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Thursday, 7 October 2021

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10 words · first 5 free, all 10 with Prime

6 Gloat (verb)

बड़ी चाह से देखना

Gloat meaning

Dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

Synonyms: Delight in, Relish, Revel in

Antonyms: Hate, Dislike

Example: His enemies gloated over his death.

7 Dormant (adjective)

निष्क्रिय

Dormant meaning

Temporarily inactive or inoperative.

Synonyms: Inactive, Resting, Reposing

Antonyms: Active, Operative

Example: The successful consortium included a dormant company.

8 Headway (noun)

प्रगति

Headway meaning

Progress, especially when this is slow or difficult.

Synonyms: Advancement, Shape up, Improvement

Antonyms: Regression, Hindrance

Example: The firm is finally beginning to make headway.

9 Chequered (adjective)

विभिन्न

Chequered meaning

Marked by periods of varied fortune or discreditable incidents.

Synonyms: Varied, Full of ups and downs, Eventful

Example: One of the people in your report had a checkered past.

10 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.

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