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1. INDIGENOUS (ADJECTIVE): (देशी) originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
 
Synonyms: domestic, homegrown
 
Antonyms: alien, foreign
Example Sentence:
ISRO successfully test-fired an indigenous missile.
 
2.INKLING (NOUN): (आभास) a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint.
Synonyms: clue, hunch
Antonyms: knowledge, information
Example Sentence:
The records give us an inkling of how people saw the world.
3.ESPIONAGE (NOUN): (जासूसी) typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
Synonyms: reconnaissance, intelligence
Antonyms: candid, frank
Example Sentence:
He will be punished severely if he is found guilty of espionage.
4. BUYBACK (NOUN): (छूट) concession 
Synonyms: privilege, allowance
Antonyms: repudiation, refusal 
Example Sentence: 
There are many buyback offers in the market.
5. UNVEIL (VERB): (ख़ुलासा) show or announce publicly for the first time.
Synonyms: disclose, display
Antonyms: conceal, veil 
Example Sentence:
They will unveil a new car very soon.
6. CONTEMPORANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आधुनिक) existing at or occurring in the same period of time.
 
Synonyms: simultaneous, contemporary 
Antonyms: different, separate
Example Sentence:
The contemporaneous ringing of the multiple phone lines kept the new receptionist very busy.
7. CAULK (VERB): (गहनी करना) Secure
Synonyms: block, barricade 
 
Antonyms: free, loosen
Example Sentence:
Adeel caulked me from a broken reed.
8. PURGE (NOUN): (परिशोध) an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people.
Synonyms: expulsion, extermination 
Antonyms: keeping, holding
 
Example Sentence:
Manoj was feeling shy of telling her about her purge from the contest.
9.PRECINCT (NOUN): (प्रसीमा) the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place,department;
Synonyms: area, ward 
 
Antonyms: whole, full
Example Sentence:
I am working in this precinct. 
10. QUIETUDE (NOUN): (शांति/संतोष) a state of stillness, calmness, and quiet in a person or place.
 
Synonyms: doldrums, hush 
 
Antonyms: disturbance, agitation
 
Example Sentence:
Be quietude don’t escape your lips.

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