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Today’s article title is: GST compensation cess mop-up rises for first time in five months
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TUSSLE
Noun
Pronunciation: tuhs-uhl
Meaning: a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
Synonyms: battle, clash, combat, conflict, scrimmage, scrum, scuffle, skirmish
Antonyms: truce
Usage: There was a small tussle in the playground today
Forms: Tussle (verb)
ATTRIBUTE
Verb
Pronunciation: uh-trib-yoot
Meaning: to give the reason for or cause of/ to explain (something) as being the result of something else
Synonyms: account (for), explain/ accredit, ascribe
Usage: They attribute the strange happenings to the history of the region
Forms: Attribution (noun)
EVASION
Noun
Pronunciation: ih-vey-zhuhn
Meaning: the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
Synonyms: avoidance, cop-out, dodging, escape, shunning
Antonyms: abidance, endurance, submission, toleration
Usage: Evasion of duties is never the correct way out
Forms: Evade (verb)
ALTERNATIVE
Adjective
Pronunciation: awl-tur-nuh-tiv
Meaning: available as another possibility or choice/ relating to activities that depart from or challenge traditional norms
Synonyms: alternate, optional, substitute/ nontraditional, unconventional, unorthodox
Antonyms: original/ conventional, customary, established, orthodox, traditional
Usage: There is no alternative to this situation/ He chose to lead an alternative lifestyle
Forms: Alternatively (Adverb), Alternative (noun)
RESOLUTION
Noun
Pronunciation: rez-uh-loo-shuhn
Meaning: a position arrived at after consideration/ firm or unwavering adherence to one’s purpose
Synonyms: conclusion, decision, verdict/ resolve, decision
Antonyms: deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie/ irresolution, vacillation
Usage: This is the only resolution to the problem/ It is my resolution to solve this
Forms: Resolve (verb)
