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Spelling Error Quiz

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13,Nov,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.

Infallible (adjective)

Meaning: Never wrong, failing, or making a mistake. अचूक

Synonyms: Unerring, Impeccable, Flawless, Failsafe

Antonyms: Faulty, Uncertain, Unreliable, Flawed

Example: His fighting pattern seems to be infallible.

Prerogative (noun)

Meaning: A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. विशेषाधिकार, सुविधा

Synonyms: Privilege, Entitlement, Perquisite, Due, Power

Antonyms: Handicap, Restriction, Hindrance, Impediment

Example: He makes all the big decisions - that's his prerogative as company director.

Untenable (adjective)

Meaning: Not able to be supported or defended against criticism, or no longer able to continue. असमर्थनीय, अस्थिर

Synonyms: Indefensible, Unjustified, Unsound, Implausible

Antonyms: Tenable, Sustainable, Viable, Plausible

Example: I find your theory is untenable and it must be rejected.

Surreptitiously (adverb)

Meaning: Secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing. चुपके; गुप्त रूप से

Synonyms: Stealthily, Sneakily, Slyly, Clandestinely

Antonyms: Openly, Overtly, Publicly, Plainly

Example: Joe surreptitiously had a look in the answer book.

Appease (verb)

Meaning: Pacify (someone) by agreeing to their demands. तुष्ट करना, खुश करना

Synonyms: Placate, Soothe, Conciliate, Mollify

Antonyms: Provoke, Needle, Aggravate, Niggle

Example: The government tried to appease discontented workers.

Egregious (adjective)

Meaning: Outstandingly bad; shocking. प्रबल, भयंकर

Synonyms: Terrible, Appalling, Grievous, Hideous

Antonyms: Wonderful, Delightful, Marvelous, Fantabulous

Example: The desire for vengeance is very strong, simply because the abuses were so egregious.

Succumb (verb)

Meaning: To lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat. वशीभूत होना, मान जाना

Synonyms: Submit, Yield, Capitulate, Cave In

Antonyms: Withstand, Resist, Bear, Endure

Example: I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of pizza.

Postulate (verb)

Meaning: To suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed. दावा करना, प्रस्तावित करना

Synonyms: Suggest, Posit, Predicate, Assert, Propose

Antonyms: Reject, Deny, Refute, Rebut, Obviate

Example: The school building programme postulates an increase in educational investment.

Majesty (noun)

Meaning: Impressive beauty, scale, or stateliness. वैभव, महिमा

Synonyms: Awesomeness, Grandeur, Magnificence, Gravitas

Antonyms: Ordinariness, Plainness, Dullness, Inferiority

Example: The photograph captures the sunset in all its majesty.

Vexing (adjective)

Annoying, worrying, or causing problems. कष्टप्रद, अप्रिय

Synonyms: Annoying, Worrisome, Incommodious, Niggling

Antonyms: Pleasing, Aggregable, Enjoyable, Welcome

Example: The shortage of qualified teachers remains a vexing problem.

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Source: Spelling Error Quiz · 13 Nov 2019

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1. Synonym of Appease

2. Antonym of Postulate

3. Synonym of Surreptitiously

4. Antonym of Egregious

5. Synonym of Succumb

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