10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Tactic (noun)
An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. रणनीति
Synonyms: Approach, Campaign, Channels, Course
Antonyms: Impractical, Unwise, Injudicious, Imprudent
Example: Though she was not kc-mahei, she used the tactics of warfare to maintain her position of leadership.
Scrutiny (noun)
Critical observation or examination. जांच
Synonyms: Inspection, Survey, Scan, Study
Antonyms: Glance, Forget, Ignore, Neglect
Example: I'd never faced that kind of scrutiny before.
Persecution (noun)
Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or their political beliefs. सताना
Synonyms: Expel, Harass, Hound, Injure
Antonyms: Aid, Assist, Delight, Help
Example: The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime.
Desperate (adjective)
Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with. निराश
Synonyms: Despairing, Hopeless, Anguished, Suicidal
Antonyms: Cheerful, Composed, Calm, Fearful
Example: He made a desperate bid/attempt to save his job.
Prominent (adjective)
Important or famous प्रमुख
Synonyms: Outstanding, Arresting, Beetling, Bulging
Antonyms: Depressed, Inconspicuous, Invisible, Obscure
Example: She has a rather prominent nose.
Commendable (adjective)
Praise formally or officially. सराहना करना
Synonyms: Praise, Compliment, Congratulate, Applaud
Antonyms: Blame, Censure, Criticize, Oppose
Example: He commended the amendment to the House.
Gathering (noun)
To come or be brought together in a group. इकट्ठा
Synonyms: congregate, convene, assemble, meet
Antonyms: cancel, disperse, dissemble, divide
Example: I gathered my hair up in a bun.
Ambitious (adjective)
Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed. महत्वाकांक्षी
Synonyms: Aspiring, Determined, Forceful, Pushy
Antonyms: Lethargic, Unenthusiastic, Content, Easy
Example: Your plans for the future are very ambitious.
Opted (verb)
Make a choice from a range of possibilities. विकल्प चुना
Synonyms: Appointed, Announced, Anointed, Approved
Antonyms: Refuse, Reject, Decline, Negative
Example: She was offered a job but opted to go to college instead.
Negotiation (noun)
Obtain or bring about by discussion. बातचीत
Synonyms: Mediation, Settlement, Arrangement, Deal
Antonyms: Confuse, Contend, Disagree, Mix Up
Example: The customer wanted to negotiate over the price.
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Source: The Hindu · 26 Mar 2024Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 cm) from 2022 to 2023 — nearly four times the increase of the previous year — NASA said on Thursday, attributing the “significant jump” to a strong El Nino and a warming climate.
The NASA-led analysis is based on more than 30 years of satellite observations, with the initial satellite launching in 1992 and the latest in 2020.
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1. Synonym of Desperate
2. Antonym of Opted
3. Synonym of Gathering
4. Antonym of Ambitious
5. Synonym of Negotiation
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