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Tuesday, 13 July 2021

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10 words · first 5 free, all 10 with Prime

6 Back-burner (verb)

विचाराधीन

Back-burner meaning

Postpone consideration of or action on.

Synonyms: Delay, Defer, Put back

Example: Our expansion plans will have to be back-burnered in the current economic climate.

7 Analogous (adjective)

अनुरूप

Analogous meaning

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

Synonyms: Comparable, Similar, Corresponding, Related

Example: The question of democracy is in a number of respects analogous to slavery.

8 Augur (verb)

पूर्वसूचना देना

Augur meaning

(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.

Synonyms: Presage, Bode, Predict

Example: Those events certainly did not augur well for the success of the project.

9 Proliferation (noun)

प्रसार फैलाव

Proliferation meaning

Rapid increase in the number or amount of something.

Synonyms: Increase, Expansion, Mushrooming, Propagation

Antonyms: Decline, Depletion

Example: This muteness increases the sense of proliferation in his art.

10 Panacea (noun)

रामबाण

Panacea meaning

A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.

Synonyms: Perfect solution, Nostrum, Elixir, Magic bullet

Antonyms: Pain, Injury

Example: Weight loss in and of itself is probably not the panacea you are looking for.

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