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20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Allegedly (adverb)

Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality. कथित

Synonyms: Supposed, Professed, Purported, Apparent

Antonyms: Proved, Verifiable, Stated, Tried-And-True.

Example: But sometimes there is also an element of fraud from the alleged victim.

Grieving (verb)

A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment. शिकायत

Synonyms: Grief, Hardship, Injustice, Objection

Antonyms: Delight, Happiness, Joy, Advantage

Example: He has a deep sense of grievance against his former employer.

Disproportionate (adjective)

To an extent that is too large or too small in comparison with something else. अनुपातहीन

Synonyms: Extremely, Immensely, Improperly, Inordinately

Antonyms: Balanced, Counterbalanced, Equitable, Moderate

Example: This act was found to be objectionable by some residents who stated that the new seventh district was disproportionately large.

Threaten (verb)

A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done. धमकी

Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces

Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety.

Example: The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.

Vulnerable (adjective)

Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. असुरक्षित

Synonyms: Accessible, Defenseless, Exposed, Liable

Antonyms: Guarded, Protected, Safe, Secure

Example: I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.

Instances (noun)

An example or single occurrence of something. उदाहरण

Synonyms: Detail, Example, Item, Occasion

Antonyms: Disassemble, Disjoin, Break, Allopatry

Example: These delays are just another instance of bureaucratic inefficiency.

Pertaining (verb)

To exist or apply in a particular situation or at a particular time संबंधित

Synonyms: concern, connected, referring, related

Antonyms: ignore, disregard, slight

Example: the laws pertaining to immigration.

Assault (verb)

Make a physical attack on. हमला

Synonyms: Aggression, Charge, Incursion, Invasion

Antonyms: Retreat, Decrease, Praise

Example: He was accused of assault.

Plenty (noun)

A situation in which food and other necessities are available in sufficiently large quantities. बहुत

Synonyms: Prosperity, Affluence, Wealth, Opulence

Antonyms: Lack, Need, Want, Poorness

Example: You'll have plenty of time to make your connecting flight.

Delicate (adjective)

Very fine in texture or structure. नाज़ुक

Synonyms: Delicious, Delightful, Elegant, Exquisite

Antonyms: Callous, Crude, Firm, Hard

Example: He had delicate hands.

Breached (verb)

Make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence). उल्लंघन

Synonyms: Crack, Rift, Rupture, Aperture

Antonyms: Agreement, Closing, Closure, Juncture

Example: He claims that the city breached an agreement by selling the property.

Blooms (noun)

A flower, especially one cultivated for its beauty खिलना

Synonyms: Blossom, Flower, Bud, Efflorescence

Antonyms: Wither, Fade, Die, End

Example: He is the soil that enables the flowers around him to grow and bloom.

Rugged (adjective)

Having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface. ऊबड़ - खाबड़

Synonyms: Craggy, Hilly, Jagged, Mountainous

Antonyms: Even, Flat, Smooth, Calm

Example: The rugged surface of the moon.

Dreary (adjective)

Depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive. सुनसान

Synonyms: Bleak, Boring, Colorless, Damp

Antonyms: Bright, Cheerful, Colorful, Encouraging

Example: It was a gray, dreary morning.

Subsidiary (adjective)

Less important than but related or supplementary to something. सहायक

Synonyms: Ancillary, Supplementary, Accessory, Adjuvant

Antonyms: Chief, Main, Major, Important

Example: The managing companies will take over the dockyard companies as wholly owned subsidiaries.

Bastion (noun)

A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions. गढ़

Synonyms: Bulwark, Citadel, Fortress, Mainstay

Antonyms: Weak Spot, Weakness

Example: The ownership of property by as many people as possible is one of the main bastions of liberty.

Vast (adjective)

Of very great extent or quantity. विशाल

Synonyms: Ample, Big, Boundless, Broad

Antonyms: Bounded, Calculable, Ending, Finite

Example: She has a vast amount of knowledge on this subject.

Laboriously (adverb)

In a way that takes considerable time and effort. परिश्रम

Synonyms: Arduously, Energetically, Hard, Painfully

Antonyms: Effortless, Easy, Ease, Sensitive

Example: He wrote out the list laboriously by hand.

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.

Cadre (noun)

A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession. संवर्ग

Synonyms: Organization, Personnel, Staff, Core

Antonyms: Unmilitary, Civilian

Example: This new cadre of charity leaders will bring to the sector an exciting set of skills, fit to face a new set of challenges.

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Source: The Hindu · 9 Mar 2023

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1. Synonym of Threaten

2. Antonym of Breached

3. Synonym of Disproportionate

4. Antonym of Laboriously

5. Synonym of Grieving

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