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Precarity (noun)

Meaning- The state of being uncertain. अनिश्चितता

Synonyms: Incertitude, Unreliability, Unpredictability, Irresolution

Antonyms: Certainty, Surety, Certitude, Assuredness

Example: Because of a shelter precarity in the city, many families are now left without affordable housing options.

Herald (verb)

Meaning- To say in public that somebody/something is good or important. घोषित करना

Synonyms: Announce, Declare, Proclaim

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Keep Secret, Cover, Veil

Example: Bringing the baby home heralds the start of a very different lifestyle.

Appeasement (noun)

Meaning- The practice of giving a country what it wants in order to avoid war. मनुहार

Synonyms: Conciliation, Placation, Pacification, Palliation, Pacification

Antonyms: Provocation, Aggravation, Disagreement

Example: This is not a time for political accommodation or popular appeasement.

Subaltern (adjective)

Meaning- Of lower status. अधीनस्थ

Synonyms: Inferior, Petty, Underling, Minor

Antonyms: Superior, Better, First-rate

Example: The private tutor was a recognized subaltern part of the bourgeois family.

Stint (noun)

Spell, Stretch, Period, Time, Run, Session

Synonyms: Spell, Stretch, Period, Time, Run, Session

Example: He hated his two-year stint in the Navy.

Quell (verb)

Meaning- To stop something such as violent behaviour or protests. दमन करना

Synonyms: Put an end to, Stamp out, Quench, End, Finish, Crush

Antonyms: Provoke, Aggravate, Incite, Encourage

Example: Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.

Instrumental (adjective)

Meaning- Important in making something happen. सहायक

Synonyms: Involved, Subservient, Conducive, Contributory, Ancillary

Antonyms: Unhelpful, Useless, Tangential

Example: They were highly instrumental in bringing the business to Newtown.

Satiate (verb)

Meaning- To give somebody so much of something that they do not feel they want any more. संतृप्त करना

Synonyms: Satisfy, Quench, Fulfill, Meet, Content

Antonyms: Dissatisfy, Fail, Annoy, Upset

Example: Hopefully this feast I am preparing will satiate your hunger.

Vantage (noun)

Meaning- A place or position affording a good view of something. नज़रिया

Synonyms: Viewpoint, Standpoint, Outlook, Perspective, Angle

Example: The past is continuously reinterpreted from the vantage point of the present.

Plausible (adjective)

Meaning- Reasonable and likely to be true. विश्वसनीय लगने वाला

Synonyms: Credible, Probable, Believable, Reasonable

Antonyms: Fishy, Improbable, Questionable, Dubious

Example: There is no plausible reason and explanation why the amount should be increased.