10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Arduous (adjective)
Meaning- Involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time. कठिन
Synonyms: Strenuous, Laborious, Onerous, Burdensome
Antonyms: Effortless, Simple, Smooth, Uncomplicated
Example: Thanks to everyone who gave their time and effort to the arduous task.
Paradox (noun)
Meaning- A person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange. विरोधाभास
Synonyms: Contradiction, Opposition, Conflict, Incongruity
Antonyms: Identical, Similar, Sameness
Example: It is a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives.
Resent (verb)
Meaning-To feel bitter or angry about something, especially because you feel it is unfair. नाराज होना
Synonyms: Grudge, Begrudge, Feel Aggrieved About, Be Vexed
Antonyms: Rejoice, Be Overjoyed, Be Pleased By
Example: She resented the fact that I had children.
Spearhead (verb)
Meaning- Lead an attack against somebody/something. नेतृत्व करना
Synonyms: Lead, Head, Be the driving force behind
Antonyms: Stop, Finish, End
Example: He's spearheading a campaign to reduce the number of accidents at work.
Baffle (verb)
Meaning- To confuse somebody completely. असमंजस में डालना
Synonyms: Puzzle, Bewilder, Perplex, Mystify
Antonyms: Enlighten, clear up, clarify
Example: I'm baffled as to why she hasn't called me for the help.
Stoutest (adjective)
Meaning- Having or showing courage and determination. साहसी
Synonyms: Vigorous, Determined, Courageous, Gallant
Antonyms: Coward, Feeble, Weak
Example: Of the two parties the Irish were the stoutest, and the weakest went to the wall.
Qualms (noun)
Meaning- A feeling of doubt or worry about whether what you are doing is right. आशंका
Synonyms: Scruple, Misgiving, Concern, reservation
Antonyms: Confidence, Assurance, Trust
Example: He had been working very hard so he had no qualms about taking a few days off.
Specious (adjective)
Meaning- Seeming right or true but actually wrong or false. ऊपर से देखने में अच्छा
Synonyms: Misleading, Fallacious, Plausible, Spurious
Antonyms: Truthful, Candid, Factual
Example: We should take care to use arguments that aren't specious
Infallibility (noun)
Meaning- The fact that somebody/something is never wrong or never fails. अचूकता
Synonyms: Impeccability, Faultlessness, Perfection
Antonyms: Fallibility, Inaccuracy, Imperfection
Example: His belief in the infallibility of dreams as a guide to the future
Arraign (verb)
Meaning- To bring somebody to court in order to formally accuse them of a crime. दोष लगाना
Synonyms: Bring to Trial, Indict, Accuse, Prosecute
Antonyms: Discharge, Acquit, Exonerate
Example: He was arraigned on a charge of murder.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 21 Mar 2020Modern technology has dangers, but there should be hope that care and sophistication would transform investigation.
Ever since the police became a formal organisation nearly 150 years ago, there is global consensus that the police charter ought not to be restricted to a mere maintenance of peace in public places. It should focus equally on crime prevention and detection. Speaking of police handling of crime, the traditional argument of criminologists is that while preventing a crime is arduous and usually beyond human capacity (because of the dimensions and complexities of modern society), solving a crime is relatively easy.
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1. Synonym of Spearhead
2. Antonym of Arraign
3. Synonym of Stoutest
4. Antonym of Baffle
5. Synonym of Specious
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