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1. BEWILDERED (ADJECTIVE): (बेसुध) perplexed and confused; very puzzled. 
Synonyms: baffled, confused 
Antonyms: clear, aware, oriented 
Example Sentence: 
He saw the bewildered look on my face.
2. CLIFF (NOUN): (चट्टान) a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea
 
Synonyms: precipice, crag 
Antonyms: bottom, nadir 
Example Sentence: 
A coast path along the top of rugged cliffs. 
3. LEASE (VERB): (पट्टा लेना) grant (property) on lease; let. 
Synonyms: hire, sublet 
Antonyms: sell, vend 
Example Sentence: 
She leased the site to a local company. 
4. ACQUISITION (NOUN): (प्राप्ति) an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum. 
Synonyms: purchase, addition, 
Antonyms: loss, failure, dearth 
Example Sentence: 
The legacy will be used for new acquisitions. 
5. PAROCHIALISM (NOUN): (संकीर्णता) a limited or narrow outlook, especially focused on a local area; narrow-mindedness. 
Synonyms: localism, insularity 
Antonyms: standard, silence 
Example Sentence: 
We have been guilty of parochialism, of resistance to change 
6. ARMOR (VERB): (कवच) provide (someone) with emotional, social, or other defences.
Synonyms: defense, mail 
Antonyms: destruction, harm 
Example Sentence: 
The knowledge armored him against her. 
7. LANGUISH (VERB): deteriorate (कमजोर होना) 
Synonyms: dwindle, faint 
Antonyms: develop, grow 
Example Sentence: 
If I don’t bother him, my cat will languish on the windowsill all day long. 
8. PLAGIARISM (NOUN): (साहित्यिक चोरी )the practice of taking someone else’s work 
Synonyms: falsification, appropriation 
Antonyms: return, originality 
Example Sentence: 
There were accusations of plagiarism. 
 
9. EXTRADITE (VERB): abandon (प्रत्यर्पित करना) 
Synonyms: apprehend, arrest 
 
Antonyms: hold, keep 
Example Sentence: 
Until the country receives proof of Mark’s guilt, they refuse to extradite him to local authorities. 
10 FOMENT (VERB): instigate (भड़काना) 
Synonyms: abet, arouse 
Antonyms: finish, tranquilize 
 
Example Sentence: 
He fomented the innocent people.

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