10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Imprint (noun)
Meaning: A lasting effect. छाप
Synonyms: Lasting Effect, Influence, Impression, Impact
Example: They believe that the imprint of God's creative genius is upon every human being.
Burnish (verb)
Meaning: To improve. बेहतर बनाना
Synonyms: Enhance, Better, Ameliorate, Revamp
Antonyms: Worsen, Impair, Deteriorate, Ruin
Example: Sounds like he's more interested in burnishing his own image.
Defiance (noun)
Meaning: Open refusal to obey somebody/something. आज्ञा का उल्लंघन
Synonyms: Disobedience, Insubordination, Recalcitrance, Non-Compliance
Antonyms: Submission, Obedience, Compliance, Adherence, Acquiescence
Example: She acted in defiance of my orders.
Express (adjective)
Meaning: Operating at high speed. शीघ्र
Synonyms: Rapid, Swift, Prompt, Expeditious
Antonyms: Slow, Sluggish, Tardy, Leisurely
Example: Executives have their own express lift direct to floor 42
Resuscitate (verb)
Meaning: Make (something) active or vigorous again. फिर से जान डाल देना
Synonyms: Revive, Resurrect, Revitalize, Revivify
Antonyms: Weaken, Undermine, Attenuate, Cripple
Example: Government has adopted measures to resuscitate the ailing economy.
Coruscating (adjective)
Meaning: Brilliant or striking in content or style. बहुत शानदार
Synonyms: Brilliant, Dazzling, Scintillating, Exhilarating
Antonyms: Boring, Dull, Pedestrian, Unstimulating
Example: He's not known for his coruscating wit.
Concur (verb)
Meaning: To agree. सहमत होना
Synonyms: Agree, Accord With, Go along with, Fall in with
Antonyms: Differ, Disagree, Dissent, Diverge From
Example: I strongly concur with that idea.
Impregnable (adjective)
Meaning: Unable to be defeated or overcome. अजेय
Synonyms: Unassailable, Unsurmountable, Invincible, Unconquerable
Antonyms: Vulnerable, Defenceless, Beatable, Conquerable
Example: The team built up an impregnable 5-1 lead.
Denude (verb)
Meaning: Strip (something) of its covering, possessions, or assets. छीन लेना, वंचित करना
Synonyms: Take Away From, Strip, Divest, Rob
Antonyms: Bestow, Confer, Vest, Entrust
Example: Hospitals and health centres are denuded of staff, equipment, power, and medicines.
Miscarriage (noun)
Meaning: An unsuccessful outcome of something planned. निष्फलता
Synonyms: Failure, Foundering, Misfiring, Coming to Nothing
Antonyms: Success, Fruition, Successful Outcome
Example: This test carries a high risk of miscarriage.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 29 Nov 2019Last year, on September 28, the Supreme Court of India delivered a momentous verdict in Indian Young Lawyers Association v. The State of Kerala. There, a majority of 4:1, in ruling in favour of women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, presented to us the most attractive portrait of what the Constitution really means. But today that vision stands threatened. In early November, a sharply divided bench, in Kantaru Rajeevaru, with two out of five judges dissenting, has decided to keep review petitions filed against the original judgment pending, and, in the process, has virtually unfastened the brilliance of the court’s transformative verdict.
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1. Synonym of Miscarriage
2. Antonym of Concur
3. Synonym of Denude
4. Antonym of Resuscitate
5. Synonym of Imprint
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