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1) Embarrassment (Noun) — शर्मिंदगी
Definition: A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.
Synonyms: Awkwardness, Self-consciousness, Unease
Antonyms: Confidence
Usage: I turned red with embarrassment.
2) Apex (Noun) — शीर्षस्थ
Definition: The top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point.
Synonyms: Tip, Peak, Summit, Pinnacle, Top
Antonyms: Bottom, Nadir
Usage: The apex of the roof.
3) Grave (Adjective) — गंभीर
Definition: Giving cause for alarm; serious.
Synonyms: Serious, Important, All-important, Profound, Significant, Momentous
Antonyms: Trivial, Carefree, Cheerful
Usage: A matter of grave concern.
4) Supersede (Verb) — स्थान लेना
Definition: Take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.
Synonyms: Replace, Supplant, Displace, Oust.
Antonyms: Keep, Retain, Stay, Support
Usage: The older models of car have now been superseded.
5) Criterion (Noun) — मापदंड
Definition: A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
Synonyms: Standard, Norm, Yardstick, Benchmark, Touchstone, Test.
Antonyms: Change, Conjecture, Fancy, Guess
Usage: They award a green label to products that meet certain environmental criteria.
6) Moribund (Adjective) — मरणासन्न
Definition: (of a person) at the point of death.
Synonyms: Dying, Expiring, Near the end
Antonyms: Thriving, Recovering, Flourishing
Usage: The picture that emerges from the Annual Status of Education Report, Rural (2018) is one of a moribund system of early schooling in many States, with no remarkable progress from the base year of 2008.
7) Uptick (Noun) — इजाफा
Definition: A small increase or slight upward trend.
Synonyms: Accretion, Accrual, Addendum, Addition
Antonyms: Deduction, Subtraction, Decline, Decrease, Decrement
Usage: There has been a slight uptick since 2016
8) Ambitious (Adjective) — महत्त्वाकांक्षी
Definition: Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
Synonyms: Aspiring, Determined, Forceful, Pushy
Antonyms: Unambitious, Lazy
Usage: A ruthlessly ambitious workaholic
9) Deficit (Noun) — घाटा
Definition: The amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
Synonyms: Shortfall, Deficiency, Shortage, Undersupply, Slippage
Antonyms: Surplus, Profit
Usage: A public consultation on activity-based learning outcomes, deficits in early childhood education, and innovations in better performing States can help
10) Enactment (Noun) — अधिनियमन
Definition: The process of passing legislation.
Synonyms: Ratification, Validation, Approval, Approving, Endorsement, Adoption
Antonyms: Repeal
Usage: The enactment of the Right to Education Act was followed by a welcome rise in enrolment, which now touches 96% as per ASER data.
