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Touchstone (Noun): कसौटी: an established standard or principle by which something is judged Synonyms: criterion, standard, benchmark, metric, measure, yardstick Example Sentence: I used the essay that I received a perfect score on as a touchstone for the other essays I had to write later, so I could get a high score on them as well.

ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɴᴅᴜ ᴠᴏᴄᴀʙᴜʟᴀʀʏ ғᴏʀ ʙᴀɴᴋɪɴɢ, ssᴄ, ᴜᴘsᴄ, ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴇxᴀᴍs.


1. Altercation (Noun): विवाद: a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public

Synonyms: dispute, quarrel, brawl, fight, skirmish

Antonyms: agreement, calm, harmony, peace, accord, concord

Example Sentence:  According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant.


2. Faction (Noun): गुट: a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group

Synonyms: party, sect, wing, side, coalition, team, bloc

Example Sentence:  The candidate who wins the election will be the one who can get the most voters to join his faction.


3. Cede (Verb): सौंपना : give up (power or territory)

Synonyms: relinquish, surrender, render

Antonyms: retain, keep, withhold

Example Sentence:  Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.


4. Touchstone (Noun): कसौटी: an established standard or principle by which something is judged

Synonyms: criterion, standard, benchmark, metric, measure, yardstick

Example Sentence:  I used the essay that I received a perfect score on as a touchstone for the other essays I had to write later, so I could get a high score on them as well.


5. Fickle (Adjective): अस्थिर: changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.

Synonyms: capricious, changeable, variable

Antonyms: constant, certain, unchanging

Example Sentence:  The weather is so fickle at this time of year.


6. Ruction (Noun): झगडा: a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

Synonyms: brawl, clash, ruckus

Antonyms: peace, hush, tranquillity

Example Sentence:  The ruction in the cafeteria started when one student threw a lunch tray at another student.

Touchstone (Noun): कसौटी: an established standard or principle by which something is judged Synonyms: criterion, standard, benchmark, metric, measure, yardstick Example Sentence: I used the essay that I received a perfect score on as a touchstone for the other essays I had to write later, so I could get a high score on them as well.

7. Peregrination (Noun): सफ़र : a journey, especially a long or meandering one.

Synonyms: travel, voyages, journey

Example Sentence:  He also did drawings of people he saw on his peregrinations.


8. Eleventh hour (Noun): अंतिम क्षण : the latest possible time

Synonyms: last minute, zero-hour, last moment

Example Sentence:  He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.


9. Guile (Noun): छल: the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery

Synonyms: deception, cunning, slyness

Antonyms: sincerity, guilelessness, ingenuousness

Example Sentence: : With a little guile he might get what he wanted.


10. Virtuosity (Noun): कलाप्रवीण: great skill in music or another artistic pursuit

Synonyms: mastery, expertise, proficiency

Antonyms: incompetency, unfamiliarity

Example Sentence:  At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.

नमस्ते! मैं आरव सोलंकी (Ramesh Chandra Solanki) हूँ, हिंदी लेखक और कथाकार। मेरी लेखनी सामाजिक यथार्थ, संघर्ष और मानवीय संवेदनाओं पर आधारित कहानियों और उपन्यासों में जीवन पाती है। मेरा उद्देश्य पाठकों तक सच्चाई और संवेदना पहुँचाना है, ताकि वे समाज और जीवन को नए दृष्टिकोण से समझ सकें। मैं 2020 से Blogger पर सक्रिय हूँ और लगातार हिंदी साहित्य, सामाजिक लेखन और ज्ञानवर्धक सामग्री साझा करता हूँ। मेरी प्रमुख प्रकाशित कृति: 📖 "भटकाव की आग" – Google Play Books पर उपलब्ध है। ✍️ लेखक: आरव सोलंकी (Ramesh Chandra Solanki)