10 words · first 5 free, all 10 with Prime
1 Plummet (verb)
अचानक से गिरना
Synonyms: Plunge, Fall, Drop, Decline, Nosedive, Tumble
Antonyms: Rise, Ascend, Soar, Shoot-Up, Escalate
Example: Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.
2 Ratchet (verb)
प्रगति करना
Synonyms: Progress, Go on, Develop
Antonyms: Decline, Decrease
Example: Overuse of credit cards has ratcheted up consumer debt to unacceptable levels.
3 Shrewdly (adverb)
चतुराई
Synonyms: Astutely, Sagaciously, Artfully
Antonyms: Naively, Wisely
Example: The company is trying shrewdly to make its own claims of parity or superiority.
4 Albatross (noun)
भारी अड़चन
Synonyms: Encumbrance, Onus, Obligation
Antonyms: Blessing, Benefit
Example: No-one is hanging albatrosses around the necks of the writers or of the responders.
5 Straddle (verb)
दोनों ओर फैला होना
Synonyms: Lie on both sides of, Be situated on both sides of, Extend across
Example: The most loyal fans seem to be those in areas straddling the border.
6 Shackles (noun)
बंधन
Synonyms: Restrictions, Constraints, Trammels
Antonyms: Liberation, Releases
Example: Society is going to throw off the shackles of racism and colonialism.
7 Retrograde (adjective)
पश्चगामी
Synonyms: Retreating, Retrogressive, Reverse
Antonyms: Progressive, Improving
Example: This newest version is both progressive and retrograde.
8 Proclivity (noun)
रुझान
Synonyms: Inclination, Propensity, Tendency
Example: There has been enough mockery in the Western media concerning the proclivity of Chinese people to create counterfeit Western goods.
9 Singe (verb)
जलाना
Synonyms: Scorch, Sear, Char
Example: Try not to set your sheets on fire or singe your eyebrows.
10 Juggernaut (noun)
प्रभावशाली शक्ति
Synonyms: Campaign, Enterprise
Example: People round the world look at the US and see a powerful, war-hungry juggernaut.
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