1.GRUELING (ADJECTIVE): extremely
tiring
Synonyms: arduous, fierce
Antonyms: facile, gentle
Example Sentence:
The grueling
six-day march of nearly 200 km from Nashik to Mumbai by thousands of farmers.
2. REMARKABLE (ADJECTIVE): extraordinary
Synonyms: noteworthy, curious
Antonyms: average, common
Example Sentence:
The aim to gherao the Maharashtra Assembly was remarkable.
3. REFRAIN (VERB): abstain
Synonyms: theme,
burden
Antonyms: silence,
calmness
Example Sentence:
You should refrain from alcohol.
4. MYRIAD (NOUN):
multitude
Synonyms: infinite, endless
Antonyms: bounded, measurable
Example Sentence:
Disrupting the lives of other citizens is not how India’s myriad protesters typically behave.
5. PERSUADE (VERB): convince
Synonyms: influence, prompt
Antonyms: dissuade,
prevent
Example Sentence:
The farmers were persuaded to complete the final leg of the
march.
6. NEGOTIATE (VERB): consort
Synonyms: arrange, confer
Antonyms: confuse, unsuit
Example Sentence:
The government emissaries could negotiate with their representatives.
7. CONTEND (VERB): struggle to a difficulty
Synonyms: argue, resist
Antonyms: agree, comply
Example Sentence:
Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have had to contend with new
policies.
8. CAVEAT (NOUN): warning
Synonyms: caution, admonition
Antonyms: neglect, ignorance
Example Sentence:
The demand that caveats to the State’s loan waiver scheme be
dropped so that genuine small farmers are not excluded.
9. EFFICACY (NOUN): ability to
produce a desired result
Synonyms: adequacy, ability
Antonyms: failure,
idleness
Example Sentence:
Demonstration of the
efficacy of precision bombing is seed there.
10. CONSTRICT (VERB): become narrower
Synonyms: restrict, contract
Antonyms: enlarge, expand
Example Sentence:
No institutional reforms are undertaken to free constricted
agricultural markets.
