10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Mercurial (adjective)
Meaning: subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. मनमौजी
Synonyms: Capricious, Fickle, Protean, Erratic, Fluctuating, Vacillating
Antonyms: Steady, Unchanging, Predictable, Unvarying
Example: Meanwhile, his mercurial character has only got more erratic.
Ostensibly (adverb )
Meaning: apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually. प्रकट रूप से
Synonyms: Seemingly, Outwardly, Supposedly, Presumably
Antonyms: Truly, Actually, Genuinely, Really
Example: He did it ostensibly for love, but really for money.
Salient (adjective)
Meaning: most noticeable or important. प्रमुख
Synonyms: Chief, Conspicuous, Prominent, Vital
Antonyms: Minor, Trivial, Insignificant, Trifling
Example: She began to summarize the salient features of the proposal.
Sabotage (verb)
Meaning: deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage. नुक़सान पहुंचाना, तोड़-फोड़ करना
Synonyms: Wreck, Vandalize, Undermine, Subvert, Ruin
Antonyms: Aid, Fix, Assist, Build
Example: This was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the ceasefire.
Water down (verb)
Meaning: to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of. हल्का करना
Synonyms: Mitigate, Adulterate, Dilute, Tone Down
Antonyms: Enhance, Strengthen, Beef Up, Fortify
Example: The report was watered down by the committee.
Insidious (adjective)
Meaning: proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. कपटी; छिपा हुआ
Synonyms: Surreptitious, Sneaking, Machiavellian, Guileful
Antonyms: Straightforward, Artless, Forthright, Candid
Example: They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors.
Lampoon (verb)
Meaning: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm. हँसी उड़ाना
Synonyms: Ridicule, Satirise, Parody, Caricature, Mock
Antonyms: Applaud, Praise, Support, Adore
Example: His cartoon mercilessly lampoons the leading politician of the day.
Exasperation (noun)
Meaning: a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance. खीज; झल्लाहट
Synonyms: Chagrin, Spleen, Pique, Vexation, Enragement
Antonyms: Pleasure, Delight, Glee, Gratification
Example: The organization has expressed its exasperation with the government.
Abort (verb)
Meaning: bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault. अन्त करना
Synonyms: Scrub, Terminate, Halt, Call Off
Antonyms: Continue, Persist, Pursue, Persevere
Example: The decision was made to abort the mission.
Repudiation (noun)
Meaning: rejection of a proposal or idea. खण्डन
Synonyms: Refutation, Negation, Retraction, Disavowal
Antonyms: Acknowledgement, Confirmation, Recognition, Acceptance
Example: That was a major repudiation of Iran the other day at the Security Council.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 16 Sep 2019The suspension of U.S.-Taliban talks has opened the space for the global community and India to reset the peace process.
In a characteristically mercurial tweet on September 9 morning (Indian Standard Time), U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly called off ‘peace’ talks with the Taliban — led directly by the U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad — citing the killing of an American soldier just days before in a suicide bomb attack for which the Taliban claimed credit. He also revealed that he had secretly invited the Taliban and the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, separately to Camp David over the weekend to clinch a deal personally. The agreement had been in the making over nine rounds of talks, largely in Doha, Qatar, of which the Afghan government was not a part on account of a Taliban veto that the U.S. implicitly accepted, ostensibly to bring peace to Afghanistan.
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1. Synonym of Salient
2. Antonym of Sabotage
3. Synonym of Abort
4. Antonym of Exasperation
5. Synonym of Repudiation
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