ଅର୍ଥ : The act of relieving ills and changing for the better.
ସମକକ୍ଷ : amelioration, betterment
ଅର୍ଥ : A condition superior to an earlier condition.
ଉଦାହରଣ :
The new school represents a great improvement.
ସମକକ୍ଷ : improvement
A condition inferior to an earlier condition. A gradual falling off from a better state.
declination, declineଅର୍ଥ : The linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning.