10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Fabric (noun)
The basic structure of a society, an organization, etc. that enables it to function successfully. संरचना
Synonyms: Framework, Structure, Foundation
Example: The fabric that binds society is delicate and needs careful handling.
Poignantly (adverb)
In a way that evokes a keen sense of sadness or regret. हृदयस्पर्शी ढंग से
Synonyms: Affectingly, Painfully, Keenly
Antonyms: Unemotionally, Indifferently
Example: The close-ups of the girls' faces poignantly captured their emotions in ways words never could.
Bemuse (verb)
Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone). हतबुद्धि कर देना
Synonyms: Bewilder, Confuse, Baffle, Mystify
Antonyms: Clarify, Explain
Example: He is still bemused by the enigmatic arrival and departure of his illness.
Specious (adjective)
Seeming right or true but actually wrong or false. ऊपर से देखने मेंअच्छा
Synonyms: Misleading, Fallacious, Plausible
Antonyms: Truthful, Candid, Factual
Example: We should take care to use arguments that aren't specious.
Ember (noun)
A piece of wood or coal that is not burning but is still red and hot after a fire has died. अंगार
Synonyms: Glowing coal, smoldering remains, live coal
Example: Only the embers of the bonfire remained.
Abrogation (noun)
The fact of officially ending a law, an agreement, etc. रद्दीकरण
Synonyms: Repudiation, Repeal, Cancellation, Annulment
Antonyms: Commandment, Mandating, Sanctioning, Ordering
Example: It had tightened its grip on power through unconstitutional legislation, abrogation of the rule of law, and crude violence.
Solicitude (noun)
Care or concern for someone or something. चिंता
Synonyms: Attentiveness, Consideration, Carefulness
Antonyms: Carelessness, Unconcern
Example: He would look after his friends with rather touching solicitude.
Incarcerate (verb)
Imprison or confine. कैदकरना
Synonyms: Immure, Put away, Lock up, Put in prison
Antonyms: Free, Release, Liberate
Example: Many are incarcerated for property offences.
Harangue (verb)
Lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner. भाषण देना
Synonyms: Rant, Declaim to, Preach to
Antonyms: Praise, Approve
Example: He harangued the public on their ignorance.
Glaring (adjective)
Highly obvious or conspicuous. सुस्पष्ट
Synonyms: Flagrant, Plain to see, Obtrusive
Antonyms: Inconspicuous, Concealed, Unnoticeable
Example: There is a glaring omission in the data.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 22 Jan 2021The immovable object and the unstoppable force shifted and paused. But while the government offered the agitating farmers that it would hold the new farm laws in abeyance for 18 months — as a committee thrashes out differences between the farmers and government on the substance of the laws — the farmers have rejected this compromise.
Even the tractor rally the farmers have planned for Republic Day, a symbolic act that should have been withdrawn after GoI’s temporary ‘rollback’, remains rather inexplicably on schedule. We urge GoI to take independent action to realise profitable crop diversification on the ground in the major grain-growing regions of Punjab and Haryana, while the committee is at work.
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1. Synonym of Poignantly
2. Antonym of Abrogation
3. Synonym of Harangue
4. Synonym of Ember
5. Synonym of Fabric
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