Family planning

Progenitor (noun)

Meaning- A person who starts an idea or a development. जनक

Synonyms: Originator, Founder, Forerunner, Begetter

Example: He is considered the progenitor of Sikhism.

Gob smacked (adjective)

Meaning- So surprised that you do not know what to say. आश्चर्यचकित

Synonyms: Speechless, Stunned, Surprised, Taken Aback, Staggered, Stupefied, Thunderstuck

Antonyms: Unsurprised, Heedless, Unemotional

Example: I was gob smacked when she told me the news.

Gruelling (adjective)

Meaning- Very difficult and making you very tired. थकाऊ

Synonyms: Exhausting, Tiring, Fatiguing, Draining, Enervating, Debilitating

Antonyms: Pleasant, Enjoyable, Easy

Example: He eventually won the match after five gruelling sets.

Squabble (verb)

Meaning- To argue noisily about something that is not very important. तकरार करना

Synonyms: Quarrel, Argue, Dispute, Wrangle

Antonyms: Agree, Concur, Accord

Example: My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.

Prickly (adjective)

Meaning - Difficult to deal with because people have very different ideas about it. समस्यात्मक

Synonyms: Problematic, Complicated, Irksome, Convoluted

Antonyms: Simple, Easy, Smooth, Uncomplicated

Example: Let's move on to the prickly subject of taxation reform.

Congenital (adjective)

Meaning- Existing as part of a person’s character and not likely to change. जन्मजात

Synonyms: Innate, inborn, natural, ingrained

Antonyms: Acquired, Trained, Developed, Cultivated

Example: He seems to have a congenital inability to tell the truth.

Bluster (verb)

Meaning- To talk in an aggressive or threatening way, but with little effect. धमकाना

Synonyms: Rant, Thunder, Threaten, Boast

Antonyms: Deprecate, Calm, Soften

Example: The aggressive politicians continued to bluster to the point that no one actually understood a word they were saying.

Swimmingly (adverb)

Meaning- Without any problems or difficulties. आसानी से

Synonyms: Smoothly, Effortlessly, Easily, Very Well

Antonyms: Roughly, Difficultly, Strenuously, Tirelessly

Example: We hope everything will go swimmingly.

Haggle (verb)

Meaning- To argue with somebody in order to reach an agreement, especially about the price of something. मोल-भाव करना

Synonyms: Bargain, Barter, Negotiate, Quibble

Antonyms: Agree, Concur, Comply

Example: I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt.

Extortion (noun)

Meaning- The crime of making somebody give you something by threatening them. ज़बर्दस्ती वसूली

Synonyms: Shakedown, Blackmail, Extraction

Antonyms: Coaxing, Urging, Requesting

Example: He was arrested and charged with extortion.