1. Slump (Verb)
- Definition: A sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something.
- Synonyms: Plunge, Drop, Collapse, Tumble, Plummet
- Antonyms: Rise, Boom, Upturn
- Usage: This is typical of all commodities that see years of oversupply that lead to a price slump followed by years of under-supply that leads to a jump in prices.
2. Fledgling (Noun)
- Definition: A person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped.
- Synonyms: Emerging, Emergent
- Antonyms: Declining, Mature
- Usage: The fledgling IBC has been severely tested in the two years since its enactment.
- 3. Stifled (Verb)
- Definition: Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
- Synonyms: Suffocate, Choke, Asphyxiate
- Antonyms: Cold, Chilly
- Usage: One of its better economic initiatives being stifled by vested interests.
4. Mount (Verb)
- Definition: Climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface).
- Synonyms: rise to, add
- Antonyms: lessen, reduce
- Usage: the expenses for building the temple mounted up to 10 lakhs.
5. Ransom (Noun)
- Definition: A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive.
- Synonyms: Pay-off, Payment, Price.
- Antonym: NA
- Usage: He had to pay a ransom of 20 lakhs to release his son from the kidnappers.
6. Confrontational (Adjective)
- Definition: Tending to deal with situations in an aggressive way; hostile or argumentative.
- Synonyms: Battle, Combat, Competition.
- Antonyms: Concord, Harmony, Peace .
- Usage: He could adopt a less confrontational approach towards Democrats and hold talks with them with an open mind on immigration and border security.
7. Empirical (Adjective)
- Definition: Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
- Synonyms: Observed, Seen, Factual, Actual, Real .
- Antonyms: Theoretical
- Usage: The implementation or evaluation of any policy decision must consider not just abstract reasoning but base it on empirical and historical evidence.
8. Propensity (Noun)
- Definition: An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
- Synonyms: Tendency, Inclination, Predisposition, Proneness
- Antonyms: Disinclination, Dislike, Hate, Hatred
- Usage: It is in the nature of our polity to use any opportunity possible for political signalling, and the Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian honour, has not been spared from this propensity.
9. Bemuse (Verb)
- Definition: Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone).
- Synonyms: Bewildered, Confused, Puzzled, Perplexed
- Antonyms: Clearheaded
- Usage: He agreed to speak at an RSS event last year to the bemused disapproval of the Congress party was held out as a reason.
10. Embrace (Verb)
- Definition: Hold (someone) closely in one’s arms, especially as a sign of affection.
- Synonyms: Clutch, Seize, Grab
- Antonyms: Reject
- Usage:
