In kenya 17 killed at primary school fire bodies 'burnt beyond recognition'

The Hindustan Times

20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Overhauling (verb)

To repair an engine, machine, etc. so that every part of it works as it should. निरीक्षण करना

Synonyms: Improve, Modernize, Rebuild, Reconstruct

Antonyms: Break, Damage, Destroy, Hurt

Example: They are going to have to overhaul the welfare system.

Interim (noun)

The intervening time. अल्पकालीन

Synonyms: Provisional, Acting, Caretaker, Makeshift

Antonyms: Finished, Permanent, Continual

Example: The government subsequently signed an interim one-year lease contract.

Curtailed (verb)

Reduce in extent or quantity कटौती

Synonyms: Reduce, Cut, Decrease, Lessen

Antonyms: Increase, Lengthen, Long, Extended

Example: The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use.

Eroded (verb)

To slowly reduce or destroy something. नष्ट करना

Synonyms: Corrode, Destroy, Abrade, Ruined

Antonyms: Build, Ignore, Neglect, Preserve

Example: Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach.

Pioneered (verb)

Involving new ideas or methods. अन्वेषण

Synonyms: Introduced, Experimental, Innovative, Inventive

Antonyms: Outdated, Traditional, Conservative, Moderate

Example: The school has won awards for its pioneering work with the community.

Impoverished (adjective)

Made poor. गरीब

Synonyms: Barren, Destitute, Distressed, Indigent

Antonyms: Rich, Wealthy, Enlarged, Full

Example: The dictator enriched himself but impoverished his people.

Simmering (verb)

To stew gently below or just at the boiling point उबालना

Synonyms: Burn, Ferment, Rage, Seethe

Antonyms: Freezing, Frigid, Frosty, Chilled

Example: She was simmering with resentment.

Perpetuated (verb)

Always or very often नित्य

Synonyms: Constantly, Endlessly, Always, Forever

Antonyms: Never, Once, Finite, Finished

Example: She seems perpetually to have a mournful look on her face.

Enacted (verb)

To put something into action, especially to make something law. नियम बनाना

Synonyms: Constitute, Legislate, Approve, Make

Antonyms: Repeal, Revoke, Rescind, Abolish

Example: Congress will enact legislation related to that issue.

Ousted (verb)

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place. बेदख़ल

Synonyms: Dismissed, Ejected, Banished, Chased

Antonyms: Received, Admitted, Accepted, Took

Example: The army ousted him in a coup.

Preservation (noun)

Maintain (something) in its original or existing state. संरक्षित

Synonyms: Untouched, Uncontaminated, Unspoiled, Pristine

Antonyms: Decayed, Decomposed, Corrupted, Spoiled

Example: The fossil was well preserved.

Eliminate (verb)

To remove or take away someone or something. हटाना

Synonyms: Cancel, Defeat, Disqualify, Eradicate

Antonyms: Create, Establish, Help, Hold

Example: When a player gets 100 points, he is eliminated from further play.

Integrity (noun)

The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. अखंडता

Synonyms: Honesty, Uprightness, Probity, Rectitude

Antonyms: Deceit, Dishonesty, Corruption, Disgrace

Example: He was a man of integrity.

Established (adjective)

The action of establishing something or being established. प्रतिष्ठानों

Synonyms: Formation, Create, Build, Found

Antonyms: Destroy, Remove, Closure, Ruin

Example: The establishment of a business.

Alienated (verb)

To make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group. अलग-थलग

Synonyms: Disaffect, Divide, Estrange, Separate

Antonyms: Combine, Join, Marry, Unite

Example: She has alienated all her former friends.

Liberate (verb)

Freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles. रिहा

Synonyms: Free, Release, Discharge, Deliver

Antonyms: Confine, Enslave, Subjugate, Hold

Example: Rebels fought to liberate the country.

Developed (adjective)

The process of developing or being developed. विकास

Synonyms: Advancement, Evolution, Expansion, Improvement

Antonyms: Decline, Decrease, Halt, Retreat

Example: Good nutrition is important for proper muscle development.

Insurgent (noun)

A person who rises in active revolt, typically against an established government or authority. विद्रोही

Synonyms: Rebel, Revolutionary, Mutineer, Guerrilla

Antonyms: Loyalist, Patriot, Supporter, Advocate

Example: The government struggled to suppress the insurgent forces in the northern region.

Abjure (verb)

To formally renounce or reject a belief, claim, or cause. शपथपूर्वक त्यागना

Synonyms: Renounce, Repudiate, Forswear, Disavow

Antonyms: Embrace, Accept, Acknowledge, Uphold

Example: After years of conflict, the king was forced to abjure his claim to the throne.

Abduction (noun)

The action of forcibly taking someone away against their will, typically to hold them captive. अपहरण

Synonyms: Kidnapping, Seizure, Capturing, Snatching

Antonyms: Release, Liberation, Freedom, Rescue

Example: The police are investigating the abduction of the child from the park.

The editorial

Source: The Hindustan Times · 8 Sep 2024

At least 17 students died after an elementary school in central Kenya caught fire, CNN reported on Friday citing police.

Police, according to the outlet, said the toll could increase as more than a dozen others have been undergoing treatment in hospital with severe burns.

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Quick quiz: 5 questions on these words

Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Eliminate

2. Antonym of Overhauling

3. Synonym of Developed

4. Antonym of Curtailed

5. Synonym of Simmering

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