20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Encircle (verb)
Form a circle around. घेरना
Synonyms: Circled, Traversed, Orbited, Ringed
Antonyms: Isolated, Separate, Discrete, Single
Example: The town is encircled by fortified walls.
Achieved (verb)
To succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort. हासिल करना
Synonyms: Accomplish, Attain, Complete, Conclude
Antonyms: Abandon, Begin, Commence, Depart
Example: Most pupils are achieving the standards we set.
Denounced (verb)
Publicly declare to be wrong or evil. आरोप लगाना
Synonyms: Condemn, Criticize, Blame, Decry
Antonyms: Approve, Endorse, Bless, Indorse
Example: He was widely denounced as a traitor.
Confession (noun)
A written or oral acknowledgment of guilt by a party accused of an offense. स्वीकारोक्ति
Synonyms: Acknowledgment, Admission, Assertion, Concession
Antonyms: Denial, Refusal, Repudiation, Secret
Example: She still had not been to confession.
Provokes (verb)
Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately. उकसावा
Synonyms: Affront, Harassment, Indignity, Insult
Antonyms: Normality, Respectful, Despair, Dissuasion
Example: You should stay calm and not respond to provocation.
Scrambled (verb)
The action of scrambling up or over rough or steep ground, especially as a leisure activity. संघर्ष
Synonyms: Clamber, Climb, Crawl, Scrabble
Antonyms: Dawdle, Crawl, Amble, Stroll.
Example: We scrambled up the hill.
Restraint (noun)
Intended to keep someone under control or prevent someone from doing something. रोक
Synonyms: Constraining, Forbidding, Governing, Prohibiting
Antonyms: Permit, Promote, Release, Start
Example: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.
Resisting (verb)
To fight against something or someone that is attacking you. विरोध
Synonyms: Abide, Combat, Confront, Continue
Antonyms: Accept, Encourage, Allow, Assist
Example: I couldn't resist taking a look.
Restricted (adjective)
A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one. प्रतिबंध
Synonyms: Check, Condition, Constraint, Control
Antonyms: Allowance, Liberation, Permission, Advantage
Example: They placed/imposed restrictions on smoking indoors.
Simulate (verb)
To do or make something that looks real but is not real. अनुकरण
Synonyms: Affect, Mimic, Replicate, Reproduce
Antonyms: Destroy, Face, Give, Idle
Example: She tried hard to simulate interest in what he was saying.
Narrative (noun)
A story or a description of a series of events कथा
Synonyms: Story, Chronology, History, Account
Antonyms: Truth, Fact, Reality, Materiality
Example: He is writing a detailed narrative of his life on the island.
Pandemic (noun)
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a whole country or the world at a particular time. महामारी
Synonyms: Widespread, Prevalent, Pervasive, Global
Antonyms: Exclusive, Extraordinary, Incomplete, Individual
Example: Their arrival in the colony could not have been more badly timed, coinciding with the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Heaped (adjective)
An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other. ढेर
Synonyms: Stack, Mass, Mound, Quantity
Antonyms: Ditch, Individual, Lack, Little
Example: He dumped the grass clippings into the compost heap.
Acquittal (noun)
A judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. दोषमुक्ति
Synonyms: Absolution, Clearing, Exoneration, Exculpate
Antonyms: Accuse, Blame, Charge, Condemn
Example: The case resulted in acquittal of the defendant.
Retain (verb)
Continue to have (something) बनाए रखा
Synonyms: Absorb, Contain, Enjoy, Maintain
Antonyms: Abandon, Desert, Disperse, Dispossess
Example: She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
Cavalcade (noun)
A formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles. जूलूस
Synonyms: Fleet, Convoy, Parade, Procession
Antonyms: Retreat, Hiding, Confuse
Example: Now you can see a cavalcade of the most famous tractors ever on parade.
Itinerant (adjective)
Travelling from place to place. भ्रमणकारी
Synonyms: Nomadic, Nomad, Peripatetic, Roving
Antonyms: Stationary, Static, Standing, Settled
Example: She works as an itinerant teacher.
Foisted (verb)
To force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably. थोपे
Synonyms: Imposed, Inflicted, Wished, Forced
Antonyms: Annoy, Delay, Leave, Let go
Example: He foisted the baby off on the nearest relative.
Resurrected (verb)
To bring back something into use or existence that had disappeared or ended. पुनरुत्थान
Synonyms: Recover, Rejuvenate, Rekindle, Renew
Antonyms: Destroy, Kill, Ruin, Damage
Example: The deal collapsed and has yet to be resurrected.
Defeated (adjective)
Having been beaten in a battle or other contest. पराजित
Synonyms: Dejected, Dispirited, Disconsolate, Depressed
Antonyms: Proud, Jubilant, Exultant, Rejoicing
Example: She was defeated by the last steep hill.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 28 May 2024The Bombay High Court vacation bench on Saturday allowed ongoing demolition work to proceed for widening of Mithi River in Mumbai to proceed and found no case made out by occupants of residential and commercial structures, to stay it or delay the developmental project, on a plea made by encroachers. The HC vacation bench of Justices N R Borkar and Somasekhar Sundaresan however granted liberty to a set of petitioners to approach the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to reconsider their ineligibility and others already eligible to opt for either alternate accommodate or compensation.
Three petitions were moved urgently overnight for a Saturday, holiday hearing citing scheduled weekend demolition by the BMC.
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1. Synonym of Encircle
2. Antonym of Resisting
3. Synonym of Denounced
4. Antonym of Restricted
5. Synonym of Retain
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