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1. FALLOW (ADJECTIVE): (परती, बिना जोती बोई भूमि): uncultivated
Synonyms: unploughed, untilled 
Antonyms: cultivated 
Example Sentence: 
Incentives were provided to farmers to let land lie fallow. 
2. REVIEW (VERB): (पुनर्विचार करना): reconsider 
Synonyms: re-examine, reassess 
Antonyms: stick by 
Example Sentence: 
All slides were then reviewed by one pathologist. 
3. CONTEMPLATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विचारशील): thoughtful 
Synonyms: pensive, reflective 
Antonyms: active 
Example Sentence: 
She regarded me with a contemplative eye. 
4. ADVERSARY (NOUN): (प्रतिद्वंद्वी): opponent 
Synonyms: rival, enemy 
Antonyms: ally 
 
Example Sentence: 
Rita beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals. 
5. SUCCUMB (VERB): (दबना): yield 
Synonyms: give in, give way 
Antonyms: resist 
Example Sentence: 
We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair. 
6. ONGOING (ADJECTIVE): (चल रही है): in progress 
Synonyms: under way, going on 
Antonyms: finished 
Example Sentence: 
There is an ongoing debate on the issue. 
7. FLAIR (NOUN): (कौशल): aptitude 
Synonyms: talent, gift 
Antonyms: inability 
Example Sentence: 
She had a flair for certain languages. 
8. DISCHARGE (VERB): (उतार देना): unload 
Synonyms: offload, empty 
Antonyms: load 
Example Sentence: 
The ferry was discharging passengers. 
9. LIGHT-HEARTED (ADJECTIVE): (प्रसन्नचित): carefree 
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery 
Antonyms: miserable 
Example Sentence: 
We had an excited, light-hearted chatter. 
10. STREAM (NOUN): (श्रृंखला): succession 
Synonyms: series, string 
Antonyms: trickle 
Example Sentence: 
A woman screamed a stream of abuse. 

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