1. Sabotage – verb - to deliberately damage or destroy something in order to prevent it from being successful - बिगाड़ना
Synonym – undermine, damage
Antonym – fix, help
E.g. – Drinking alcohol after a workout will sabotage your efforts.
2. Indemnify – verb - to provide with a payment for damage or loss - क्षतिपूर्ति करना
Synonym – compensate, reimburse
Antonym – owe
E.g. – Do you think the airline is going to indemnify the expense I incurred from missing my connecting flight?
3. Exposition – noun – a systematic interpretation /explanation of a specific topic - विवरण
Synonym – demonstration, exhibition
Antonym – abstraction
E.g. – We would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background.
4. Deciduous – adjective - falling off because it is temporary - पतझड़ी
Synonym – brief, momentary
Antonym – long-lived, lasting
E.g. – Within two months, the insect will shed its deciduous skin and reveal its permanent casing.
5. Absolution – noun - forgiveness of an offense - पापक्षमा
Synonym – amnesty, pardon
Antonym – condemnation, castigation
E.g. – Jesus spoke about forgiveness and gave absolution from sin.
6. Melancholy – adjective - a feeling of deep sadness - उदासी की अवस्था
Synonym – joyless, somber
Antonym – joyous, light-hearted
E.g. – There is nothing more melancholy than a young child’s funeral.
7. Pillage – noun - to take by force, normally during a war or battle - लूट
Synonym –plunder, loot
Antonym – protect
E.g. – We must hide the foodstuffs because if our enemies pillage our supplies we will starve to death during the winter.
8. Quagmire – noun - a situation from which it is hard to escape - दलदल
Synonym – predicament
Antonym – blessing
E.g. – Many young people do not realize the quagmire to which occasional drug use can lead.
9. Realm – noun - a subject or area in which an individual has curiosity, experience, and/or knowledge - क्षेत्र
Synonym – domain, area
Antonym – estate
E.g. – In recent years, many technological innovations have deepened my interest in the realm of computer science.
10. Sporadic – adjective - occurring occasionally - छिट पुट
Synonym – occasional, irregular
Antonym – constant, frequent
E.g. – Commercial development in our city has been sporadic because of the weak economy.
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