- EMBRACE (VERB): hold tightly in arms
Synonyms: grasp, enfold
Antonyms: shun, unwrap
Example Sentence: We should embrace the poor and at least try to listen to them.
- AFFORESTATION (NOUN): forest management
Synonyms: forestation, arboriculture
Antonyms: deforestation, erosion
Example Sentence: We must encourage afforestation because it is the need of the hour.
- MERCANTILE (ADJECTIVE): regarding business
Synonyms: trade, monetary
Antonyms: noncommercial, not-for-profit
Example Sentence: They were talking about mercantile investments.
- NAP (NOUN): short sleep
Synonyms: catnap, doze
Antonyms: unconsciousness, death
Example Sentence: The moment I took a nap someone knocked at the door.
- PANTHEIST (NOUN): a person who doesn’t believe in orthodox religion
Synonyms: agnostic, freethinker
Antonyms: believer, pious
Example Sentence: Manish is a pantheist person.
- DEFAULT (NOUN): failure
Synonyms: delinquency, dereliction
Antonyms: perfection, strength
Example Sentence: We have been able to track the default and will crackdown on the defaulters soon.
- REGULATION (NOUN): management
Synonyms: moderation, supervision
Antonyms: deregulation, mismanagement
Example Sentence: We need proper regulations in place to get the best out of the team.
- RESHUFFLE (VERB): reorganize
Synonyms: reorient, rejuvenate
Antonyms: damage, raze
Example Sentence: We are going to reshuffle the top management of the company.
- ESCALATE (VERB): increase
Synonyms: magnify, broaden
Antonyms: shrink, weaken
Example Sentence: She mixed some wrong chemical which initially escalated the reaction.
- STIR (NOUN): agitation
Synonyms: whirlwind, commotion
Antonyms: peace, harmony
Example Sentence: Their walkout from the assembly caused quite a stir.