10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Purveyor (noun)
A person who sells or deals in particular goods. प्रदाता, भंडारी
Synonyms: Monger, Vendor, Seller, Trader
Example: He is a purveyor of large luxury vehicles.
Beleaguered (adjective)
Having a lot of problems or difficulties: परेशान
Synonyms: Pester, Badger, Annoyed, Harassed
Antonyms: Delighted, Mollified, Pleased
Example: As a candidate, she had promised tax relief for the beleaguered middle class.
Impute (verb)
To explain (something) as being the result of something else. मढ़ना, इलज़ाम लगाना, अध्यारोपण करना
Synonyms: Attribute, Ascribe, Accredit, Assign, Associate
Example: People often impute his silence to unfriendliness and not to the shyness it really represents
Tenacious (adjective)
Very determined and not giving up easily. दृढ़, अटल, हठी
Synonyms: Pertinacious, Dogged, Persistent, Stubborn
Antonyms: Irresolute, Yielding, Slack, Weak
Example: Because Eva was tenacious, she rose each time she fell.
Hobble (verb)
Walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury. लंगड़ाकर चलना
Synonyms: Limp, Stumble, Stagger, Shamble
Antonyms: Run, Stride
Example: She has been hobbling due to knee injury.
Subterranean (adjective)
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface or secret. भूमिगत, भूमि के नीचे का, गुप्त
Synonyms: Underground, Covert, Secret, Clandestine, Hidden
Antonyms: Surface, Aboveground, Unconcealed
Example: London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.
Implicit (adjective)
Suggested but not communicated directly. अव्यक्त, निर्विवाद
Synonyms: Tacit, Implied, Inferred, Understood, Unsaid
Antonyms: Explicit, Stated, Expressed, Unequivocal
Example: The handshake between the two men was their implicit agreement to the terms of the contract.
Garb (noun)
Clothing, especially of a distinctive or special kind. पोशाक, पहनावा
Synonyms: Apparel, Attire, Costume, Dress, Habiliment
Example: Kids were dressed in combat garb.
Echelon (noun)
A level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society. उपाधि स्तर, पदानुक्रम
Synonyms: Level, Rank, Grade, Position, Order
Example: Only members of society’s highest echelon can afford to own airplanes.
Milieu (noun)
A person's social environment. परिवेश, वातावरण
Synonyms: Ambience, Atmosphere, Surrounding, Environment
Example: As the son of a legendary pianist, Henry grew up in a musical milieu.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 31 Oct 2018The noon tide of populist revolts across the world is still up.
Mao Zedong had once said that a single spark can light a prairie fire; indeed such a prairie fire of populist revolt is spreading across the world, sparing no continent. This weekend saw Brazil elect the far right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro as its next president. The world has been introduced to him via outrageous comments that appear to range from trivialising rape and encouraging police violence to praising dictatorship, making the man of the hour look unsavoury. But his appeal to voters has to be understood in terms of sky high disillusion with the leftist Workers’ Party that has ruled Brazil for most of the last 15 years; a painful recession and big ticket corruption scandals are its main legacy. Bolsonaro surfed to power promising change.
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1. Synonym of Echelon
2. Antonym of Beleaguered
3. Synonym of Purveyor
4. Synonym of Milieu
5. Synonym of Garb
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