An unexceptional economic performance

Reckoning (noun)

The action or process of calculating or estimating something. हिसाब-किताब, गणना

Synonyms: Computation, Counting, Assessment Summation, Tally, Estimation, Appraisal.

Example: That old chest isn’t worth much by my reckoning but an antiques dealer might think otherwise.

Alacrity (noun)

Promptness in response, cheerful readiness. तत्‍परता, फुरती, उत्‍साह

Synonyms: Quickness, Eagerness, Willingness, Briskness, Swiftness, Promptitude

Antonyms: Sluggishness, Lethargy, Reluctance, Leisureliness, Aversion.

Example: Having just acquired his driver’s license that morning, he agreed with alacrity to drive his cousin to the airport.

Allude (verb)

To make indirect reference. संकेत करना, इशारा करना

Synonyms: Suggest, Hint, Insinuate, Imply, Intimate, Infer.

Antonyms: Delineate, Elucidate, Describe, Declare, Explain

Example: Eric was a boastful man who never missed an opportunity to allude to his own wealth.

Stubbornly (adverb)

Refusing to more or change one’s opinion. हठपूर्वक, अडि़यलपन से

Synonyms: Doggedly, Obstinately, Obdurately, Tenaciously, Intransigently, Pertinacious

Antonyms: Acquiescently, Amenably, Compliantly, Pliant.

Example: He stubbornly insisted on doing it all himself.

Virtue (noun)

The general quality of being morally good. सदाचार, सदगुण, सत्‍प्रवृत्ति

Synonyms: Rectitude, Probity, Integrity, Uprightness, Morality

Antonyms: Iniquity, Vice, Wickedness, Immorality, Evil.

Example: Since Jacob is such a mean man, I doubt if he was a single virtue.

Votary (noun)

A person who strongly supports a cause or a person (such as monk or nun) तरफदार, भक्‍त, सेवक

Synonyms: Devotee, Adherent, Partisan, Zealot, Apostle

Antonyms: Apostate, Traitor, Renegade, Turncoat, Recreant

Example: He is a votary of non – violence, so he opposes taking up arms.

Inevitable (adjective)

Certain to happen or incapable of being avoided or evaded. अनिवार्य

Synonyms: Ineluctable, Inescapable, Unavoidable, Assured, Certain, Necessary

Antonyms: Avoidable, Evadable, Preventable, Unlikely, Avertable

Example: The changing of seasons is an inevitable aspect of the earth’s climate.

Outlay (noun)

An amount of money spent on something. खर्च, लागत, खपत

Synonyms: Expenditure, Disbursement, Investment, Spending, Payment

Antonyms: Income, Saving, Earning, Profit Gain

Example: The initial outlay for the program will be 2.4 million dollars.

Stymie (verb)

Prevent or hinder the progress of. गतिरोध, बाधॉंए डालना

Synonyms: Obstruct, Hinder, Thwart, Impede, Inhibit, Occlude

Antonyms: Aid, Artist, Facilitate, Help, Encourage, Abet

Example: The purpose of the therapy is to stymie the growth of cancer cells.

Shackle (verb)

To chain someone to prevent them for what they want to do. हथकड़ी बॉंधना, बेड़ी लगाना

Synonyms: Chain, Fetter, Manacle, Handoff, Trammel, Hamper

Antonyms: Emancipate, Free, Release, Unfetter, Liberate

Example: The prisoner was shacked to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room.