10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Provocation (noun)
Meaning- Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately. उत्तेजना
Synonyms: Goading, Prodding, Egging on, Incitement, Stimulation, Urging
Antonyms: Suppression, Prevention, Hindrance, Repression
Example: He burst into tears at the slightest provocation.
Man (verb)
Meaning - Work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification). काम करना मजबूत करना
Synonyms: Operate, Work, Use, Utilize
Antonyms: Fail, Ignore, Disengage, Mismanage
Example: Soldiers manned barricades around the city.
Envisage (verb)
Meaning- To imagine what will happen in the future. परिकल्पना करना
Synonyms: Foresee, Envision, Contemplate, Predict, Visualise
Antonyms: Disregard, Neglect, Ignore, Overlook
Example: It is envisaged that the talks will take place in the spring.
Delineation (noun)
Meaning- The action of describing or portraying something precisely. रूपरेखा
Synonyms: Portrayal, Depiction, Picture, Outline, Representation
Example: Our cover list is not a perfect delineation of popularity.
Disenchantment (noun)
Meaning- A feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired. निराशा
Synonyms: Disillusionment, Discontent, Discouragement, Regret
Antonyms: Blessing, Triumph, Attainment, pleasure
Example: There’s growing disenchantment with the Government.
Behest (noun)
Meaning- A person’s orders or command. आदेश
Synonyms: Command, Order, Instruction, Control
Antonyms: Suggestion, Recommendation, Proposition
Example: He was merely rebalancing his portfolio, at the behest of his financial adviser.
Flaunt (verb)
Meaning- To show something you are proud of to other people, in order to impress them. घमण्ड से दिखाना शान दिखाना
Synonyms: Show off, Display, Parade, Exhibit, Make a show of
Antonyms: Hide, Conceal, Cover, Refrain
Example: He did not believe in flaunting his wealth.
Don (verb)
Meaning- Put on (an item of clothing). पहनना
Synonyms: Put on, Dress, Deck oneself out in, Slip into, Dress in
Example: In the dressing room the players donned their football shirts.
Mantle (noun)
Meaning- A covering of a specified sort. आवरण
Synonyms: Covering, Layer, Cloak, Sheet, Veil, Mask
Antonyms: Strip, Expose, Bare
Example: The houses were covered with a thick mantle of snow.
Spawn (verb)
Meaning- Produce or generate a large number of. उत्पादन करना
Synonyms: Occasion, Generate, Give rise to, Engender, Induce, Originate
Antonyms: Destroy, Kill, End
Example: The decade spawned a bewildering variety of books on the forces.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 1 Jun 2020The ‘Unlock 1’ guidelines which kick in today seem to signal a way out of the lockdown ones that went into effect on March 25. They indicate that we are moving back to normalcy incrementally, with the current month long phase geared towards expanding economic activities. This is a welcome development as the lockdown has already extracted an enormous socioeconomic cost. On the other hand, last month has illustrated the limitations of piecemeal restart of economic activity. Now the priority should be to restore normalcy at the earliest.
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1. Synonym of Behest
2. Antonym of Man
3. Synonym of Delineation
4. Antonym of Provocation
5. Synonym of Disenchantment
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