10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Ire (noun)
Intense and usually openly displayed anger. क्रोध
Synonyms: Wrath, Fury, Indignation, Outrage
Antonyms: Calmness, Forbearance, Patience
Example: When the celebrity wore the fur coat on the red carpet, she drew the ire of many animal rights activists.
Coalesce (verb)
Come together to form one mass or whole. संगठित होना
Synonyms: Amalgamate, Consolidate, Integrate, Affiliate
Antonyms: Separate, Sever, Split, Sunder
Example: Several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis.
Remuneration (noun)
Money paid for work or a service. मेहनताना
Synonyms: Compensation, Disbursement, Remittance, Payment
Example: They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.
Scalding (adjective)
Very hot; burning. गरम, जला देनेवाला
Synonyms: Searing, Scorching, Blistering, Sweltering
Antonyms: Algid, Arctic , Frigid, Blizzardly
Example: The scalding water of a geyser.
Suborn (verb)
To bribe, incite, or instigate (a person) to commit a wrongful act. फुसलाकर झूठी गवाही दिलवाना, अपराध कराना
Synonyms: Bribe, Corrupt, Mendacity, Perjury
Antonyms: Honesty, Truth
Example: He's accused of suborning a witness.
Prerogative (noun)
A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. विशेषाधिकार
Synonyms: Entitlement, Right, Privilege, Perquisite
Example: In some countries, higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich.
Myriad (adjective)
A countless or extremely great number of people or things. असंख्य
Synonyms: Profusion, Plenitude, Superfluity, Innumerable
Antonyms: Finite, Limited, Meagerness, Scantiness
Example: Myriads of insects danced around the light above my head.
Rebuff (verb)
Reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner. झिड़कना अस्वीकार करना
Synonyms: Spurn, Repudiate, Snub, Reject
Antonyms: Welcome, Accept, Embrace
Example: I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms.
Transient (adjective)
Lasting only for a short time: क्षणिक
Synonyms: Transitory, Ephemeral, Fugacious, Fleeting
Antonyms: Perpetual, Eternal, Everlasting, Immortal
Example: The lunar eclipse is a transient event that occurs only briefly.
Berserk (adjective)
Out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied. उन्मत, पागल
Synonyms: Hysterical, Demented, Amok, Frenetic
Antonyms: Imperturbable, Peaceful, Placid, Composed
Example: A man went berserk with an arsenal of guns.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 12 Dec 2018Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s electoral magic failed in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, three states with entrenched BJP party machinery. While voters in state and Lok Sabha elections march to different drums, and defeat in assembly elections does not automatically translate into a threat to re-election at the Centre, the state elections results have brought in vulnerability to the regime at the Centre that it had not shown earlier. This is not altogether undesirable in a democracy. The threat of ouster as a result of voter anger is the fuel that energises governments and focuses their leaders’ minds on popular well-being. Statesmanship would stretch their time-frame beyond the immediate five years, but that, of course, cannot be taken for granted.
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1. Synonym of Ire
2. Antonym of Berserk
3. Synonym of Transient
4. Synonym of Prerogative
5. Synonym of Rebuff
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