1) fitful (verb) –
Meaning: Irregular and unsteady, characterized by fits: Not regular, consistent, or equal
Synonyms: broken, spasmodic, intermittent, sporadic, disturbed, Not regular, consistent, or equal
Antonyms: constant, regular, steady
Usage : Rahul Gandhi’s fitful detours into politics continue to excite his opponents and supporters
2) obtuse (verb) –
Meaning: Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand; Insensitive to criticism or insults
Synonyms: stupid, dull, slow, dense insensitive, tough, unfeeling,
Antonyms: bright, clever, astute, keen, pronged
Usage: An expert argument that the Gandhi‘s are the sole reason for the absence of a viable non BJP politics is obtuse.
3) muffle (adj) –
Meaning: wrap or cover for warmth.
Synonyms: swathe, swaddle, enfold, envelop
Antonyms: uncover, open
Usage: If the dynasty is so bereft of ideas and following, as it is said to be, how can it muffle anyone.
4) formidable (verb) –
Meaning: Inspiring fear or awe through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable; Greatness of amount; Very serious or gloomy in expression or demeanor
Synonyms: enormousness, hugeness, intimidating, terrifying, dreadful, alarming forbidding, grim, fierce, stern, ferocious
Antonyms: comforting, cheering, encouraging, bad, incompetent, inept,
Usage: What are those who cannot walk over a withered dynasty worth in taking on the BJP and its formidable leader Narendra Modi
5) preordained (verb) –
Meaning: Determined in advance; Involving divine foresight or providence
Synonyms: fated, predetermined, destined, doomed, providential, divine
Antonyms: avoidable, preventable, evadable, evitable
Usage: An aspiring rebel trapped in the body and privilege of a preordained dynast, Mr. Gandhi’s infectious confusions have disoriented his opponents, supporters and observers alike
6) strident (verb) –
Meaning: Loud and harsh; Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense; Interfering or meddling in the affairs of others
Synonyms: vehement, ardent, fervent, intense, raucous, discordant, screeching obtrusive, officious, presumptuous
Antonyms: soft, dulcet, gentle harmonious, quiet, inaudible
Usage: If Mr. Modi remains as or more popular than he was in 2014, the only explanation could be the strident cultural agenda that he has delivered on
7) laurels (adj) –
Meaning: Public acknowledgment or admiration; Positive outcome from the achievement of one’s goals
Synonyms: praise, acclaim, accolades, awards, success, prosperity, affluence
Antonyms: blame, criticism, disapproval, misfortune, sadness
Usage: He bears the cross for all the sins of his forebears but gets no laurels for their contributions.
8) whining (verb) –
Meaning: having or showing an irritable disposition; Disposed to complaining, especially in a petulant or whining manner; a long, high-pitched unpleasant sound: Complaining excessively
Synonyms: complaining, grouchy, grumbling, moaning
Antonyms: friendly, amiable, kind, agreeable
Usage: The challenge to his authority within the party can be tackled only through attaining that strength, not by whining about the old guard.
7) emaciation (verb) –
Meaning: The act of making very lean
Synonyms: attenuation, thinness, gauntness, haggardness
Antonyms: obesity, plumpness, grossness, fleshiness
Usage: as the Gandhis are responsible for the emaciation of opposition politics in India
9) perch (verb) –
Meaning: To come to rest after a descent from above
Synonyms: alight, land, settle, sit
Antonyms: ascend, climb, mount
Usage: the moral perch of Indian politicsis occupied by his primary opponent
10) detours (verb) –
Meaning: an alternative route for use by traffic when the usual road is temporarily closed; an appendix to a book, document or periodical
Synonyms: avoidance, excursuses, deviations, departure
Antonyms: constant, regular, straight
Usage: Rahul Gandhi’s fitful detours into politics continue to excite his opponents and supporters
