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1. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repudiate 
Synonyms: revoke, repeal 
Antonyms: institute 
Example Sentence: 
The ministry proposed to abrogate the electoral law of 1850. 
2. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित विचार का): narrow-minded 
Synonyms: limited, blinkered 
Antonyms: broad-minded 
Example Sentence: 
They are a group of stubbornly insular farming people. 
3. DISPENSATION (NOUN): (छूट): exemption 
Synonyms: immunity, exception 
Antonyms: restriction 
Example Sentence: 
Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to sing. 
4. DE FACTO (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तव में): in practice 
Synonyms: in effect, in fact 
Antonyms: alleged
Example Sentence: 
The country was de facto divided between two states. 
5. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्यग्र): anxious 
Synonyms: worried, upset 
Antonyms: calm 
Example Sentence: 
There was a fraught silence. 
6. DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकाधीन): optional 
Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary 
Antonyms: compulsory 
Example Sentence: 
There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses. 
7. ALOOF (ADJECTIVE): (पृथक): distant 
Synonyms: detached unresponsive 
Antonyms: familiar 
Example Sentence: 
They were courteous but faintly aloof. 
8. GRATIFICATION (NOUN): (संतुष्टि): satisfaction 
Synonyms: fulfilment, indulgence 
Antonyms: dissatisfaction 
Example Sentence: 
My son’s success was a great gratification. 
9. PRODIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत बड़ा): enormous 
Synonyms: huge colossal 
Antonyms: small 
Example Sentence: 
The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel. 
10. STIGMATIZE (VERB): (गाली देना): condemn 
Synonyms: denounce, brand 
Antonyms: eulogize 
Example Sentence: 
He was stigmatized in fashion by the people. 

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