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UPDATE YOUR VOCABULARY – 216

1. DEPLETE (VERB): (व्यय करना) use up the supply or resources of. 
Synonyms: exhaust, consume 
Antonyms: augment, increase 
Example Sentence: 
Reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought.
2. DETENTION (NOUN): (नज़रबंदी) the state of being detained in official custody. 
Synonyms: custody, incarceration 
Antonyms: liberation, assistance 
Example Sentence: 
The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention. 
3. APPETITE (VERB): (चाव) a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food. 
Synonyms: craving, proclivity 
Antonyms: apathy, hate 
Example Sentence: 
“He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence”
4. SUSTAINABLE (ADJECTIVE): (धारणीय) able to be upheld or defended. 
Synonyms: feasible, imperishable 
Antonyms: untenable, fleeting 
Example Sentence: 
However, to be sustainable, agriculture must provide the farmer with a living. 
5. SPORADIC (ADJECTIVE): (विकीर्ण) occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated. 
Synonyms: occasional, desultory 
Antonyms: frequent, dependable 
Example Sentence: 
He has made sporadic appearances in my life. 
6. HINDRANCE (NOUN): (बाधा) a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone. 
Synonyms: impediment, obstacle 
 
Antonyms: advantage, aid, push 
Example Sentence: 
A hindrance to the development process. 
7. CONTEMPLATE (VERB): (विचार) look thoughtfully for a long time at. 
Synonyms: regard, examine 
Antonyms: neglect, discard 
Example Sentence: 
He contemplated his image in the mirrors. 
8. PERVERSITY (NOUN): (प्रतिकूलता) a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness. 
Synonyms: obstinance, purpose 
Antonyms: irresolution, qualm 
Example Sentence: 
She could whip a crowd into hysteria. 
9. HEINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (नृशंस) horrifying, monstrous
Synonyms: abhorrent, infamous 
Antonyms: delightful, lovable
Example Sentence: 
If you give the bully of your class a heinous moniker, he may eventually stop harassing you all.
 10. FLAGRANT (ADJECTIVE): (खुला) flaunting, blatant; without shame 
Synonyms: blatant, obvious 
Antonyms: concealed, obscure, mild. 
Example Sentence: 
This is a flagrant violation of the law.

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