10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Affront (verb)
To say or do something that offends somebody. अपमानित करना
Synonyms: Insult, Offend, Scandalize, Hurt
Antonyms: Praise, Honor, Please
Example: He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited.
Spur (verb)
To make something happen faster or sooner. उसकाना
Synonyms: Stimulate, Prompt, Induce, Impel
Antonyms: Discourage, Halt, Stop
Example: An increase in the country's arsenal could spur an arms race in the region.
Dismay (verb)
To make somebody feel shocked and disappointed. निराश करना
Synonyms: Appall, Daunt, Horrify
Antonyms: Encourage, Please, Soothe
Example: Their reaction dismayed him.
Clamour (verb)
To demand something loudly. गुहार करना जोरदार माँग करना
Synonyms: Demand, Call, Bay
Antonyms: Whisper, Murmur, Sigh
Example: Scientists are clamouring for a ban on all chlorine substances.
Revile (verb)
To criticize somebody/something in a way that shows how much you dislike them. बुरा-भला कहना
Synonyms: Criticize, Condemn, Vituperate, Censure, Berate
Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Applaud, Compliment
Example: He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead.
Tempting (adjective)
Appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or unwise. लुभावना
Synonyms: Enticing, Fascinating, Captivating
Antonyms: Undesirable, Uninviting, Distasteful
Example: Appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or unwise.
Hasty (adjective)
Done with excessive speed or urgency. शीघ्र
Synonyms: Precipitate, Hurried, Rapid, Speedy
Antonyms: Slow, Leisurely, Sluggish
Example: Why has the Government taken such a hasty decision to restore the old order?
Devise (verb)
To invent something new or a new way of doing something. ईजाद करना
Synonyms: Think up, Concoct, Invent, Come up with, Formulate
Antonyms: Imitate, Copy, Replicate, Duplicate
Example: A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
Entrenched (adjective)
(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change. गहराई से समाया हुआ
Synonyms: Ingrained, Established, Deep-rooted
Antonyms: Irresolute, Changeable, Temporary
Example: We now have the resources to tackle entrenched poverty.
Endowed (adjective)
Provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature). संपन्न
Synonyms: Supplied, Furnished, Blessed
Antonyms: Neglected, Withheld, Dishonored
Example: He was endowed with good eyesight.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 11 Sep 2020Strong local governance remains the unfinished agenda to make India’s democracy strong and deep.
Nine years ago, Anna Hazare ended his historic fast when the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, informed him that Parliament had expressed support for proposed changes to anti-corruption legislation; “the ‘sense of the House’ was behind Anna Hazare’s key demands”. The historic bending of Parliament to the people’s will was the result of a remarkable movement of citizens — rich, middle class, and poor — coming together to take politics back from politicians and to demand Parliament’s accountability to citizens. Since then the nation’s attention has moved on, from weaknesses in institutions of governance, to threats from China on the nation’s borders and to global problems caused by COVID-19.
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1. Synonym of Clamour
2. Antonym of Affront
3. Synonym of Endowed
4. Antonym of Entrenched
5. Synonym of Revile
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