10 words from this editorial with Hindi meaning
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Imperialist (adjective)
A believer in imperialism(which is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.) साम्राज्यवादी
Synonyms: Authoritarian, Despotic, Dictatorial, Hawkish, Hegemonic, Colonial
Antonyms: Liberal, Benevolent, Magnanimous
Example: The country’s inability to embrace imperialism is responsible for its lack of geographical expansion over the years.
Hostility (adjective)
Unfriendliness or opposition./ acts of warfare. शत्रुता
Synonyms: Antagonism, Unfriendliness, Bitterness, Malevolence, Enmity, Animosity
Antonyms: Friendliness, Benevolence, Gentleness, Niceness
Example: The difference of work ethics between employees working on same projects sometimes leads to hostility between them.
Hegemony (noun)
Preponderant influence or authority over others/ the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others. नेतृत्व/नायकत्व/प्राधान्य
Synonyms: Authority, Command, Leadership, Power, Predominance
Antonyms: Follower, Obedient
Example: Even though the United States continues to see itself as a global power, its hegemony in the world is fading.
Defiance (noun)
Open resistance; bold disobedience. चुनौती/सामना
Synonyms: Opposition, Challenge, Dare, Audacity, Rebelliousness
Antonyms: Calm, Fear, Harmony, Peace, Modesty
Example: The prisoner was defiant and refused to go back into his cell.
Pragmatic (adjective)
Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. व्यावहारिक
Synonyms: Realistic, Logical, Un Idealistic, Practical
Antonyms: Impractical, Idealistic, Unrealistic, Unreasonable
Example: While many parents rely on theory when governing their children, I prefer a more pragmatic approach.
Assassinate (verb)
Murder (an important person) for political or religious reasons. कपटवध करना/हत्या करना
Synonyms: Murder, Kill, Execute, Slaughter, liquidate, exterminate
Antonyms: Bear, Create, Give Birth, Keep
Example: Some people believe that Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by someone other than the man who was convicted of the crime.
Sanctions (noun)
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. प्रतिबंध
Synonyms: Penalty, Punishment, Deterrent, Punitive Action, Boycott, Barrier, Restriction
Antonyms: Aid, Help, Assist, Support
Example: Disobeying the rules of traffic often the government has put the sanctions over passing of heavy loaded trucks through channel.
Reliant (adjective)
Having reliance (an act of keeping faith) on something or someone निर्भर होना /आश्रित होना
Synonyms: Believer, Trusty, Faithful, Guileless, Dependable
Antonyms: Guile, Deceptive, Deceitful, Fraud, Subterfuge
Example: The people of India are heavily reliant on agriculture.
Resumption (noun)
The action of beginning something again after a pause or interruption. पुनरारंभ
Synonyms: Restart, Recommencement, Reopening, Reinstitution, Regeneration
Antonyms: Halted, Discontinued, Ended
Example: The resumption of ceasefire violation was observed again by IMA even after the peaceful talks of heads of both countries.
Incumbent (adjective)
(of an official or regime) currently holding office. पदस्थ/पदाधिकारी
Synonyms: Current, Existing or Present In Office or In Power; Reigning
Antonyms: Retired, Superannuated
Example: After twenty years in office, the incumbent politician is finally retiring from politics.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 29 Nov 2016The life of Fidel Castro, Latin America’s last revolutionary leader and towering and charismatic anti-imperialist (साम्राज्यवादी) torch-bearer, came to signify the high point of Cold War ideological hostilities (शत्रुता) of the 20th century. At home, his policies to promote affordable and accessible health care, housing and education, as well as his standing up to global hegemony (नेतृत्व/नायकत्व/प्राधान्य) , endeared him to the majority, even as his record on human rights came in for serious scrutiny. But these domestic issues played out in the larger shadow of his defiance (चुनौती/सामना) of American power, which has outlasted that of the Soviet Union. When Castro captured power in 1959, there were few signs that the Marxist radical would emerge a global champion of Third World countries in his nearly fifty-year rule. But the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion (आक्रमण/हमला) , by Cuban exiles trained by the U.S., to overthrow his regime began a pragmatic (व्यावहारिक) partnership between Castro and the Soviet Union, bringing the Cold War into the western hemisphere. This was the context to Russian preparations to house nuclear missiles in Cuba to threaten the U.S., which took the world to near-catastrophe (तबाही/बुरा परिणाम) in 1962. The U.S. misperception of the threat posed by Castro led to CIA plots to assassinate (कपटवध करना/हत्या करना) him. As it turned out, he lived long enough to see the rollback of Washington’s decades-long sanctions (प्रतिबंध) that crippled (पंगु कर देना/कमजोर बना देना) the Cuban economy.
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1. Synonym of Reliant
2. Antonym of Defiance
3. Synonym of Sanctions
4. Antonym of Pragmatic
5. Synonym of Assassinate
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