1
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fortuitous
A
lucky
2
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opportune
A
lucky/ good time
3
Q
propitious`
A
lucky
4
Q
serendipity
A
lucky/ finding something good without looking for it
5
Q
despair
A
unlucky/ be without hope
6
Q
hapless
A
without hap or luck/ unlucky
7
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wretched
A
unlucky
8
Q
adversity
A
pain/suffering
9
Q
ordeal
A
pain/suffering
10
Q
affliction
A
pain/suffering
11
Q
Trial
A
pain/suffering
12
Q
mishap
A
pain/suffering
13
Q
tribulation
A
pain/suffering
14
Q
evocative
A
remembering the past
15
Q
reminiscence
A
remembering the past
16
Q
hindsight
A
remembering the past
17
Q
retrospect
A
remembering the past
18
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nostalgia
A
remembering the past
19
Q
wistful
A
remembering the past
20
Q
chauvinism
A
extreme patriotism
21
Q
jingoism
A
extreme patriotism
22
Q
zealot
A
extreme patriotism
23
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fanatic
A
extreme patriotism
24
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idealogue
A
extreme patriotism
25
meagre
very less
26
puny
very less/ small and weak
27
scanty
very less
28
exiguous
very less
29
sparse
very less
30
spare
very less
31
skimpy
very less
32
obtain
routine behaviour/ customary
33
wont
routine behaviour/ customary
34
opulent
wealthy
35
affluent
wealthy
36
accretion
increase
37
balloon
increase
38
mounting
increase
39
aggrandize
increase
40
dilate
increase
41
proliferate
increase
42
augment
increase
43
enhance
increase
44
wax
increase
45
wane
opposite of increase/ grow smaller
46
amalgamate
combine
47
synthesis
combine
48
coalition
combine
49
meld
combine
50
constrict
reduce/restrict
51
flag
reduce/restrict
52
contract
reduce/restrict
53
dwindle
reduce/restrict
54
curtail
reduce/restrict
55
closefisted
unwilling to spend
56
miserly
unwilling to spend
57
niggardly
unwilling to spend
58
stingy
unwilling to spend
59
skinflint
unwilling to spend
60
parsimonious
unwilling to spend
61
stint
unwilling to spend
62
tightfisted
unwilling to spend
63
thrift
controlled spending
64
economical/economy
controlled spending
65
husbandry
controlled spending
66
frugal
controlled spending
67
abate
lessen in intensity
68
ebb
lessen in intensity
69
recede
lessen in intensity
70
subside
lessen in intensity
71
apposite
relevant/apt
72
apropos
relevant
73
pertinent
relevant
74
germane
relevant
75
abound
excess
76
barrage
excess
77
bounteous
excess
78
copious
excess
79
glut
excess
80
myriad
excess
81
inundate
excess
82
plethora
excess
83
profuse
excess
84
prolific
excess
85
surfeit
excess
86
steeped
excess
87
surge
excess
88
teeming
excess
89
ambivalent
unclear in meaning
90
ambiguous
unclear in meaning
91
equivocal
unclear in meaning
92
belabour
explain too much/ argue or discuss (a subject) in excessive detail./ overly elaborate something
93
understatement
opposite of explaining too much
94
impervious
can't be defeated
95
indomitable
can't be defeated
96
invincible
can't be defeated
97
dearth
shortage/ lack off
98
deficit
shortage/ lack off
99
paucity
shortage/ lack off
100
vacuous
shortage/ lack off
101
bankrupt
poor
102
destitute
poor
103
insolvent
poor
104
impecunious
poor
105
indigent
poor
106
impoverish
poor
107
penury
poor
108
solvent
opposite of poor
109
exorbitant
very high price
110
gouging
very high price
111
prohibitive
very high price
112
prodigal
spend too much/waste
113
profligate
spend too much/waste
114
spendthrift
spend too much/waste
115
squander
spend too much/waste
116
extravagance
spend too much/waste
117
lavish
spend too much/waste
118
absolute
sure/ certain
119
certitude
sure/ certain
120
categorical
sure/ certain
121
conviction
sure/ certain
122
emphatic
sure/ certain`
123
incontrovertible
sure/ certain
124
unqualified
sure/ certain/ absolute
125
contingent
conditional/ opposite of sure
126
qualify
conditional/ opposite of sure
127
provisional
conditional/ opposite of sure
128
tentative
conditional// opposite of sure
129
skittish
restless/ nervous
130
restive
restless/ nervous
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