Word meaning

1.  Pestilence – (noun) महामारी, plague, epidemic
2.  Obfuscate – (verb) छिपाना muffle, conceal
3.  Deliberately – (adv) जान-बूझकर, purposely, designedly
4.  Xenophobia – (noun) dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries, apartheid
5.  Perilous – (adj) खतरनाक, Dangerous, hazardous
6.  Smouldering – (noun) the process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame
7.  Ember – (noun) चिंगारी, charcoal
8.  Fissures – (noun) दरार rift, leak, blowout
9.  Slip-up – (noun) ग़लती boner, inaccuracy
10.  Onerous – (adj) कष्टदायक painful, weighty
11.  Ostensibly – (adv) देखने में, apparently, on the face of it
12.  Mitigated – (verb) कम करना extenuate, reduce
13.  Decree – (noun) an official order that has the force of law
14.  Morbidities – (noun) रोगों की संख्या
15.  Malnourishment – (noun) कुपोषण lack of proper nutrition