Example Sentence:
After much deliberation, we arrived at a compromise.
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