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Prescient (adjective)

Meaning - Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place. भविष्यद्दर्शी

Synonyms: Predictive, Visionary, Prophetic

Antonyms: Incautious, Heedless, Shortsighted

Example: That prediction looks even more prescient since the surge in oil prices.

Pretext (noun)

Meaning- A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason. अपदेश

Synonyms: Excuse, Ostensible reason, Plea, Supposed grounds

Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Fact

Example: The rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move.

Plunge (verb)

Meaning - Jump or dive quickly and energetically. कूदना

Synonyms: Jump, Dive, Hurl oneself, Fling oneself

Example: We all jumped off the runners of the helicopter, and plunged into the water.

Allegorical (adjective)

Meaning - Using characters or events as symbols to represent an idea or a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc. रूपकात्मक

Synonyms: Figurative, Symbolic, Emblematic

Example: Jahangir commissioned some of the most powerful allegorical paintings to emerge from the Mughal School.

Gambit (noun)

Meaning - An act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation. प्रथम चाल

Synonyms: Advantage, Upper hand, Whip hand

Antonyms: Honesty, Truthfulness

Example: His resignation was a tactical gambit.

Cognizance (noun)

Meaning - Knowledge or awareness. परिज्ञान

Synonyms: Consciousness, Notice, Realization

Antonyms: Ignorance, Neglect, Incognizance

Example: The smokers in the room were most appreciative of her cognisance of their plight.

Afflict (verb)

Meaning - To affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way. कष्ट पहुँचाना

Synonyms: Trouble, Cause suffering to, Distress

Antonyms: Help, Aid, Assist

Example: His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease.

Maze (noun)

Meaning - A complex network of paths or passages. चक्र-व्यूह

Synonyms: Labyrinth, Complex network, Mesh

Antonyms: Order, Ease

Example: They were trapped in a menacing maze of corridors.

Uncanny (adjective)

Meaning - Strange and difficult to explain. विचित्र अस्वाभाविक

Synonyms: Unnatural, Weird, Strange, Bizarre

Antonyms: Natural, Ordinary, Normal

Example: I had an uncanny feeling I was being watched.

Piecemeal (adjective)

Meaning- Done or happening gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than carefully planned at the beginning. बराबर और धीमा

Synonyms: Gradual, Progressive, Moderate

Antonyms: Abrupt, Sudden

Example: The village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development.