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1.MORIBUND (ADJECTIVE): (मरणासन्न): dying

Synonyms: expiring, at death’s door

Antonyms: thriving

Example Sentence: On examination she was moribund and dehydrated.

2.UNDERSCORE (VERB): (उभारना): highlight

Synonyms: underline, point up

Antonyms: understate

Example Sentence: They underlined the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child.

3.VEHEMENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): passionate

Synonyms: forceful, ardent

Antonyms: mild

Example Sentence: Her voice was low but vehement.

4.THRIFT (NOUN): (मितव्ययिती): providence

Synonyms: prudence, economy

Antonyms: profligacy

Example Sentence: We have been raised with the the values of thrift and self-reliance.

5.RESCIND (VERB): (रद्द कर देना): revoke

Synonyms: repeal, cancel

Antonyms: enforce

Example Sentence: The government was required to rescind all the unpleasant measures.

6.DREAD (NOUN): (भय): fear

Synonyms: apprehension, trepidation

Antonyms: confidence

Example Sentence: The thought of returning to London filled her with dread.

7.BRIDGE (VERB): (जोड़ना): join

Synonyms: link, connect

Antonyms: divide

Example Sentence: New initiatives were needed to bridge the great abyss of class.

8.DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (भिन्न): contrasting

Synonyms: different, differing

Antonyms: homogeneous

Example Sentence: They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.

9.TORTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (टेढ़ा-मेढ़ापन): twisting

Synonyms: winding, curving

Antonyms: straight

Example Sentence: The route is remote and tortuous.

10.OPACITY (NOUN): (अस्पष्टता): obscurity

Synonyms: density, enigma

Antonyms: clarity

Example Sentence: One has to face a lot of difficulty and opacity in Shakespeare’s texts.