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Catapult (verb)

(Hurl or launch (something) /move or change suddenly or at great speed) प्रक्षेप करना

Synonyms: Propel, Launch, Hurl, Hurtle, Fling

Antonyms: Obstruct

Example: The economic downturn helped to catapult the republican candidate into the white house, because he blamed all problems on big government.

Subservience (noun)

(The condition of being less important than something else/ willingness to obey others unquestioningly.) दासता/अधीनता

Synonyms: Servility, Subordination, Submissiveness, Playing Second Fiddle

Antonyms: Freedom, Independence

Example: In order to be a good waitress, you need to be somewhat subservient as you wait on customers.

Decimate (verb)

Literally - to destroy or greatly decrease in size or number. Figuratively- drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something). नुकसान पहुँचाना/प्रभावशीलता कम कर देना

Synonyms: Curtail, Dwindle, Diminish, Retrench

Antonyms: Ascend, Develop, Strengthen

Example: The people fled their homes as the fire threatened to decimate their community.

Flounder (verb)

(Struggle or stagger clumsily) जूझना

Synonyms: Struggle, Battle, Conflict, Grapple, Fight

Antonyms: Stable, Secure, Endure, Establish

Example: After it hit the iceberg, the Titanic was left to flounder in the Atlantic Ocean before it finally sank.

Lacuna (noun)

An unfilled space; a gap. अन्तराल/अभाव

Synonyms: Break, Cavity, Gap, Interim, Hiatus

Antonyms: Completeness, Excellence, Consummations

Example: As a critic it my duty to find the lacunae in the published books.

Repository (noun)

(A place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored/A store of information or in which a particular quality may be found.) कोष/भण्डार गृह

Synonyms: Store, Storehouse, Depository; Reservoir, Repertory

Example: The bank’s repository contained hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and coins.

Transpicuous (adjective)

(Easy to perceive or detect/ easily understood) पारदर्शक/स्पष्ट

Synonyms: Transparent, Lucid, Unambiguous, Conspicuous

Antonyms: Ambiguous, Obscure, Fuzzy, Vague

Example: A system of government should be transpicuous

Dismal (adjective)

Pitifully or disgracefully bad. खराब/निराशाजनक

Synonyms: Bad, Poor, Pitiful, Disgraceful, Unsatisfactory

Antonyms: Bright, Cheerful, Happy, Intelligent, Joyful

Example: The team ended the school year with a dismal record of one win and eleven losses.

Sag (verb)

Decline to a lower level, usually temporarily. डगमगाना/कम होना

Synonyms: Falter, Weaken, Languish, Flag, Fade, Wilt, Shrivel, Wither

Antonyms: Ascend, Increase, Rise

Example: As the holiday season passed, the store’s sales started to sag.

Nonpareil (adjective)

(Having no match or equal; unrivalled.) अद्वितीय

Synonyms: Incomparable, Matchless, Unrivalled, Unparalleled, Unequalled, Peerless, Unmatched

Antonyms: Mediocre, Inferior

Example: Because the restaurant’s food is nonpareil in the city, the dining establishment has a six-month waiting list.