10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Ostensibly (adverb)
Appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else: जाहिरा तौर पर
Synonyms: Apparently, Seemingly, Putatively, Evidently
Antonyms: Truly, Genuinely, Really
Example: Ostensibly a university student studying abroad, he was actually an espionage agent.
Rectify (adjective)
To remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from. सुधारना, ठीक करना
Synonyms: Amend, Correct, Remedy, Reform
Antonyms: Wrong, Falsify
Example: Mistakes made now cannot be rectified later.
Prejudice (noun)
A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation. पक्षपात
Synonyms: Bias, Favor, Partiality, Chauvinism,
Antonyms: Impartiality, Neutrality, Unbiasedness
Example: Ghaffur alleged that he was repeatedly subjected to racial prejudice.
Garb (noun)
Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion. वस्त्र, पहनावा
Synonyms: Apparel, Attire, Raiment, Garment
Example: He was dressed in Chinese garb and sporting a pigtail.
Sustenance (noun)
Food, or the energy and other things food provides people and animalsto keep them strong and healthy: जीविका
Synonyms: Nourishment, Nutrition, Provision, Aliment
Antonyms: Starvation, Deprivation
Example: The village depends on the sea for sustenance.
Regressive (adjective)
Returning to a former or less developed state. पीछे की ओर हटानेवाला
Synonyms: Retrogressive, Receding, Relapsing, Retrograde
Antonyms: Progressive, Forward
Example: Economists generally regard sales taxes as regressive, since the poor spend a greaterpart of their income than the rich.
Amply (adverb)
Enough or more than enough. प्रचुर मात्रा में
Synonyms: Abundantly, Lavishly, Profusely, Lavishly
Antonyms: Meagerly, Sparingly, Insufficiently, Inadequately
Example: The research was amply funded.
Grapple (verb)
To free from a charge of wrongdoing. हाथापाई करना
Synonyms: Skirmish, Scuffle, Tussle, Wrestle
Example: Two sumo wrestlers grappling like a pair of mammoth bears.
Nuance (adjective)
A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound. अति सूक्ष्म अंतर
Synonyms: Shade, Subtlety, Nicety, Distinction
Example: Nuances of flavor and fragrance cannot be described accurately.
Robust (adjective)
Strong and healthy. हट्टा-कट्टा, मजबूत
Synonyms: Sturdy, Brawny, Stout, Hefty
Antonyms: Puny, Frail, Infirm
Example: A robust old man who still bicycles 10 miles a day.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 23 Dec 2018The Transgender Persons Bill will do more damage than good if passed without revision.
The transgender community has once again been let down, as the Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018 in a hurry amid ongoing protests over the Rafale deal. The Bill, ostensibly aiming to protect transgender persons’ rights, has been drafted hastily, with no real understanding of gender identity and expression. This was made amply clear in the original draft, with the offensive and unscientific definition of a transgender person as someone who is “neither wholly male nor wholly female”. After several submissions made by the transgender community and the recommendations of a parliamentary standing committee, the definition of transgender has been rectified and made inclusive of diverse gender identities.
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1. Synonym of Prejudice
2. Synonym of Garb
3. Synonym of Amply
4. Antonym of Robust
5. Synonym of Ostensibly
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