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1)Tamper:Verb
Meaning:interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations.छेड़छाड़ करना
Sentence:someone tampered with the brakes on my car.

2)Snide:Adjective,Noun
Meaning:derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.धोखेबाज़
Sentence:snide remarks about my mother.

3)Cryptic: Adjective
Meaning:having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.गुप्त
Sentence:he found his boss’s utterances too cryptic.

4)Espouse:Verb
Meaning:adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).अनुमोदन
Sentence:he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth.

5)Subdue:Verb
Meaning:overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person).जीतना
Sentence:she managed to subdue an instinct to applaud

6)Paucity: Noun
Meaning:the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.कमी.
Sentence:a paucity of information.

7)Veer: Verb,Noun
Meaning:change direction suddenly.
Sentence:an oil tanker that had veered off course.

8)Stash:Noun,Verb
Meaning:a secret store of something.छिपाने की जगह
Sentence:the man grudgingly handed over a stash of notes.

9)Gruff: Adjective
Meaning:abrupt or taciturn in manner.कर्कश
Sentence:penetrate a gruff exterior and you will find him affable.

10)Grubby:Adjective
Meaning:dirty; grimy.गंदी
Sentence:the grubby face of a young boy