10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Stipulate (verb)
Meaning: Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement. अनुबंध करना, शर्त रखना
Synonyms: Specify, Prescribe, Impose, State, Pledge, Precondition
Antonyms: Retract, Withdraw, Revoke, Recant
Example: We stipulate that our employees must be polite to customer.
Culminate (verb)
Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development. समापन, पराकाष्ठा पर पहुंचना
Synonyms: Peak, Climax, Conclude, Terminate, Wind Up
Antonyms: Commence, Begin, Peter Out, Develop
Example: Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
Essence (noun)
Meaning: the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract that determines its character. मर्म, मूलतत्त्व
Synonyms: Quintessence, Crux, Nub, Kernel, Marrow, Gist
Antonyms: Detail
Example: Selt-trust is the essence of heroism.
Vigilant (adjective)
Meaning: keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. चौकन्ना
Synonyms: Watchful, Hawk-Eyed, Wary, Chary, Wakeful
Antonyms: Heedless, Inattentive, Negligent, Slack, Inadvertent
Example: The thief was spotted by vigilant neighbours.
Vaunt (verb)
Meaning: boast about or praise (something), especially excessively. बड़ाई करना, शेख़ी मारना
Synonyms: Brag, Boast, Gasconade, Bluster, Blow
Antonyms: Deprecate, Undervalue, Pooh-Pooh, Downgrade
Example: Deprecate, Undervalue, Pooh-Pooh, Downgrade
Flagrantly (adverb)
Meaning: in a conspicuously or obviously offensive way. अपमानपूर्वक
Synonyms: Blatantly, Brazenly, Unabashedly, Unashamedly, Overtly
Antonyms: Shamefully, Covertly, Discreetly, Courteously
Example: Students in that school flagrantly disregard the rules.
Cleanse (verb)
Meaning: rid of something unpleasant or defiling. शुद्ध करना
Synonyms: Purge, Strip, Rid, Purify, Refine, Sanctify
Antonyms: Defile, Sully, Foul, Besmirch
Example: The mayor was elected on a promise to cleanse the city government of corruption.
Qualm (noun)
Meaning: an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving. गलतफहमी, डर, चिंता
Synonyms: Misgiving, Reservation, Anxiety, Apprehension, Demur
Antonyms: Confidence, Contentedness, Ease, Certitude
Example: He felt no qualms about borrowing money from friends.
Eloquent (adjective)
Meaning: fluent in speaking or writing; clearly expressing or indicating something. सुवक्ता, वाक्पटु
Synonyms: Articulate, Lucid, Expressive, Persuasive, Glib
Antonyms: Inarticulate, Unmoving, Ineffective
Example: She made an eloquent appeal for action before it was too late.
Duck (verb)
Meaning: evade or avoid (an unwelcome duty or undertaking). चकमा देना, बच निकालना
Synonyms: Shirk, Dodge, Eschew, Shun, Elude, Evade
Antonyms: Encounter, Confront, Take On, Tackle
Example: Don't try to duck out of the obligation.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 30 Apr 2019Avengers: Endgame has broken all box-office records in India, crossing the ₹100 crore mark in just two days, beating the three days it took Bahubali 2 to reach that level. The movie is well placed to collect several hundred crore in India, just as it is doing brisk business in markets around the world. This marks a shift in the film industry of the country towards a trend already well established in markets like the US. Big-budget films heralded by marketing hype and franchise mystique do well at cinema halls, even as movies built on smaller budgets that might appeal less to young hordes celebrating movie going as a fun group activity go to the apps.
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1. Synonym of Duck
2. Antonym of Flagrantly
3. Synonym of Vaunt
4. Antonym of Cleanse
5. Synonym of Eloquent
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