10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Engender (verb)
Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition). पैदा करना, उत्पन्न होना
Synonyms: Beget, Provoke, Incite, Kindle, Trigger
Antonyms: Repress, Discourage, Halt, Stop
Example: Some people believe violent video games engender feelings of hostility in young people.
Emancipation (noun)
To set free (as from slavery or confinement). मुक्ति
Synonyms: Manumission, Enfranchisement, Liberation, Freedom
Antonyms: Imprisonment, Enslavement, Incarceration, Internment
Example: He felt the only way to emancipate himself from dependence on his parents was to move away.
Exigency (noun)
A pressing or urgent situation. ज़रूरत, अत्यावश्यकता
Synonyms: Urgency, Need, Demand, Requirement, Want
Example: Women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it.
Inevitably (adverb)
As is certain to happen. अनिवार्य रूप से
Synonyms: Necessarily, Inescapably, Unavoidably, Perforce
Antonyms: Unnecessarily, Avoidably
Example: As I watched my daughter eat donut after donut, I knew inevitably she would have a tummy ache.
Imperative (adjective)
Incapable of being satisfied. अनिवार्य
Synonyms: Critical, Essential, Indispensable, Vital
Antonyms: Dispensable, Inessential, Needless, Nonessential
Example: Dispensable, Inessential, Needless, Nonessential
Contemporary (adjective)
Living or occurring at the same time. समकालीन
Synonyms: Coeval, Coexistent, Synchronous, Coterminous
Antonyms: Noncontemporary, non-simultaneous, nonsynchronous
Example: The absurd notion that early cave dwellers were contemporary with the dinosaurs.
Equity (noun)
The quality of being fair and impartial. अपक्षपात, निष्पक्षता
Synonyms: Rectitude, Fairness, Integrity, Uprightness
Antonyms: Bias, Partiality, Injustice
Example: A society based on equity and social justice.
Perpetual (adjective)
Never ending or changing. लगातार होने वाला, निरंतर
Synonyms: Incessant, Eternal , Perennial, Everlasting
Antonyms: Transient, Ephemeral, Fleeting, Intermittent
Example: King Frost lives in a beautiful palace far to the North, in the land of perpetual snow.
Autonomy (noun)
The right or condition of self-government. स्वराज्य, स्वयं शासन
Synonyms: Independence, Self-Government, Self-Reliance, Freedom
Antonyms: Dependence, Heteronomy, Subjugation
Example: While the federal government has a great deal of power, it has given states some autonomy to govern themselves.
Comprehend (verb)
To understand something completely: अधिनायकवादी, सर्वसत्तावादी
Synonyms: Grasp, Apprehend, Perceive, Assimilate
Antonyms: Misconstrue, Misinterpret, Misperceive
Example: He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.
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Source: The Hindu · 22 Oct 2018Malaysia looks all set for a remarkable transition from Mahathir Mohamad.
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1. Synonym of Perpetual
2. Antonym of Imperative
3. Synonym of Emancipation
4. Antonym of Comprehend
5. Synonym of Engender
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