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Idioms and Phrases Quiz

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27,Dec,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.

Resounding (adjective)

Meaning: Very great ज़बर्दस्त

Synonyms: Emphatic, Tremendous, Terrific, Colossal

Antonyms: Tiny, Small, Insignificant

Example: The evening was a resounding success.

Reap (verb)

Meaning: To obtain something, especially something good, as a direct result of something that you have done. परिश्रम का फल पाना

Synonyms: Receive, Obtain, Get, Gain

Antonyms: Lose, Forfeit, Fail

Example: They are now reaping the rewards of all their hard work.

Underline (verb)

Meaning: To emphasize or show that something is important or true. ज़ोर देना

Synonyms: Stress, Emphasize, Underscore, Accentuate

Antonyms: Ignore, Play Down, Understate, Depreciate

Example: The report underlines the importance of pre-school education.

Gambit (noun)

Meaning: An act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation. चाल

Synonyms: Move, Manoeuvre, Stratagem, Ruse

Antonyms: Honesty, Frankness, Candour, Candidness

Example: His idea of a brilliant conversational gambit is ‘What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?

Resent (verb)

Meaning: To feel bitter or angry about something, especially because you feel it is unfair. नाराज होना, अप्रसन्न होना

Synonyms: Feel Aggrieved, Begrudge, Be Offended, Take Umbrage

Antonyms: Be Happy, Be Pleased, Like, Love

Example: I deeply resented her criticism

Moribund (adjective)

Meaning: No longer effective and about to come to an end completely. अन्त के करीब

Synonyms: Dying, Failing, On One's Last Legs, In Extremis

Antonyms: Thriving, Flourishing, Booming, Prospering

Example: The region's heavy industry is still inefficient and moribund.

Euphoria (noun)

Meaning: A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. उल्लासोन्माद

Synonyms: Elation, Exhilaration, Rapture, Jubilation

Antonyms: Sadness, Distress, Dejection, Gloom

Example: I was in a state of euphoria all day.

Rampant (adjective)

Meaning: (of something bad) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled. अनियंत्रित

Synonyms: Uncontrolled, Unchecked, Unbridled, Unrestrained

Antonyms: Contained, Controlled, Limited, Moderate

Example: Unemployment is now rampant in most of Europe.

Hardship (noun)

Meaning: A situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes, etc. तंगहाली

Synonyms: Adversity, Privation, Deprivation, Destitution

Antonyms: Prosperity, Ease, Comfort

Example: Many people are suffering economic hardship.

Redoubtable (adjective)

Meaning: If a person is redoubtable, they have very strong qualities that make you respect them and perhaps feel afraid of them. महापराक्रमी

Synonyms: Awe-Inspiring, Formidable, Fearsome

Antonyms: Ordinary, Average, Mediocre, Second-Rate

Example: He was a redoubtable debater.

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Source: Idioms and Phrases Quiz · 27 Dec 2019

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1. Synonym of Redoubtable

2. Antonym of Resounding

3. Synonym of Underline

4. Antonym of Euphoria

5. Synonym of Rampant

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