10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Decimation (noun)
The act of severely damaging something or making something much weaker. बरबादी
Synonyms: Devastation, Annihilation, Ruin
Antonyms: Construction, Restoration
Example: We need to halt the decimation of our manufacturing base.
Novice (noun)
A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation. नौसिखिया
Synonyms: Beginner, Inexperienced, Neophyte
Antonyms: Expert, veteran, Professional
Example: He was a complete novice in foreign affairs.
Behemoth (noun)
Something that is very big and powerful, especially a company or organization. विशालकाय
Synonyms: Titan, Giant, Goliath
Example: She works in a seventy-storey behemoth in Manhattan.
Hamstring (verb)
Severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of. अशक्त हो जाना
Synonyms: Constrain, Restrict, Shackle
Antonyms: Strengthen, Promote, Assist
Example: We were hamstrung by a total lack of knowledge.
Jitter (noun)
Feelings of extreme nervousness. घबराना
Synonyms: Anxiety, Agitation, Edginess
Example: Of course, they would be nervous with new-job jitters.
Aberration (noun)
A fact, an action or a way of behaving that is not usual, and that may be unacceptable. असामान्य
Synonyms: Anomaly, Abnormality, Irregularity
Antonyms: Normality, Regularity, Routine
Example: A childless woman was regarded as an aberration, almost a social outcast.
Fare (verb)
Perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period. बसर होना
Synonyms: Progress, Get along, Cope, Survive
Antonyms: Fail, Mismanage
Example: The party fared badly in the elections.
Springboard (noun)
A thing that lends impetus or assistance to a particular action, enterprise, or development. आगे बढ़ने की प्रेरणा
Synonyms: Catalyst, Stimulus, Accelerator
Example: We hope many girls used our article as a springboard into their own discussions.
Adroit (adjective)
Clever or skilful. निपुण
Synonyms: Adept, Dextrous, Deft
Antonyms: Inept, Unskilful
Example: This is an adroit sidestepping of the issue, but a sidestep all the same.
Recalcitrant (adjective)
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline. आज्ञा न माननेवाला
Synonyms: Intransigent, Resistant, Obstinate, Uncooperative
Antonyms: Compliant, Obedient, Agreeable
Example: Residents' associations should be authorised to fine recalcitrant drivers who do not turn up at fixed timings.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 11 Nov 2021If an SP-Congress tie-up fails to materialise, both parties might come to rue the price to pay next year and in 2024.
In many ways, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Indian National Congress in Uttar Pradesh make for natural alliance partners. Their social bases complement each other, they do not have too dissimilar an ideological outlook, and have displayed a large degree of consonance in terms of campaign issues. Yet, both parties are presently in the midst of a bruising feud, each accusing the other of colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The SP has termed the Congress as the flip side of the BJP, part of the saffron strategy to confuse the voters, while the Congress has charged the SP with being too afraid of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to take on the BJP.
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1. Synonym of Jitter
2. Antonym of Aberration
3. Synonym of Springboard
4. Synonym of Behemoth
5. Synonym of Fare
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