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Confusing Word

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29,Apr,2021

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Revamped (adjective)

Having been given a new and improved form, structure, or appearance. तबदील

Synonyms: Updated, Altered, Renewed

Antonyms: Ruined, Destroyed, Damaged

Example: Welcome to the very first edition of our revamped newsletter.

Boost (verb)

Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve. बढावा देना

Synonyms: Improve, Raise, Uplift, Enhance

Antonyms: Decline, Reduce

Example: Increased military might boosts the aspiration to become a great power.

Rejig (verb)

Organize (something) differently; बदलाव करना

Synonyms: Rearrange, Adjust, Change, Reshuffle

Example: It just meant a little inconvenience and rejigging a production line.

Scepticism (noun)

An attitude of doubting that claims or statements are true or that something will happen. संदेहवाद

Synonyms: Dubiousness, Doubtfulness, Disbelief

Antonyms: Belief, Sureness

Example: Other scientists have expressed scepticism about these results.

Onus (noun)

The responsibility for something. दायित्व

Synonyms: Duty, Obligation, Responsibility

Antonyms: Advantage, Benefit, Gain

Example: The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.

Extant (adjective)

(of something very old) still in existence. मौजूदा

Synonyms: Still Existing, Surviving, Remaining, Enduring, Present

Antonyms: Defunct, Vanished, Disappeared

Example: A limited number of documents from the period are still extant.

Earmark (verb)

Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose. अलग रखना

Synonyms: Set aside, Reserve, Appropriate, Allocate

Antonyms: Waste, Misuse, Consume, Squander

Example: The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.

Pertinent (adjective)

Appropriate to a particular situation. उपयुक्त मुनासिब

Synonyms: Relevant, To the point, Apposite, Appropriate

Antonyms: Irrelevant, Unsuitable, Extraneous, Inappropriate

Example: Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.

Ironic (adjective)

Happening in a way contrary to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this. मिथ्याभास-संबंधी

Synonyms: Paradoxical, Odd, Strange, Peculiar

Antonyms: Congruous, Appropriate

Example: It was ironic that now everybody had plenty of money for food they couldn't obtain it because everything was rationed.

Rein (noun)

The power to direct and control. बाग-डोर

Synonyms: Control, Govern, Curb, Command

Antonyms: Powerlessness, Weakness, Incapability

Example: A new chairperson will soon take over the reins.

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1. Synonym of Pertinent

2. Antonym of Scepticism

3. Synonym of Rejig

4. Antonym of Ironic

5. Synonym of Rein

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