10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Grotesque (noun)
A very ugly or comically distorted figure or image. कुरूप, भद्दा
Synonyms: Unaesthetic, Repugnant, Repulsive, Bizarre, Hideous
Antonyms: Attractive, Beautiful, Aesthetic Comely
Example: That bloody Halloween mask is grotesque.
Formidable (adjective)
Causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because. that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult. भयावह, भयंकर
Synonyms: Intimidating, Forbidding, Daunting, Fearsome
Antonyms: Nonintimidating, Nonthreatening
Example: Josh was no stranger to a fistfight, and he was considered by many to be a formidable opponent.
Conflagration (noun)
An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property. आग, अग्निकांड
Synonyms: Inferno, Holocaust, Blaze, Flame
Example: The conflagration destroyed the warehouses.
Every nook and cranny (idiom)
Every part or section of a given lace, especially those that are hard to see or reach. एक जगह का हर हिस्सा
Synonyms: Everywhere, Every Place, Systemic, Throughout
Example: Every nook or cranny of thishouse needs to be clean when Grandma comes to visit.
Ignoble (adjective)
Not honourable in character or purpose. नीच
Synonyms: Despicable, Dastardly, Execrable, Sordid
Antonyms: Respectable, Honorable, Lofty , Venerable, Virtuous
Example: Since the criminal showed no remorse for his ignoble deeds, the judge sentenced him to life in prison.
Prophetic (adjective)
Accurately predicting what will happen in the future. भविष्यसूचक
Synonyms: Predictive , Portentous, Oracular, Prescient, Apocalyptic
Example: His warnings proved prophetic.
Subjugation (verb)
The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control. दमन, पराजय
Synonyms: Conquest, Subjection, Conquering, Oppression
Antonyms: Liberation, Emancipation, Independence
Example: The colonial subjugation of a country by means of brute military force.
Solidarity (noun)
Support for each other or for another group, especially in political or international affairs. एकजुटता
Synonyms: Unity, Accord, Harmony, Camaraderie, Cohesion
Antonyms: Discord, Disagreement, Dissention
Example: Supporters want to march tomorrow to show solidarity with their leaders.
Docile (adjective)
Readily giving in to the command or authority of another. विनम्र, दब्बू, अधीन
Synonyms: Submissive, Amenable, Compliant, Tractable
Antonyms: Contumacious, Defiant, Forward, Balky
Example: A docile young pony that went wherever it was led.
Retribution (noun)
The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury. प्रतिकार, बदला
Synonyms: Reprisal, Requital, Retaliation, Revenge, Vengeance
Antonyms: Clemency, Lenity, Mercy Pardon
Example: Since the killer had murdered my husband, I found it fitting retribution that he be electrocuted.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 28 Oct 2018The recent special report of the UN-mandated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes quite sombre reading. The report, rightly, calls for “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented” policy action to limit emissions of gases causing the greenhouse effect and climate change. The way forward is to strategise policy and effective follow-through climate action to proactively arrest global warming with the right resources and political will.
The IPCC report has marshalled solid data that link global warming to climate change. It reiterates that the world is already witnessing the consequences of about1° C rise in average temperatures from pre-industrial times, through more extreme weather patterns, rising sea levels and diminishing Arctic ice cover.
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1. Synonym of Every nook and cranny
2. Synonym of Prophetic
3. Synonym of Formidable
4. Antonym of Ignoble
5. Synonym of Docile
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