10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Inkling (noun)
Meaning: a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint. आभास, संकेत
Synonyms: Clue, Hunch, Glimmering, Innuendo
Antonyms: Certainty, Conviction, Assurance, Certitude
Example: I had no inkling of his real purpose until much later.
Comprehend (verb)
Meaning: to understand something completely. समझना
Synonyms: Perceive, Grasp, Fathom, Apprehend, Penetrate
Antonyms: Misunderstand, Misinterpret, Misconceive, Mistake
Example: It is difficult to comprehend how far away the stars are.
Ameliorate (verb)
Meaning: to make a bad or unpleasant situation better. सुधारना
Synonyms: Improve, Amend, Enhance, Rectify, Reform
Antonyms: Worsen, Aggravate, Exacerbate, Compound
Example: Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation.
Nascent (adjective)
Meaning: only recently formed or started, but likely to grow larger quickly. आरम्भ होता हुआ, नवजात
Synonyms: Emergent, Budding, Embryonic, Incipient
Antonyms: Moribund, Expiring, Ripened, Waning
Example: A nascent nationalist movement is emerging in the Ukraine.
Dovetail (verb)
Meaning: to fit together well, or to cause something to fit together well with something else. अनुरूप होना
Synonyms: Conform, Fit In, Concur, Harmonise, Quadrate
Antonyms: Clash, Disagree, Differ, Be At Odds
Example: My vacation plans dovetail nicely with Joyce's.
Astutely (adverb)
Meaning: in a way that shows someone is able to quickly understand a situation and see how to get an advantage from it. चतुरतापूर्ण, अनुभूति-क्षमतापूर्वक
Synonyms: Wisely, Shrewdly, Sapiently, Perspicaciously
Antonyms: Naively, Foolishly, Unintelligently, Unwisely
Example: Anjum Chopra backs Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India astutely.
Utilitarian (adjective)
Meaning: designed to be useful rather than decorative. उपयोगी
Synonyms: Useful, Serviceable, Pragmatic, Handy, Effective
Antonyms: Inoperable, Unusable, Unworkable, Unavailing
Example: The tool is very utilitarian in style, with no decoration.
Quell (verb)
Meaning: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force. दमन करना, शांत करना
Synonyms: Repress, Squash, Subdue, Mollify
Antonyms: Provoke, Incite, Agitate, Aggravate
Example: Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.
Exhort (verb)
Meaning: to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something. प्रेरित करना
Synonyms: Urge, Enjoin, Goad, Adjure, Spur Antonyms: Dehort, Discourage, Deter, Dissuade
Antonyms: Dehort, Discourage, Deter, Dissuade
Example: The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot.
Sheer (adjective)
Meaning: used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except. निरा, परिपूर्ण
Synonyms: Absolute, Utter, Downright, Out-And-Out
Antonyms: Partial, Limited, Fractional, Part
Example: It's sheer madness to go sailing in weather like this.
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2. Antonym of Ameliorate
3. Synonym of Astutely
4. Antonym of Nascent
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