25th apr 2018

Defang (verb)

To make someone or something less harmful, so that he, she, or it is no longer dangerous: हानिरहित या शक्तिहीन बनाना

Synonyms: Withdraw. Take Away. Remove

Antonyms: Invigorate, Energize, Vitalize

Example: In trying to defang the terrorist threat, the US will have to dismantle a massive money laundering network.

The straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)

It means a one that have had it enough of being patient and his nerve load reached the maximum and a one tiny mistake or problem would easily make him explode. किसी बात पर अपने सबर का आपा खो देना

Synonyms: Breaking Point, Deciding Factor, End of Line, Final Stroke, Limit

Example: I was already fed up with his laziness and insensitivity, but Jim's refusal to come with me to my ownmother's funeral was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Precipice (noun)

A dangerous situation that could lead to harm or failure: संकटमय स्थिति के कगार पर

Synonyms: Brink, Verge, Threshold, Danger, Crisis, Emergency

Antonyms: Unlikelyhood, Improbableness, Implausibility

Example: The massed crowds of supporters accorded him a hero's welcome.

Teeter (verb)

To shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose balance and fall over. अस्थिर होना, लड़खड़ाना

Synonyms: Wobble, Waver, Vacillate, Seesaw, Stagger, Stumble, Lurch , Totter

Antonyms: Steady, Stabilized, Advance, Budge, Continue, Decide

Example: Danielle was teetering around in five-inch heels

A share of the pie (idiom)

A share of something such as money, profits etc. मुनाफे का हिस्सा

Synonyms: Moiety, Portion, Allocation, Allotment

Example: The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie

Subaltern (adjective)

Someone with a low ranking in a social, political, or other hierarchy or marginalized or oppressed. निचले रैंक या जाति के

Synonyms: Underlying, Subordinate, Petty, Inferior

Antonyms: Senior, Superior, Superordinate

Example: He worked among the subaltern population.

Wield (verb)

Have and be able to use (power or influence). नियंत्रित रखना, संभालना

Synonyms: Exercise, Exert, Be Possessed Of, Hold, Maintain, Command, Control, Manage, Asseverate

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect, Misuse

Example: He still wields enormous influence in politics.

Clout (noun)

Influence or power, especially in politics or business. प्रभाव, ताकत

Synonyms: Influence, Power, Sway, Leverage, Control, Dominance, Authority

Antonyms: Helplessness, Impotence, Impotency, Powerlessness, Weakness

Example: The Queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.

Retribution (noun)

Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act. बदला, दंड

Synonyms: Payback, Reprisal, Requital, Retaliation, Revenge, Vengeance

Antonyms: Clemency, Grace, Leniency, Lenity, Mercy, forgiveness, pardon, remission

Example: They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide

Egalitarian (adjective)

Believing that all people are equally important and should have the same rights and opportunities in life: समानाधिकारवादी

Synonyms: Democratic, Equitable

Antonyms: Snobby, Snooty, Elitist, Aristocratic

Example: The dictator laughed at the priest’s egalitarian ideas and refused to believe all people were equal.