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Idioms and Phrases Quiz

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09,Aug,2019

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

Read the words first, then the editorial: you will meet them in the text and remember them. Tap a word for its dictionary page.

Contingent (adjective)

Meaning: likely but not certain to happen; subject to chance. आकस्मिक, संभाव्य

Synonyms: Accidental, Unforeseeable, Unanticipated, Fortuitous

Antonyms: Certain, Unconditional, Definite, Predictable

Example: I do not award damages under the heading of contingent liability for refunds.

Inexorable (adjective)

Meaning: continuing without any possibility of being stopped. अटल, अपरिहार्य

Synonyms: Inevitable, Irrevocable, Relentless, Obdurate

Antonyms: Flexible, Yielding, Relenting, Bending

Example: Who can halt Woods' inexorable progress towards yet another championship?

Abeyance (noun)

Meaning: a state of not happening or being used at present. दुविधा, निलम्बन

Synonyms: Suspension, Remission, Dormancy, Quiescence

Antonyms: Operation, Action, Continuation

Example: The law was held in abeyance for well over twenty years.

Enshrine (verb)

Meaning: preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected. प्रतिष्ठापित करना, समाविष्ट करना

Synonyms: Embody, Manifest, Incorporate, Preserve

Antonyms: Exclude, Disintegrate, Eliminate, Disembody

Example: Lot of memories are enshrined in this photograph album.

Repeal (verb)

Meaning: the act of removing the legal force of a law. निरस्त करना

Synonyms: Abrogate, Annul, Rescind, Retract

Antonyms: Enact, Ratify, Validate, Sanction

Example: He plans to repeal a number of current policies.

Consolidation (noun)

Meaning: the action of making something stronger or more solid. सुदृढीकरण

Synonyms: Strengthening, Solidification, Fortification, Intensification

Antonyms: Deterioration, Enfeebling, Decay, Decline

Example: In middle age a nation seeks safety and consolidation of material gain.

Deliberate (adjective)

Meaning: careful and unhurried. विचारपूर्वक, सुचिन्तित

Synonyms: Thoughtful, Measured, Meditative, Reasoned

Antonyms: Heedless, Hasty, Slapdash, Slipshod

Example: We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.

Backlash (noun)

Meaning: a strong adverse reaction. प्रतिक्रिया

Synonyms: Recoil, Counterblast, Retaliation, Repercussion, Fallout

Antonyms: Cause, Reason, Root, Basis

Example: Such a decision may provoke a backlash from their supporters.

Profound (adjective)

Meaning: (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense. गहन, गम्भीर

Synonyms: Heartfelt, Acute, Overwhelming, Sincere

Antonyms: Superficial, Shallow, Insincere, Facile

Example: My father's death had a profound effect on us all.

Autonomy (noun)

Meaning: freedom from external control or influence. स्वराज्य

Synonyms: Sovereignty, Self-Sufficiency, Self-Rule, Individualism

Antonyms: Subjugation, Heteronomy, Subjection, Dependence

Example: Demonstrators demanded immediate autonomy for their region.

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Source: Idioms and Phrases Quiz · 9 Aug 2019

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Consolidation

2. Antonym of Enshrine

3. Synonym of Backlash

4. Antonym of Autonomy

5. Synonym of Repeal

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