English Vocab

1. Sequestration (noun): The act of taking temporary possession of someone's property. (ज़ब्ती, ऋणी की संपत्ति पर अधिकार)

Synonyms: Confiscation, Impounding, Seizure, Appropriation, Requisition

Antonyms: Return, Restoration

Example: He protested in vain at the sequestration of his estates.

2. Alleviate (verb): (कम करना): Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

Synonyms: Assuage, Palliate, Attenuate, Mollify

 Antonyms: Aggravate, Exacerbate, Exaggerate, Magnify

 Example: The medicine   alleviated her discomfort.

Related: Alleviated, Alleviated

3. Reproach (verb): To criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected. (झिड़कना, धिक्कारना)

Synonyms: Upbraid, Rebuke, Reprimand, Chide

Antonyms: Praise, Laud, Compliment

Example: Deepak’s father reproached him for tardiness.

Related: Reproached, Reproached

4. Persecution (noun): Unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs. (उत्पीड़न, अत्याचार, ज़ुल्म)

Synonyms: Torture, Oppression, Mal-Treatment, Abuse

Antonyms: Comfort, Content, Solace, Soothe, Succour

Example: The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime.

5. Transient (adj): Lasting only for a short time. (क्षणिक, अस्थायी)

Synonyms: Fleeting, Ephemeral, Temporary, Fugacious

Antonyms: Permanent, Perpetual, Lasting, Eternal

Example: The snow is transient and will melt as soon as the sun appears.

  

6. Dissipate (verb): To (cause to) gradually disappear or waste. (अपव्यय करना, बिखेर देना)

Synonyms: Disperse, Dispel, Scatter, Fritter Away

Antonyms: Assemble, Gather, Collect, Accumulate

Example: His anger dissipated as the situation became clear.

Related: Dissipated, Dissipated

 

7. Surrogate (noun): A gap or missing part. (प्रतिनियुक्त/प्रतिनियुक्त व्यक्ति)

Synonyms: Substitute, Proxy, Replacement, Alternate, Representative

Antonyms: Real, Main, Original

Example: He could not attend the meeting, so he sent his surrogate. 

8. Muffle (verb): To deaden the sound of. (आवाज़ दबाना)

Synonyms: Mute, Stifle, Suffocate, Silence

Antonyms: Amplify, Boost, Deepen, Enhance 

Example: They tried to muffle the noise.

9. Denounce (verb): To criticize something or someone strongly and publicly. (आलोचना करना)

Synonyms: Censure, Condemn, Decry, Execrate

Antonyms:   Bless, Honour, Revere, Venerate

 Example: We must denounce injustice and oppression.

Related: Denounced, Denounced 

  

10. Hypocrisy (noun): The practice of professing standards, beliefs, etc, opposite to one's real character or actual behavior. (पाखंड, कपट)

Synonyms Insincerity, Pretence, Deceit, Deception, Dishonesty

Antonyms: Righteousness, Truthfulness, Sincerity, Honesty

Example: When you agree to serve a cause and then back out, I would call that hypocrisy.