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1) Turnaround (Noun) -- 4) Prognosticate (Verb) --
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especially one that results in a more favourable
situation. Synonyms: Forecast, Predict, Prophesy, Foretell
Definition: A changing from one policy or point of Definition: The communication of disease from one
view to virtually its exact opposite person or organism to another by close contact.
Definition: Wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for Definition: In bad faith; with intent to deceive.
burial.
Synonyms: Ambidextrous, Backhanded, Deceitful.
Synonyms: Cover, Envelop, Veil, Cloak, Curtain
Usage: Close to 95% of the frauds reported in the
Antonyms: Expose, Reveal, Uncover, Unveil six months ended September were credit-related,
with PSBs again bearing the brunt of mala
Usage: The fog of bad loans shrouding the banking fide intent on the part of borrowers.
sector appears to be lifting after a long period of
sustained stress.
7) Plucky (Adjective) -- Usage: The missile's trajectory was preset
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Antonyms: Cowardly, Timid, Timorous Definition: Calibrate (something) again or
differently.
Usage: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the Supreme Court’s
eldest and pluckiest member. Synonyms: Amend, Fix, Improve, Redress, Remedy
Usage: The sharp words that earned the diminutive Definition: Intense and passionate feeling.
justice the moniker “Notorious RBG” in recent years Synonyms: Passion, Ardour, Intensity, Zeal,
were penned in dissent.
Antonyms: Apathy
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Synonyms: Tolerance, Toleration, Patience,
Resignation Antonyms: Emancipation, Freedom, Liberation
8) Retribution (Noun) --
5) Detriment (Noun) –
Definition: The act or an instance of responding to
Definition: The state of being harmed or damaged. an injury with an injury.
Synonyms: Harm, Damage, Injury, Hurt, Synonyms: Payback, Reprisal, Requital, Retaliation
Impairment
Antonyms: Clemency, Grace, Leniency, Lenity
Antonyms: Benefit, Good
Usage: There is concern that Canadian residents in
Usage: The diplomatic row between Beijing and China may face retribution for Ms. Meng’s
Ottawa over the detention and treatment of Canadian detention.
nationals in China continues to escalate, to the
detriment of bilateral relations.
9) Lenient (Adjective) –
Antonyms: Communicative, Expansive, Garrulous, Usage: A Chinese court last week ruled as too
Talkative lenient the 15-year sentence against a Canadian
convicted of drug-related offences.
Usage: But more serious could be the implications
of the standoff for the ongoing trade war between
China and the U.S.
10) Dispel (Verb) –
Definition: Make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) Synonyms: Boom, Improvement, Recovery,
disappear. Upswing
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Usage: Given the climate of mistrust between the protests against the Supreme Court’s order.
U.S. and China, it is hard to dispel the perception
that Canada has got caught in the crossfire.
4) Orchestrate (Verb) –
Synonyms: Siege, Beleaguerment, Encirclement Usage: The decision of the temple authorities to
close the sanctum sanctorum and perform
Antonyms: Reopen, Unblock, Unbolt purification rituals has invoked old and regressive
Usage: The Kerala government has displayed some notions of purity and pollution, of defilement and
resolve in breaking the illegal blockade imposed by desecration.
some devotees.
6) Gush (Noun) -
3) Upsurge (Noun) -
Definition: A flowing or going out
Definition: An upward surge in the strength or Synonyms: Exodus, Outflow, Outpour, Outpouring
quantity of something; an increase.
Antonyms: Flux, Inflow, Influx, Inrush Definition: A place of safety or refuge.
Usage: The dam burst with a stupendous gush of Synonyms: Refuge, Retreat, Shelter, Sanctuary,
water Asylum,
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7) Bombard (Verb) -- Usage: "a haven for wildlife".
Usage: The city was bombarded by federal forces Synonyms: Stimulate, Boost, Encourage, Intensify,
Antonyms: Dampen
Antonyms: Absorb, Inhale, Soak (Up), Sponge Definition: To show uncertainty about the right
course of action
Usage: Honeysuckle emanating such a sweet scent.
Synonyms: Balance, Dither, Halt, Hang Back,
Hesitate
Definition: a division or contrast between two things Usage: The music faltered, stopped, and started up
that are or are represented as being opposed or again.
entirely different.
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Synonyms: Disclosure, Surprising Fact, Divulgence, thought it doomed to failure.
Declaration
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1) Sinister (Adjective) --
Antonyms: Insignificant, Minor, Unimportant.
Definition: Giving the impression that something Usage: Many eminent surgeons are on the hospitalʼs
harmful or evil is happening or will happen. staff.
Synonyms: Menacing, Threatening, Ominous.
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1) Rattled (Verb)
8) Harass (Verb)
Definition: Make (someone) nervous, worried, or
Definition: Subject to aggressive pressure or irritated.
intimidation.
Synonyms: Unnerve, Disconcert, Disturb, Fluster
Synonyms: Pester, Badger, Hound, Harry, Plague.
Antonyms: Appease, Placate, Soothe
Antonyms: Leave in peace.
Usage: Rattled by the erosion in upper caste votes
Usage: If someone is being harassed at work in the recent Assembly elections in Rajasthan,
because of their sexuality they should contact the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
police.
2) Scrutiny (Noun) -
9) Obscene (Adjective) -
Definition: Critical observation or examination.
Definition: (of the portrayal or description of sexual
matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted Synonyms: Inspection, Survey, Scan, Study
standards of morality and decency. Antonyms: Glance, Cursory look
Synonyms: Pornographic, Indecent, Salacious, Usage: It is doubtful if it will stand judicial
Smutty. scrutiny.
Antonyms: Pure, Decent.
Antonyms: Intensify.
4) Drum up (Verb) Antonyms: Desegregate, Integrate, Reintegrate
Definition: To create or think of by clever use of the Usage: The Supreme Court has strengthened the
imagination principle that the head of the agency should be
insulated against any form of interference.
Synonyms: Concoct, Construct, Contrive
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Antonyms: Clone, Copy, Copycat, Duplicate
8) Bulldoze (Verb) –
Usage: The 124th Constitution Amendment Bill will
have to be passed by two-thirds of the MPs present Definition: clear (ground) or destroy
and voting and the challenge will be to drum up the
numbers in both Houses. Synonyms: Demolish, Knock down, Tear down,
Pull down, Flatten
Antonyms: Construct
5) Reinstate (Verb) --
Usage: The architect, tasked with redesigning the
Definition: Restore (someone or something) to their city’s Olympic stadium, argues that new
former position or state. developments need not bulldoze the past.
Synonyms: Disagreement, Dispute, Disputation Usage: The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas
only exacerbated the problem
Antonyms: Agreement
1) Ploy (Noun) --
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4) Thaw (Verb)
Definition: A cunning plan or action designed to
turn a situation to one's own advantage. Definition: Become liquid or soft as a result of
warming up.
Synonyms: Ruse, Tactic, Move, Device, Stratagem,
Scheme Synonyms: Defrost
Usage: The Bill, contentious in itself for its Antonyms: Freeze, Solidify
exclusion of Muslims, is seen by many as a ploy to
legitimize the presence of Hindu Bengalis who had Usage: It is evidence of the continuing calm in the
reached the Northeast in the aftermath of the birth of Korean peninsula for nearly a year since the thaw
Bangladesh in 1971. between Pyongyang and Washington.
Definition: Subject (someone) to hostility and ill- Definition: To continue or be repeated in a series of
treatment, especially because of their race or reflected sound waves.
political or religious beliefs. Synonyms: Echo, Reverberate, Vibrate, Oscillate
Synonyms: Oppress, Abuse, Victimize, Ill-treat, Antonyms: Damp, Dampen, Deaden, Dull, Quiet
mistreat, maltreat
Usage: U.S. President Donald Trump will be
Antonyms: equally eager that his peace deal continues to
Usage: The Bill seeks to confer Indian citizenship to resonate in the region and beyond.
persecuted migrants from the Hindu, Jain, Sikh,
Parsi, Christian and Buddhist communities from
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to 6) Nicety (Noun) -
India before 2014.
Definition: A single piece of information
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Usage: The guerrillas called a three-day truce
1) Rebuff (Verb) –
Definition: Illustrate or clarify by giving an Synonyms: Reject, Turn Down, Spurn, Refuse,
example. Decline
Antonyms: Becloud, Blur, Cloud, Darken Usage: As Turkey rebuffs its plea to protect Syrian
Kurds, the U.S. must evaluate its next move.
Usage: In your review you don't really exemplify
your points with specific examples from the novel
2) Ostensible (Adjective) --
3) Pivotal (Adjective) --
10) Stockpile (Noun) --
Definition: Of crucial importance in relation to the
Definition: A large accumulated stock of goods or development or success of something else.
materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a
time of shortage or other emergency. Synonyms: Central, Crucial, Vital, Critical, Focal,
Essential
Synonyms: Stock, Store, Supply, Accumulation,
Collection Antonyms: Inconsequential, Insignificant, Minor
Usage: The report was missing a pivotal piece of
information
7) Regime (Noun)
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Definition: Cripple (a person or animal) by cutting Synonyms: Government, Reign, Dominion,
their hamstrings. Sovereignty
Synonyms: Cripple, Lame, Hock, Disable Usage: Regime uncertainty associated with the
election may put a halt to the nascent pick-up
Antonyms: Help witnessed in investments as corporations might
Usage: In the event, the abrupt announcement has decide to hold back on big ticket investments until
become a concession to Turkey, which was things clear up.
hamstrung by U.S. presence in the Kurdish-
populated region in pursuing its own military
options. 8) Opine (Verb) –
Synonyms: Dispute, Quarrel, Squabble, Usage: The Hon’ble Supreme Court has opined that
Disagreement the word ‘misconduct’ has no precise meaning.
Synonyms: Disgrace, Shame, Dishonour, Infamy, Synonyms: Express, Phrase, Word, Frame
Notoriety
Usage: Director Rakesh Asthana has ended with the
Antonyms: Honour former’s removal, although it is couched as a
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transfer.
Usage: One of the top clubs in the country is
bringing the game into disrepute.
4) Convene (Verb)
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activity; assemble.
Antonyms: Unemployment
5) Untenable (Adjective) -
Usage: The unseemly tussle in the CBI’s top
echelons reaches an unsatisfactory end. Definition: (especially of a position or view) not
able to be maintained or defended against attack or
objection.
2) Denouement –
Synonyms: Indefensible, Undefendable, Unarguable
Definition: The final part of a play, film, or Antonyms: Tenable, Defensible
narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn
together and matters are explained or resolved. Usage: Even if this position is not strictly untenable
from a legal standpoint, it has serious implications
Synonyms: Outcome, Upshot, Consequence, Result for the CBI’s independence.
Antonyms: Origin
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may not be enough to thwart political stratagems.
Synonyms: Flagrant, Glaring, Obvious,
Undisguised, Unconcealed
Definition: A complicated or confused situation. Usage: Then there is the more blatantly flawed
reasoning touted by the President that “Mexico will
Synonyms: Confusion, Chaos, Muddle, Tangle pay” for the wall.
2) Alienate (Verb) -
9) Veracity (Noun) -
Definition: Make (someone) feel isolated or
Definition: Conformity to facts; accuracy. estranged.
Synonyms: Truthfulness, Truth, Accuracy Synonyms: Estrange, Turn away
Antonyms: Falsity Antonyms: Unite
Usage: There are disquieting questions about the Usage: An urban environment which would alienate
veracity of some of Mr. Trump’s claims. its inhabitants
Usage: She had a sneaking suspicion that he was
laughing at her
3) Determine -- िनधार्रण
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Synonyms: Adjudge, Adjudicate, Arbitrate, Definition: (especially of a child or animal) play
roughly and energetically.
Antonyms: Equivocate, Hedge, Pussyfoot, Skirt
Synonyms: Play, Frolic, Frisk, Gambol
Usage: A three-member panel will determine the
case Usage: The noisy pack of children romped around
the gardens
4) Defer (Verb) -
8) Intense (Adjective) -
Definition: Put off (an action or event) to a later
time; postpone. Definition: (of an action) highly concentrated.
Synonyms: Postpone, Put off, Adjourn Synonyms: Great, Acute, Enormous, Fierce, Severe
Usage: They deferred the decision until February Usage: The job demands intense concentration
Synonyms: Imminent, At hand, close, Close at hand Synonyms: Dead, Expired, Departed, Gone
Usage: For confirmed pessimists some disaster Usage: The judge inferred that the deceased was
always seems to be impending. confused as to the extent of his assets
Definition: A feeling or thought that something is Definition: Apply or bring to bear (a force,
possible, likely, or true. influence, or quality).
Synonyms: Intuition, Feeling, Impression, Inkling Synonyms: Bring to bear, Apply, Bring into play,
Exercise, Employ
Antonyms: Certainty
Usage: The moon exerts a force on the Earth 4) Disrupt (Verb)
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Antonyms: Organize, Arrange
2) Radicalize (Verb) Usage: She escaped from her assailant after kicking
him
Definition: cause (someone) to adopt radical
positions on political or social issues.
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Definition: Instigate or stir up (an undesirable or Synonyms: Antagonist, Adversary, Debater
violent sentiment or course of action).
Usage: The charge-sheeting of JNU students is a
Synonyms: Instigate, Incite, Provoke, Agitate, move to criminalize contrarian opinion
Excite
Synonyms: Hostility, Antagonism, Animosity, Usage: some of those involved had been radicalized
Aversion by the Vietnam War
Synonyms: Rear, Support, Raise, Foster, Parent, Usage: Stringent guidelines on air pollution
Mother, Tend
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Definition: a person who physically attacks another.
Usage: They accused him of fomenting political
Synonyms: Attacker, Mugger unrest
Antonyms: Ally, Friend
Usage: She escaped from her assailant after kicking 9) Antipathy (Noun) –
him
Definition: A deep-seated feeling of aversion.
Usage: The pernicious influences of the mass media Definition: Care for and protect (someone or
something) while they are growing.
1) Nudge (Verb) --
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Definition: A huge, powerful, and overwhelming
force.
Definition: Advise or urge (someone) earnestly. Usage: The Chinese growth juggernaut is slowing
down.
Synonyms: Advise, Recommend, Urge, Caution.
Antonyms: Discourage.
6) Ample (Adjective)
Usage: In the past too, the court has admonished
the Centre for the delay in creating the institution. Definition: Enough or more than enough; plentiful.
Definition: Feeling resentment at having been Usage: There is ample time for discussion.
unfairly treated.
Usage: He has been skipping meetings, as he is Synonyms: Agitate, Ail, Alarm, Bother, Concern,
aggrieved that the government has not made him a Discomfort.
full member, and has roped him in as a ‘special
Antonyms: Allay, Alleviate, Assuage.
invitee’.
Usage: According to police, the suspect had been
derailed in recent months by mounting financial
4) Transition (Noun) problems.
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2) Commonality (Adjective)
3) Tandem (Noun) -
Synonyms: Balance, Dither, Halt, Hang Back Antonyms: Individual, One, Single, Teammate
Antonyms: Dive (in), Plunge (in) Usage: To share a dais and hold hands is one thing;
to share seats and work in tandem is quite another.
Usage: William Lloyd Garrison never once faltered
in his demand that slavery be unconditionally
abolished.
4) Brainchild (Noun) -
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Definition: A sudden strong and unreflective urge or Antonyms: Hinder
desire to act. Usage: The SP and the BSP have agreed on seat-
Synonyms: Spontaneity, Impetuosity, Wildness, sharing but have not accommodated the Congress;
Recklessness, Irresponsibility also, negotiations with another ally, the RLD, are yet
to conclude.
Antonyms: Premeditation, Carefulness
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Synonyms: Inherent, Innate, Inborn, Inbred, Usage: An owner trying to rein in his bull was
Congenital gored to death by another behind him.
Synonyms: Brutality, Savagery, Savageness, Usage: A spectator who wandered out of the
Inhumanity, Barbarism protective cover at the scene of action bled to death
on being pierced in the abdomen.
Antonyms: Compassion, Mercy
Usage: The concept of “complete denuclearisation” Antonyms: Agreement, Ease, Harmony, Peace
of the Korean Peninsula that formed the crux of the
Singapore declaration has become a subject of Usage: Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s President,
favours rapprochement with the neighbour, and a
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conflicting interpretations.
lasting resolution of the Washington-Pyongyang
nuclear imbroglio, advocating dialogue.
8) Impasse (Noun)
Usage: Toning down his rhetoric, President Trump Usage: A weak performance and low inflation may
has displayed a readiness to wait and watch. persuade the RBI to go for an interest rate cut.
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components show divergent trends.
7) Overshadow (Verb) -
4) Entrant (Noun) -
Definition: Be more impressive or successful than
Definition: A person or group that enters or takes
(another person).
part in something.
Synonyms: Outshine, Eclipse
Synonyms: Beginner, Newcomer, Fresher,
Freshman, Recruit Antonyms:
Antonyms: Veteran Usage: President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Serbia
was overshadowed by ongoing protests against the
Usage: A further eight potential entrants sitting on
country’s president, Aleksandar Vucic.
the fence.
8) Revive (Verb) --
5) Accumulate (Verb)
Definition: Give new strength or energy to
Definition: Gather together or acquire an increasing
number or quantity of. Synonyms: Reinvigorate, Revitalize, Refresh,
Energize
Synonyms: Gather, Collect, Assemble
Antonyms: Torpefy
Antonyms: Dissipate
Usage: He needs to revive the manufacturing sector
Usage: Ms. Harris enters this crowded arena with
and emulate other Asian countries by becoming part
the heft of her star power, having accumulated
of the global supply chain.
considerable political capital through her tough
questioning of President Donald Trump.
9) Abstract (Adjective) -
6) Swirl (Verb) - Definition: Existing in thought or as an idea but not
having a physical or concrete existence.
Definition: Move in a twisting or spiralling pattern.
Synonyms: Theoretical, Conceptual, Notional,
Synonyms: Whirl, Eddy, Billow, Spiral, Wind,
Intellectual
Churn
Antonyms: Actual, Concrete Definition: Begin to grow or increase rapidly;
flourish.
Usage: Robert Saunders of Queen Mary University
of London explains how the vote in 2016 reduced a Synonyms: Boom, Mushroom, Proliferate,
complex question to an abstract proposition onto Snowball, Multiply
which voters could project incompatible versions of
Antonyms: Shrink
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Brexit.
Usage: The report suggests that, at least during fiscal
year 2018, government spending may be what
10) Utopia (Noun) - boosted gross domestic product growth in the top-
performing States, particularly in Bihar and Andhra
Definition: An imagined place or state of things in Pradesh whose double-digit growth rates have come
which everything is perfect. along with a burgeoning fiscal deficit.
Synonyms: Paradise, Heaven,
2) Burgeon (Verb)
5) Condemn (Verb) -
Definition: Express complete disapproval of; Synonyms: Exact, Accurate, Correct, Error-free,
censure. Pinpoint, Specific
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Usage: Chinese authorities have since condemned
the researcher, He Jiankui, with a government report
this week saying he violated both ethics and laws. 9) Mutations (Noun) --
Synonyms: Indignation, Fury, Anger, Rage, Usage: Studies have shown that the technology can
Disapproval result in unintended mutations, which in turn can
cause cancers.
Antonyms: Delight, Pleasure
8) Precise (Adjective) -
1) Manoeuvre (Noun) -
Definition: Marked by exactness and accuracy of
expression or detail.
Definition: A movement or series of moves Synonyms: Squirt, Shoot, Spray, Fountain, Jet,
requiring skill and care.t Erupt
Antonyms: Mishandle, Muff, Scamp Usage: The spurt in infections during the first two
weeks of 2019 cries out for an effective plan to
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Usage: The high-stakes manoeuvre could lift the contain it.
profile of the Congress as a serious contender in the
general election.
5) Depute (Verb) -
Antonyms: Approval, Enactment, Validation Usage: Last year, the Union Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare deputed teams to assist Rajasthan in
Usage: In Uttar Pradesh, where it has been left high containing the outbreak.
and dry in the seat-sharing deal between the
Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, it
sorely needs a dramatic turnaround in political
fortunes. 6) Etiquette (Noun) -
Definition: Jointly arranged or carried out; Synonyms: Protocol, Polite behaviour, Good
coordinated. manners
Synonyms: Joint, United, Collaborative, Collective, Antonyms: Bad manners, Discourtesy, Immorality,
Impoliteness
Antonyms: Separate, Individual
Usage: Campaigns to educate the public through
Usage: A concerted public health push is required mass media ahead of the season, especially on
to tackle periodic outbreaks of influenza respiratory etiquette and risk reduction, can help cut
transmission.
4) Spurt (Verb) –
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Usage: National demonstration against the
disastrous regime of Nicolás Maduro, now deemed a DAY -18
usurper, let out a raucous cheer.
1) Plunge (Verb)
8) Internecine (Adjective)
Definition: Fall suddenly and uncontrollably.
Definition: Destructive to both sides in a conflict.
Synonyms: Crash, Plummet, Pitch, Drop, Fall
Synonyms: Bloody, Sanguinary, Sanguine
Antonyms: Ascent, Climb, Rise, Rising
Antonyms: Beneficial, Restorative, Salubrious,
Salutary Usage: Venezuela plunges from one catastrophic
crisis to another.
Usage: few enemies to suspend the internecine
disputes within the opposition.
2) Grapple (Verb) –
Definition: Imbue (something) with new life and Synonyms: Seize, Grab, Grip, Hold, Grasp, Clasp,
vitality. Clench
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Definition: Withdraw from commercial or social Usage: E-commerce has upended this arrangement.
relations with (a country, organization, or person) as
a punishment or protest.
8) Unencumbered (Adjective) -
Synonyms: Spurn, Snub
Definition: Not having any burden or impediment.
Antonyms: Support, Approve of
Synonyms: Burdenless, Unburdened
Usage: The main opposition boycotted last year’s
presidential election, which Mr. Maduro won with Antonyms: Encumbered, Burdened
67.8% vote.
Usage: Now they often travel by different routes,
unencumbered by shopping bags.
5) Anoint (Verb) -
Synonyms: Bedaub, Besmear, Daub, Smear Definition: Realistic depiction in art and literature
Usage: Mr. Guaidó may have hoped that by Synonyms: Literalism, Naturalism,
anointing himself a rebel President with backing Representationalism
from the U.S.
Antonyms: Irreality, Unreality
Usage: We are one step before a historic event,” said Synonyms: Address, Apply, Bend, Buckle, Give
Alexis Tsipras, the embattled Greek prime minister,
who has been accused of treachery by the Antonyms: Dally, Dawdle, Dillydally
opposition. Usage: That is where ikea is devoting lots of
attention.
Vallabhbhai Patel to highlight that its real opposition
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4) Thwart (Verb) –
1) Propensity (Noun) -
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Definition: Oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition)
Definition: An inclination or natural tendency to successfully.
behave in a particular way.
Synonyms: Foil, Frustrate, Balk
Synonyms: Tendency, Inclination, Predisposition,
Proneness Antonyms: Assist, Facilitate
Antonyms: Disinclination, Dislike, Hate, Hatred Usage: It is no secret that Mr. Mukherjee’s political
ambitions were thwarted at one point by his
Usage: It is in the nature of our polity to use any inability to break the hold of dynastic politics in the
opportunity possible for political signalling, and the Congress.
Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian honour,
has not been spared from this propensity.
5) Decry (Verb)
Definition: Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone). Synonyms: Denounce, Condemn, Criticize, Censure
Synonyms: Clutch, Seize, Grab Usage: If the Trump team had hoped a prolonged
government shutdown would break the Democratic
Antonyms: Reject Party’s rank and file, it didn’t happen.
Definition: A sum of money demanded or paid for Synonyms: Fruitlessness, Vanity, Pointlessness
the release of a captive.
Antonyms: Usefulness, Fruitfulness
Synonyms: Pay-off, Payment, Price
Usage: Much has been said by commentators and
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Usage: Mr. Trump will be better off if he realises political party representatives about the futility of
that holding the government to ransom to extract using the EVM because of the possibility of
compromises from Congress is not a sound tactic for electoral fraud by manipulating the technology that
a President. drives the machine.
8) Confrontational (Adjective) -
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Definition: Tending to deal with situations in an 1) Fledgling (Noun) -
aggressive way; hostile or argumentative.
Definition: A person or organization that is
Synonyms: Battle, Combat, Competition immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped.
2) Stifled (Verb) -
9) Empirical (Adjective) -
Definition: Make (someone) unable to breathe
Definition: Based on, concerned with, or verifiable
properly; suffocate.
by observation or experience rather than theory or
pure logic. Synonyms: Suffocate, Choke, Asphyxiate
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course of operations for supply of goods and Antonyms: Invigorate
services.
Usage: Novak Djokovic, at his absolute best, can
make even the most fiercely competitive of draws
appear enervated.
4) Stymie (Verb) --
Usage: With the Supreme Court now ruling that Usage: To be sure, Djokovic had lost in each of the
there are “intelligible differentia” between three tournaments before the Australian Open — to
operational and financial creditors, an avenue that rising youngsters in Karen Khachanov and
defaulters used to stymie proceedings has been Alexander Zverev, and the gritty Roberto Bautista
closed. Agut
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Usage: The court had ordered that the status quo be
maintained on the entire extent of 67.7 acres
acquired in the aftermath of the demolition of the
10) Gallant (Adjective) Babri Masjid.
Definition: (of a person or their behaviour) brave;
heroic.
3) Conceal (Verb) -
Synonyms: Brave, Courageous, Valiant, Valorous,
Bold Definition: Not allow to be seen; hide.
5) Mollify (Verb) –
2) Demolition (Noun)
Definition: Appease the anger or anxiety of Definition: The area near or surrounding a particular
(someone). place.
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Usage: It is to address this anxiety and mollify Usage: There is a case for reconsidering the lease,
elements that are unhappy with the progress of the but nothing at all for this organisation to be given
judicial process that the government wants the court the opportunity to gather its resources in the vicinity
to vacate its status quo order. of the disputed site.
Definition: Causing anger or another strong Definition: The leading or most important position
reaction, especially deliberately. or place.
Synonyms: Annoying, Irritating, Exasperating, Synonyms: Vanguard, Van, Spearhead, Head, Lead
Infuriating
Antonyms: Rear, Background
Antonyms: Soothing, Calming
Usage: The U.S. Federal Reserve has been at the
Usage: A trust dedicated to the cause of constructing forefront of the current tightening cycle.
a temple to Ram on the site where the demolished
Babri Masjid stood, will be needlessly provocative.
10) Slump (Verb) –
8) Vicinity (Noun)