- STRINGENT (ADJECTIVE): strict
Synonyms: demanding, draconian
Antonyms: amenable, facile
Example Sentence: Area safety requirements have become more stringent.
- STARE (VERB): look fixedly
Synonyms: glare, focus
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Example Sentence: These people have been staring me for a long time.
- FRAGMENT (VERB): break
Synonyms: chunk, portion
Antonyms: entirely, whole
Example Sentence: These are challenging goals, given the fragmented nature of India’s health system.
- PROCURE (VERB): obtain
Synonyms: induce, promote
Antonyms: fail, hinder
Example Sentence: Free essential medicines should be procured through a centralized agency.
- INFLATE (VERB): increase by a large amount
Synonyms: boost, raise
Antonyms: diminish, decrease
Example Sentence: Some hospitals resort to unnecessary treatment to inflate claims.
- ALLAY (VERB): pacify
Synonyms: lighten, assuage
Antonyms: heighten, agitate
Example Sentence: A good teacher works hard to allay the concerns of all the students in his class.
- SOLITUDE (NOUN): aloneness
Synonyms: isolation, seclusion
Antonyms: togetherness, companionship
Example Sentence: A bit of solitude is often all you need to clear your head and rethink your approach.
- ABRADE (VERB): scrape
Synonyms: itch, efface
Antonyms: imprint, implant
Example Sentence: The rough rock had abraded her skin
- ORDAIN (VERB): order by officials
Synonyms: impose, proclaim
Antonyms: abolish, violate
Example Sentence: Aman knew that the committee will never ordain him as a member because of his blackened past.
- VOUCH (VERB): approve
Synonyms: endorse, consent
Antonyms: prohibit, repudiate
Example Sentence: As I’m passing on the information, I vouch for its accuracy.
