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15 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Equitable (adjective)

Treating everyone in an equal way. न्यायोचित

Synonyms: Fair, Impartial, Just, Objective

Antonyms: Partial, Unreasonable, Inequitable, Unfair

Example: We need to construct an equitable and efficient method of local taxation.

Wanton (adjective)

Causing harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason. उच्छृंखल

Synonyms: Immoral, Extravagant, Lewd, Promiscuous

Antonyms: Moral, Decent, Righteous, Careful

Example: The wanton killing of innocent creatures is worthless.

Proliferate (noun)

The sudden increase in the number or amount of something; a large number of a particular thing. तादाद में बढ़ना

Synonyms: Spread, Expansion, Growth, Escalation

Antonyms: Nonproliferation, Stagnation, Decline, Abatement

Example: Errors began to proliferate.

Camouflage (verb)

To hide somebody/something/yourself by making them/it/yourself look like the things around. छद्मावरण

Synonyms: Disguise, Invisible, Hidden, Masked

Antonyms: Uncovered, Open, Exposed, Bare

Example: The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves.

Breakneck (adjective)

Very fast and dangerous. अंधाधुंध

Synonyms: Rapid, Swift, Fast, Quick, Speedy

Antonyms: Slow, Sluggish, Tardy, Crawling

Example: We drove to the hospital at breakneck speed.

Rhetorical (adjective)

Asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer. आलंकारिक

Synonyms: Bombastic, Oratorical, Declamatory, Turgid

Antonyms: Unrhetorical, Plain, Concise, Nonverbal

Example: ‘Don't you care what I do?’ he asked, but it was a rhetorical question.

Relentless (adjective)

Not stopping. अनवरत

Synonyms: Unrelenting, Inflexible, Persistent, Inexorable

Antonyms: Intermittent, Yielding, Ending

Example: The sun was relentless.

Imperative (adjective)

Very important and needing immediate attention or action. अति आवश्यक

Synonyms: Urgent, Vital, Obligatory, Essential

Antonyms: Unnecessary, Nonessential, Insignificant, Optional

Example: It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week.

Diverse (adjective)

Very different from each other and of various kinds. विविधतापूर्ण

Synonyms: Different, Disparate, Distinct, Divergent

Antonyms: Similar, Alike, Identical, Like

Example: People from diverse cultures were invited to the event.

Arrogant (adjective)

Behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people. अक्खड़

Synonyms: Haughty, Lordly, Superior, Proud

Antonyms: Humble, Modest, Meek, Timid

Example: He was a rude, arrogant young man.

Prolonged (adjective)

Continuing for a long time. दीर्घकालीन

Synonyms: Extended, Long, Elongated, Lengthy

Antonyms: Shortened, Truncated, Short, Reduced

Example: In many parts of the country, frosts were severe and prolonged.

Incarceration (noun)

The state of being there. कैद

Synonyms: Restrained, Bondage, Confinement, Restricted

Antonyms: Freedom, Discharge, Independence, Liberty

Example: There have been angry protests about his arrest and incarceration.

Prosecutor (noun)

A public official who charges somebody officially with a crime and prosecutes them in court. अभियोक्ता

Synonyms: Attorney, Informer, Accuser, Complainant

Antonyms: Associate, Supporter, Helper, Ally

Example: He is a public prosecutor.

Verdict (noun)

An official judgment made in court. न्यायिक फ़ैसला

Synonyms: Judgment, Decision, Sentence, Opinion

Antonyms: Halt, Tie, Fact, Truth

Example: Has the jury reached a verdict?

Anticipatory (adjective)

Done in order to prepare for something that you think might happen. प्रत्याशित

Synonyms: Expectant, Hopeful, Proximately

Antonyms: Apathetic, Hopeless, Unconcerned

Example: It was a fast anticipatory movement by the goalkeeper.

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Source: The Hindu · 20 Jul 2022

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Proliferate

2. Antonym of Diverse

3. Synonym of Relentless

4. Antonym of Arrogant

5. Synonym of Prolonged

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