1) Culmination (Noun) — परिणति
Meaning: the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.
Synonyms: climax, pinnacle, peak, high point
Antonyms: nadir
Usage: “the deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation”
2) Skulduggery (Noun) — प्रवंचना, ठगी, धोखाधड़ी
Meaning: underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.
Synonyms: trickery, swindling, fraudulence, double-dealing
Antonyms: trickery, hanky-panky, jiggery-pokery
Usage: “a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery”
3) Slugfest (Noun) — एक कठिन और चुनौतीपूर्ण प्रतियोगिता
Meaning: a tough and challenging contest, especially in sports such as boxing and baseball.
Synonyms: altercation, brawl, dogfight, fisticuffs
Antonyms: agreement, calm, harmony
Usage: “the fight brought back memories of the classic 1976 Lyle-Foreman slugfest”
4) Wedge (Noun) — पच्चर
Meaning: a piece of wood, metal, etc. having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.
Synonyms: tapered block, chock
Antonyms: full, remove
Usage: “the door was secured by a wedge”
5) Abstained (Verb) – बचना या निराश होना
Meaning: restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
Synonyms: refrain, desist, hold back
Antonyms: accepted, allowed, continued
Usage: “most pregnant women abstain or drink very little”
6) Facetious (Adjective) — हासकर
Meaning: treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
Synonyms: flippant, flip, glib, frivolous
Antonyms: serious
Usage: “a facetious remark”
7) Concur (Verb) – सहमत होना
Meaning: be of the same opinion; agree.
Synonyms: agree, be in agreement, be in accord
Antonyms: disagree
Usage: “the authors concurred with the majority”
8) Remuneration (Noun) — पारिश्रमिक
Meaning: money paid for work or a service.
Synonyms: payment, pay, salary, wages
Antonyms: nonpayment, avoidance, default
Usage: “they work in excess of their contracted hours for no additional remuneration”
9) Adjudicating (Verb) — निर्णय करना
Meaning: make a formal judgement on a disputed matter.
Synonyms: judge, adjudge, try, hear, examine
Antonyms: deferring, dodging, hesitating
Usage: “the Committee adjudicates on all betting disputes”
10) Intervene (Verb) — हस्तक्षेप करना
Meaning: take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get involved
Antonyms: combine, connect, ignore
Usage: “he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute”
11) Fallacious (Adjective) – मिथ्या या ग़लत धारणा पर आधारित
Meaning: based on a mistaken belief.
Synonyms: erroneous, false, untrue, wrong
Antonyms: true, correct
Usage: “fallacious arguments”
