10 words · first 5 free, all 10 with Prime
1 Impetus (noun)
प्रोत्साहन
Synonyms: Incitement, Stimulus, Encouragement, Boost
Antonyms: Hindrance, Discouragement
Example: The initial impetus for these reforms was to promote a high skill, high wage economy.
2 Manoeuvre (noun)
कुशलतायुक्ति
Synonyms: Operation, Exercise, Movement
Example: Attackers employed three maneuvers to generate movement and control.
3 Starkly (adverb)
स्पष्ट रूप से
Synonyms: Clearly, Plainly, Bluntly
Antonyms: Dubiously, Vaguely, Indistinctly
Example: The lighthouse stood out starkly against the dark sky.
4 Ostensibly (adverb)
प्रकटरूपसे
Synonyms: Seemingly, Apparently, Supposedly, Outwardly, Professedly
Antonyms: Truly, Genuinely, Really, Actually
Example: The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health.
5 Resort (verb)
बदलना
Synonyms: Turn to, Employ, Fall back
Antonyms: Avoid, Halt
Example: To resort to crime in a difficult situation, is weak.
6 Dent (verb)
काटना
Synonyms: Diminish, Reduce, Lessen, Weaken
Antonyms: Increase, Boost
Example: DVD sales may already be denting the box office.
7 Mitigation (noun)
गम्भीरता कम कर देना
Synonyms: Alleviation, Reduction, Lessening, Diminution
Antonyms: Intensification, Increase
Example: This is a strategy not of flood prevention but of flood mitigation and control.
8 Hubris (noun)
घमंड
Synonyms: Arrogance, Vanity, Hauteur, Pomposity
Antonyms: Modesty, Decency, Simplicity, Meekness
Example: I should have known that such hubris would rebound.
9 Belie (verb)
झुठलाना
Synonyms: Contradict, Be at odds with, Call into question
Antonyms: Confirm, Agree, Support
Example: The brilliance of the sun belied the low temperature.
10 Onerous (adjective)
भार डालने वाला
Synonyms: Difficult, Taxing, Arduous, Hard, Heavy
Antonyms: Easy, Effortless, Painless, Facile, Simple
Example: When he agreed to help his father cut the grass, he did not realize the chore would be so onerous.
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