1.Precarious
Meaning: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.,dependent on chance; uncertain.
Synonym: insecure, unreliable, unsure, unpredictable,
Antonym:safe, secure
Sentence:he made a precarious living as a painter"
2.Surmount
Meaning: overcome (a difficulty or obstacle).
Synonym: conquer, get over
Antonym: be dominated by, be beaten by
Sentence:"all manner of cultural differences were surmounted"
3.Resilience
Meaning: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
Synonym: flexibility, pliability, suppleness
Antonym: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness
Sentence:"the often remarkable resilience of so many British institutions"
4.Prognosis
Meaning:an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely course of a medical condition, a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation.
Synonym:prediction, projection
Antonym:calculation,measurement
Sentence:"gloomy prognoses about overpopulation"
5.Jeopardize
Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
Synonym: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk,
Antonym: safeguard
Sentence:"a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York's position as a financial center"
6.Stampede
Meaning: a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals.
Synonym: charge, panic, rush,
Antonym: retreat, standing
Sentence: "the herd was fleeing back to the high land in a wild stampede"
7.Envisage
Meaning: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event
Synonym: foresee, predict, forecast
Antonym: disregard, ignore
Sentence: "the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers"
8.Harbinger
Meaning: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another., a forerunner of something.
Synonym: herald, sign, indicator,
Sentence: "these works were not yet opera but they were the most important harbinger of opera"
9.Proliferate
Meaning: increase rapidly in number; multiply.
Synonym: increase rapidly, grow rapidly, multiply,
Antonym: decrease, dwindle
Sentence: "the science fiction magazines which proliferated in the 1920s"
10.Detriment
Meaning: the state of being harmed or damaged.
Synonym: harm, damage, injury, hurt, impairment, loss,
Antonym: benefit, good
Sentence: "he is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life"
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