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Sunday, 26 September 2021

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10 words · first 5 free, all 10 with Prime

6 Loom (verb)

पास ही मंडराना

Loom meaning

(of an event regarded as threatening) seem about to happen.

Synonyms: Brew, Be imminent, Be impending, Be close

Antonyms: Wane, Fall back, Vanish

Example: With the elections looming large, his government is fighting to keep energy prices under control.

7 Overture (noun)

प्रस्ताव

Overture meaning

An introduction to something more substantial.

Synonyms: Preliminary, Beginning, Lead-in, Curtain-raiser

Antonyms: Epilogue, Ending

Example: The talks were no more than an overture to a long debate.

8 Ail (verb)

कष्ट देना

Ail meaning

Trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body.

Synonyms: Bother, Stress, Strain

Example: Exercise is good for whatever ails one.

9 Emulate (verb)

अनुसरण करना

Emulate meaning

To try to do something as well as somebody else because you admire them.

Synonyms: Imitate, Mimic, Copy

Example: She hopes to emulate her sister's sporting achievements.

10 Rhetoric (noun)

वक्रपटुता

Rhetoric meaning

Speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere.

Synonyms: Loftiness, Turgidity, Magniloquence

Example: His speech was dismissed as mere rhetoric by the opposition.

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