10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Replete (verb)
Meaning- Filled or well-supplied with something. भरा हुआ
Synonyms: Filled, Well-Stocked, Packed, Stuffed, Teeming, Loaded, Well-Provided
Antonyms: Deficient, Inadequate, Insufficient, Lacking, Missing
Example: Literature replete with drama and excitement
Arson (noun)
Meaning- The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. आगजनी
Synonyms: Incendiarism, Pyromania, Firebombing, Fire-raising
Example: Police are treating the fire as arson.
Cataclysmic (adjective)
Meaning- Causing sudden and violent change. प्रलय
Synonyms: Disastrous, Catastrophic, Ruinous, Destructive, Terrible, Dreadful
Antonyms: Fortunate, Blessed, Advantageous, Beneficial
Example: Twentieth century's final years witnessed some cataclysmic events unprecedented in history.
Veracity (noun)
Meaning - The quality of being true. सत्यता
Synonyms: Truthfulness, Accuracy, Authenticity, Fidelity, Correctness, Probity
Antonyms: Deceit, Mendacity, Falsity, Inaccuracy
Example: They questioned the veracity of her story.
Ephemeral (adjective)
Meaning- Lasting for a very short time. अल्पकालिक
Synonyms: Transitory, Short-Lived, Fleeting, Fugacious, Evanescent, Momentary
Antonyms: Lasting, Enduring, Eternal, Perpetual, Everlasting
Example: It is a critic’s job to follow every ephemeral fashion.
Efficacious (adjective)
Meaning- Successful in producing a desired or intended result. प्रभावशाली
Synonyms: Effectual, Productive, Powerful, Effective, Fruitful
Antonyms: Unproductive, Incapable, Ineffective, Fruitless
Example: They hope the new drug will prove especially efficacious in the relief of pain.
Plunder (verb)
Meaning- Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder. लूटपाट करना
Synonyms: Pillage, Loot, Rob, Ransack, Despoil, Maraud
Antonyms: Protect, Guard, Shield, Defend
Example: Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops.
Carnage (noun)
Meaning- The killing of a large number of people. मार-काट
Synonyms: Slaughter, Massacre, Pogrom, Bloodshed, Mass Murder
Example: For this day of carnage and tears there can be no justification or excuse.
Conundrum (noun)
Meaning – A confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve. समस्या
Synonyms: Problem, Difficult Question, Quandary, Poser, Enigma, Dilemma
Antonyms: Blessing, Boon, Benison, Grace
Example: One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts.
Rebuttal (noun)
Meaning- The act of saying or proving that a statement or criticism is false. खण्डन
Synonyms: Refutation, Denial, Negation, Contradiction, Disproof
Antonyms: Proof, Verification, Substantiation, Validation
Example: The accusations met with a firm rebuttal.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 17 Apr 2020Prayer is an earnest hope or a wish, a request for help or expression of thanks made to God. Petition is the kind of prayer that begs for determinate objects. Supplication is when things sought are indeterminate. Obsecration is a solemn adjuration, asking a favour. Thanksgiving is the returning of thanks for benefits received.
Among all the means of salvation recommended by Jesus Christ in the Gospel, the first place is given to prayer. “Cry to me, and I will hear you. Call upon me and I will deliver you. Ask and it shall be given to you. Seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.”
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1. Synonym of Conundrum
2. Antonym of Efficacious
3. Synonym of Replete
4. Antonym of Ephemeral
5. Synonym of Carnage
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