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1) Peril (Noun) — गंभीर और तत्काल खतरा
Definition: Serious and immediate danger.
Synonyms: Anger, Jeopardy, Risk,
Antonyms: Safety, Security
Usage: President Sirisena’s actions have put Sri Lankan democracy in peril
2) Plunge (Verb) — कूद पड़ना
Definition: Jump or dive quickly and energetically.
Synonyms: Hurl oneself, Throw oneself, Fling oneself, Launch oneself, Catapult oneself
Antonyms: Ascent, Rise, Increase
Usage: Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has plunged the country into a political crisis.
3) Manoeuvre (Verb) — पैंतरेबाज़ी करना
Definition: Move skillfully or carefully.
Synonyms: Steer, Guide, Drive, Negotiate, Navigate
Antonyms: Cessation, Ignorance
Usage: His sudden and secret manoeuvre caught everyone, including senior politicians, completely unawares.
4) Garner (Verb) — संचित करना
Definition: Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
Synonyms: Gather, Collect, Accumulate, Amass
Antonyms: Spend, Disperse, Distribute
Usage: By suspending Parliament, Mr. Sirisena is seen to have exposed his own insecurity about garnering the required strength.
5) Plummet (Verb) — मूल्य या राशि में तेजी से कमी होना
Definition: Decrease rapidly in value or amount
Synonyms: Plunge, Fall Headlong, Hurtle, Nosedive
Antonyms: Ascend, Go up
Usage: All this has come at a time of economic fragility, with a plummeting rupee, soaring unemployment and rising living costs.
6) Blatant (Adjective) – खुलेआम बुरे व्यवहार करना
Definition: (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.
Synonyms: Flagrant, Glaring, Obvious, Undisguised,
Antonyms: Inconspicuous, Subtle
Usage: Mr. Sirisena’s appointment of Mr. Rajapaksa even before voting out Mr. Wickremesinghe on the floor of Parliament is nothing but blatant abuse of his executive powers.
7) Clout (Noun) — प्रभाव
Definition: Influence or power, especially in politics or business
Synonyms: Influence, Power, Pull, Weight, Sway, Leverage
Antonyms: Helplessness, Impotence, Impotency, Powerlessness, Weakness
Usage: The best forum to test political clout in a democracy is the legislature.
8) Thugger (Noun) — हिंसक व्यवहार
Definition: Violent behaviour, especially of a criminal nature.
Synonyms: Offence, Crime, Law Breaking
Antonyms: Defense, Defence
Usage: An extra-parliamentary power struggle, that too using illegal means, heightens the risk of political thuggery and unrest.
9) Reconvene (Verb) — समाधान करना
Definition: Convene or cause to convene again, especially after a pause in proceedings.
Synonyms: Join, Reconcile, Reassemble
Antonyms: Estrange, go separate ways
Usage: Though much damage has been done already, a fair vote must be ensured when Parliament reconvenes, if possible before November 16.
10) Grapple — गुत्थम गुत्था
Definition: Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
Synonyms: Wrestle, Struggle, Tussle; Brawl
Antonyms: Release, Relinquishment
Usage: Still recovering from the violence and bloodbath during its nearly three-decade-long civil war, and grappling with the economic and social challenges in its aftermath, Sri Lanka cannot afford to recede from the democratic space that opened up in 2015.
