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Foible (noun)

Meaning: a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character. चरित्र की दुर्बलता

Synonyms: Failing, Shortcoming, Quirk, Idiosyncrasy, Eccentricity

Antonyms: Strength, Perfection, Virtue, Rectitude

Example: Talking too much is one of his foibles.

Shrewd (adjective)

Meaning: having or showing sharp powers of judgement. चालाक, समझदार

Synonyms: Astute, Perceptive, Judicious, Crafty, Discerning

Antonyms: Stupid, Unwise, Ingenuous, Naïve

Example: He's too shrewd to be trusted in business matters.

Ominous (adjective)

Meaning: giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious. अमंगल, अपशगुन

Synonyms: Menacing, Portentous, Baleful, Sinister

Antonyms: Auspicious, Propitious, Promising, Favorable

Example: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.

Coyness (noun)

Meaning: the quality of feigning shyness or modesty. शर्मीलापन

Synonyms: Bashfulness, Timidity, Diffidence, Demureness

Antonyms: Boldness, Brashness, Audaciousness, Confidence

Example: There is a natural coyness about her behavior.

Delineate (verb)

Meaning: describe or portray (something) precisely. वर्णन करना, चित्रित करना

Synonyms: Define, Demarcate, Delimit, Outline, Depict, Portray

Antonyms: Confuse, Distort, Misrepresent

Example: The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.

Augur (verb)

Meaning: (of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome. भविष्य बताना

Synonyms: Bode, Portend, Foretell, Predict, Foreshadow, Forecast, Prophesy

Example: Mounting sales augur a profitable year.

Exquisitely (adverb)

Meaning: in an extremely beautiful and delicate manner. नजाकत से

Synonyms: Superbly, Delicately, Divinely, Wonderfully, Skillfully

Antonyms: Clumsily, Awkwardly, Ineptly, Maladroitly

Example: Travis ordered champagne with their exquisitely cooked fish.

Culmination (noun)

Meaning: the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time. पराकाष्ठा, चरम बिंदु

Synonyms: Climax, Pinnacle, Summit, Crust, Apogee, Zenith, Consummation

Antonyms: Nadir, Base, Foot, Pits

Example: The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.

Chilling (adjective)

Meaning: horrifying or frightening. डरावना

Synonyms: Scary, Unsettling, Distressing, Unnerving, Terrifying

Antonyms: Reassuring, Soothing, Comforting, Heartening

Example: The article concludes with a chilling reminder that the disease can strike anyone at any time.

Deleterious (adjective)

Meaning: causing harm or damage. हानिकारक, नुक़सान पहुंचानेवाला

Synonyms: Detrimental, Inimical, Adverse, Pernicious, Injurious

Antonyms: Harmless, Innocuous, Mild, Beneficial

Example: These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.