10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Myriad (adjective)
Meaning: Countless or extremely great in number. बेशुमार
Synonyms: Countless, Innumerable, Numberless, Multitudinous
Antonyms: Limited, Finite, Few, Computable
Example: He gazed at the myriad lights of the city
Fascist (adjective)
Meaning: Relating to fascism. एकदलीय
Synonyms: Totalitarian, Authoritarian, Dictatorial, Despotic
Antonyms: Democratic, Liberal
Example: North Korea is a fascist country.
Blackout (noun)
Meaning: A situation when the government or the police will not allow any news or information on a particular subject to be given to the public. बंदिश
Synonyms: Prohibition, Suppression, Cut Off, Censorship
Antonyms: Approval, Allowance, Permission, Clearance
Example: The Indian government has imposed a news blackout in Srinagar.
Lockdown (noun)
Meaning: An official order to control the movement of people or vehicles because of a dangerous situation. रोक
Synonyms: Limitation, Confinement, Restraint, Constraint
Antonyms: Freedom, Liberty, Emancipation, Independence
Example: The campus was placed on lockdown shortly after the shootings were reported, and Monday's classes were cancelled.
Gut (verb)
Meaning: To destroy. नष्ट करना
Synonyms: Destroy, Ravage, Devastate, Ruin, Sabotage
Antonyms: Save, Protect, Salvage, Safeguard
Example: The fire gutted most of the factory.
Bastion (noun)
Meaning: A group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief when it seems that it may disappear. बचाव
Synonyms: Safeguard, Bulwark, Shield, Upholder
Example: In this chaos the last bastion of defence of a society is the judiciary.
Subdue (verb)
Meaning: Bring (a country or people) under control by force. कुचल देना
Synonyms: Suppress, Quash, Quell, Repress
Antonyms: Encourage, Support, Aid
Example: Police managed to subdue the angry crowd.
Precarious (adjective)
Meaning: (of a situation) not safe or certain; dangerous. खतरनाक
Synonyms: Dangerous, Perilous, Hazardous
Antonyms: Safe, Secure, Harmless, Benign, Innocuous
Example: The world is a precarious and unstable place.
Intimidate (verb)
Meaning: To frighten somebody so that they will do what you want. धमकाना
Synonyms: Frighten, Threaten, Terrorize, Daunt
Antonyms: Calm, Comfort, Soothe
Example: A gang of six teenagers intimidated him and his friends before demanding his mobile phone.
Contentious (adjective)
Meaning: Likely to cause disagreement between people. विवादी
Synonyms: Controversial, Disputable, Disputatious, Moot, Vexed, Polemical
Antonyms: Agreeable, Uncontroversial, Undisputed, Unquestionable
Example: Abortion is a highly contentious issue.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 20 Dec 2019Government must reach out to citizens unhappy over CAA, NRC. Don’t silence their voices.
If nationwide protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act have broken out across the nation, they are because the Centre doesn’t provide any clarification, beyond bland assurances, to the many large questions raised and anxieties stirred by the combo of CAA with a nationwide NRC that has been announced. For instance, does this mean every citizen will have to appear before a foreigner’s tribunal, and will be declared a non-citizen if they fail the joint CAA/ NRC test? What exactly is the documentation required – will it replicate the failed Assam NRC which is now being decried by all quarters, including the Assam BJP? What happens to those who fail?
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1. Synonym of Fascist
2. Antonym of Contentious
3. Synonym of Precarious
4. Antonym of Lockdown
5. Synonym of Subdue
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