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Today’s article title is: Wedding bells to the rescue of five-star hotel chains amid pandemic
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RESILIENCE
Noun
Pronunciation: ri-zil-yuhns
Meaning: the ability to withstand or adjust to challenges
Synonyms: doggedness, obdurateness, obstinacy, persistence, stubbornness, tenaciousness, tenacity
Antonyms: helplessness, weakness
Usage: She showed the resilience we have been looking for in our warriors
Forms: Resilient (verb)
CONGREGATION
Noun
Pronunciation: kong-gri-gey-shuhn
Meaning: a body of people come together in one place, sometimes for a religious purpose
Synonyms: assemblage, assembly, conference, gathering, meeting, assembly
Usage: A congreagtion of holy men assembled near the lake
Forms: Congregate (verb)
BESPOKE
Adjective
Pronunciation: bih-spohk
Meaning: made or fitted to the needs or preferences of a specific customer
Synonyms: custom, custom-made, custom-tailored, customized, made-to-order, tailor-made, tailored
Antonyms: mass-produced, ready-made
Usage: He can easily afford bespoke garments
PITTANCE
Noun
Pronunciation: pit-ns
Meaning: a very small sum of money
Synonyms: slang: chicken feed, dime, mite, peanuts, shoestring, song, two cents
Antonyms: big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king’s ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad
Usage: I will not work for a pittance!
SYNCHRONIZE
Verb
Pronunciation: sing-kruh-nahyz
Meaning: to occur or exist at the same time
Synonyms: accompany, attend, co-occur, coexist, coincide, concur
Antonyms: antedate, precede, predate, follow, succeed
Usage: Her beats started synchronizing with his guitar strumming
Forms: Synchronization (noun), Synchronized (adjective)
