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11,Sep,2019

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Abdicate (verb)

Meaning: (of a monarch) renounce one's throne; fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty) अधिकार को त्यागना

Synonyms: Demit, Relinquish, Abjure, Vacate, Cede, Yield

Antonyms: Retain, Defend, Maintain, Hold

Example: She was forced to abdicate the throne of Spain.

Annihilation (noun)

Meaning: complete destruction; total defeat. विनाश

Synonyms: Obliteration, Extermination, Devastation, Eradication

Antonyms: Erection, Restoration, Fabrication

Example: They were to surrender immediately or face annihilation.

Engender (verb)

Meaning: cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition). पैदा करना, उत्पन्न होना

Synonyms: Occasion, Arouse, Kindle, Trigger, Generate, Beget

Antonyms: Kill, Repress, Quash, Halt

Example: The minister's speech did not engender confidence in his judgment.

Prerequisite (noun)

Meaning: a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist. पूर्वाकांक्षित, जरूरी

Synonyms: Essential, Precondition, Necessity, Sine Qua Non, Imperative

Antonyms: Nonessential, Option, Extra

Example: Passing a written exam is a prerequisite for taking the advanced course.

Straitjacket (noun)

Forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing. वर्जन

Synonyms: Taboo, String, Shackle, Reins, Weights

Antonyms: Allowance, License, Support

Example: He refused to be fitted into any ideological straitjacket.

Elicit (verb)

Meaning: draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone. प्रकाश में लाना, सार निकालना

Synonyms: Evoke, Extract, Educe, Derive

Antonyms: Hide, Cover, Overlook, Repress, Suppress

Example: I could elicit no response from him.

Bewilder (verb)

Meaning: cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused उलझन में डालना, भटकाना

Synonyms: Baffle, Addle, Stupefy, Stump, Fox

Antonyms: Clarify, Enlighten, Explicate, Construe

Example: The driver was bewildered by the conflicting road signs.

Streamline (verb)

Meaning: make (an organization or system) more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods. सुव्यवस्थित करना

Synonyms: Rationalize, Simplify, Harmonise, Align

Antonyms: Complicate, Perplex, Mess Up

Example: They're making efforts to streamline their normally cumbersome bureaucracy.

Ensue (verb)

Meaning: happen or occur afterward or as a result. पीछा करना, घटित होना

Synonyms: Emerge, Stem, Come After, Transpire, Eventuate

Antonyms: Antecede, Precede, Cease

Example: They are still unaware of what will ensue from this hasty action.

Dire (adjective)

Meaning: (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent. भयानक, अत्यंत

Synonyms: Extreme, Atrocious, Appalling, Grave, Drastic

Antonyms: Trivial, Cheerful, Comforting, Fortunate

Example: Despite dire threats of violence from extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully.

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1. Synonym of Dire

2. Antonym of Streamline

3. Synonym of Annihilation

4. Antonym of Elicit

5. Synonym of Engender

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