10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Ravage (verb)
Meaning- To damage something badly. बरबाद कर देना
Synonyms: Devastate, Ruin, Raze, Lay Waste, Wreck, Damage
Antonyms: Repair, Fix, Mend, Rectify
Example: The countryside has been ravaged by pollution.
Encounter (noun)
Meaning- A confrontation or unpleasant struggle. भिड़ंत
Synonyms: Battle, Fight, Clash, Conflict, Confrontation, Skirmish
Antonyms: Consensus, Concord, Harmony
Example: I recently had an unpleasant encounter with a guy who drives a tow truck.
Mutate (verb)
Meaning- Change in form or nature. रूप बदलना
Synonyms: Change, Modify, Transform, Convert, Evolve
Antonyms: Stabilize, Stay, Remain
Example: He had mutated into one of the earth's most evil and cruel creatures imaginable.
Acquire (verb)
Meaning- To obtain something by buying or being given it. पाना
Synonyms: Get, Obtain, Receive, Come By, Pick Up
Antonyms: Fail, Relinquish, Give Up, Lose
Example: Austria has pledged not to acquire nuclear weapons.
Lethal (adjective)
Meaning- Very harmful or destructive. जानलेवा
Synonyms: Deadly, Fatal, Mortal, Noxious, Virulent, Pernicious
Antonyms: Harmless, Nonfatal, Beneficial
Example: She had been given a lethal dose of poison.
Containment (noun)
Meaning- The act of keeping something under control so that it cannot spread in a harmful way. रोकथाम
Synonyms: Curb, Restraint, Control, Rein In
Antonyms: Allowance, Permission, Liberation
Example: The fires are still burning in northeast Victoria but they seem to be within the containment lines.
Recede (verb)
Meaning- (especially of a problem, feeling or quality) to become gradually weaker or smaller. कम होना
Synonyms: lessen, diminish, subside, abate
Antonyms: intensify, amplify, increase
Example: His footsteps receded down the corridor.
Terrify (verb)
Meaning- To make somebody feel extremely frightened. डराना
Synonyms: Petrify, Scare, Afraid, Scare Stiff, Affright
Antonyms: Please, Delight, Soothe, Comfort
Example: He terrified employees at the bank into handing over cash.
Prudent (adjective)
Meaning- Acting with or showing care and thought for the future. विवेकी
Synonyms: Wise, Well-Judged, Judicious, Sagacious, Shrewd
Antonyms: Imprudent, Unwise, Injudicious, Thoughtless
Example: It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead.
Unscathed (adjective)
Meaning- Without suffering any injury, damage, or harm. सकुशल
Synonyms: Unharmed, Safe, Unhurt, Intact, Unscarred
Antonyms: Injured, Damaged, Aggrieved, Harmed
Example: I came through all those perils unscathed.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 10 Apr 2020Democratic candidate Joe Biden could pose a tough challenge to President Donald Trump.
In a big development for US politics, Bernie Sanders has withdrawn from the Democratic primary race, leaving former vice-president Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee for US presidential elections later this year. Sanders, who had galvanised young, college going Americans over his two successive attempts at securing the Democratic nomination, really did not have a shot at overcoming Biden’s lead after a string of primary losses in late February and March. Add to this the current freeze in the election cycle given the coronavirus pandemic, and Sanders decided to concede.
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1. Synonym of Lethal
2. Antonym of Mutate
3. Synonym of Acquire
4. Antonym of Recede
5. Synonym of Unscathed
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