10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Hooked (adjective)
Meaning: Curved like a hook. मुडा हुआ
Synonyms: Twisted, Bent, Falciform, Uncinate, Aquiline
Antonyms: Straight, Unswerving, Unbending, Linear
Example: He was thin and tall, with a hooked nose.
Invent (verb)
Meaning: To think of an idea, story etc that is not true, usually in order to deceive people. मनगढ़ंत कहानी बनाना, गढ़ना
Synonyms: Think Up, Fabricate, Concoct, Cook Up, Contrive
Antonyms: Tell Truth, Be Honest, Stick To The Facts
Example: He invented a very convincing alibi.
Mistake (verb)
Meaning: Wrongly identify someone or something as.
Synonyms: Misidentify, Confound, Confuse With, Mix Up With
Antonyms: Recognise, Make Out, Distinguish, Spot
Example: Visitors mistook a pair of glasses for an art.
Betrothed (adjective)
Meaning: Engaged to be married. वाग्दान हुआ; सगाई किया हुआ
Synonyms: Engaged, Affianced, Promised, Tied Up
Antonyms: Free, Unattached, Single, Available
Example: His daughter was betrothed to a banker.
Befall (verb)
Meaning: (of something bad) to happen to a person or place. बीतना; घटित होना
Synonyms: Occur, Transpire, Betide, Come To Pass
Example: Bad luck may befall to anyone at any time.
Wail (verb)
Meaning: To make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness. विलाप करना, रोना
Synonyms: Moan, Yowl, Howl, Blubber, Yelp, Whine
Antonyms: Laugh, Chuckle, Giggle, Guffaw
Example: One of the small children began to wail with terror.
Contextual (adjective)
Meaning: Depending on or relating to the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea. संदर्भगत; प्रासंगिक
Synonyms: Dependent, Circumstantial, Contingent, Background
Antonyms: Out-Of-Context, Impertinent, Unrelated
Example: It's impossible to understand the nuances of an isolated word without some contextual clues.
Embody (verb)
Meaning: To express or represent an idea or a quality. मूर्ति होना; प्रतिनिधित्व करना
Synonyms: Exemplify, Personify, Symbolise, Typify
Antonyms: Disguise, Conceal, Misrepresent
Example: She embodied good sportsmanship on the playing field.
Fluid (adjective)
Meaning: (of situations, ideas, or plans) not settled or stable; likely or able to change. अस्थिर
Synonyms: Changeable, Fluctuating, Adjustable, Open-Ended
Antonyms: Firm, Constant, Inflexible, Steady
Example: Our plans are still fluid.
Recur (verb)
Meaning: Occur again periodically or repeatedly. पुनरावृत्ति होना
Synonyms: Reoccur, Persist, Relapse, Recrudesce
Antonyms: Cease, Halt, Discontinue
Example: When the symptoms recurred, the doctor diagnosed something different.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 28 Dec 2019Mythological stories transmit ideas over the generations, they also impact real life.
Two hundred years ago, in America, many white people justified the slavery of Africans arguing that their black skin was the ‘mark of Cain’. That they descended from the first murderer in recorded history. Before that, many Christians in Europe argued that Jews bore the ‘mark of Cain’ which is why they had peculiar features like hooked nose, and they circumcised themselves, and kept wandering like exiles, unable to settle anywhere. Thus the ‘mark of Cain’ – a mythological idea – was used to justify the slavery trade and antisemitism. Mythological ideas do impact in real life, even if people nowadays are quick to dismiss them as fiction.
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1. Synonym of Betrothed
2. Antonym of Recur
3. Synonym of Wail
4. Antonym of Embody
5. Synonym of Contextual
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