10 words from this editorial with Hindi meaning
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Escape (noun)
An act of breaking free from confinement or control. बच कर भाग जाना
Synonyms: Breakout, Running Away, Absconding, Fleeing, Flit
Antonyms: Capture, Stay, Remaining
Example: The Escaped prisoners were shot dead in the jungles by encounter specialists.
Nab (verb)
To catch or seize in arrest. पकड़ा गया /दबोचना
Synonyms: : Catch, Detain, Capture, Apprehend
Antonyms: Liberate, Release, Let Go, Free
Example: The suspected thief was nabbed by police officials outside the bank.
Dreaded (adjective)
Regarded with great fear or apprehension. खतरनाक
Synonyms: Awful, Dire, Direful, Fearful, Frightening, Horrendous, Horrific, Terrible
Antonyms: Calm, Pleasing, Benevolent
Example: The police has imposed a curfew in the city after the news of escape of two dreaded terrorist.
Incarcerate (verb)
Imprison or confine./ to lock a person up as a consequence for his or her actions. कैदी बनाना/ बंदी बनाना
Synonyms: Gaol, Immure, Imprison, Put Away, Jail, Detain
Antonyms: Free, Let Go, Liberate, Release
Example: The police are going to incarcerate the teen who keeps committing acts of violence.
Conspiracy (noun)
A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. षड्यंत्र/ साजिश
Synonyms: Cabal, Conspiracy, Confederacy, Plot, Treason, Connivance
Antonyms: Faithfulness, Honesty, Ignorance, Loyalty
Example: The government enacted the laws of conspiracy to deter its enemies from challenging its authority.
Accomplice (noun)
A person who helps another commit a crime. सहापराधी/ अपराध का साथी
Synonyms: Accessory, Partner In Crime, Confederate, Fellow Conspirator, Co-Conspirator
Antonyms: Antagonist, Enemy, Adversary, Opponent
Example: The police are hoping the accomplice will lead them to the mastermind of the crime.
Meticulous (adjective)
Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise. कुशल/ अतिसतर्क
Synonyms: Careful, Conscientious, Diligent, Ultra-Careful, Scrupulous, Punctilious
Antonyms: Careless, Imprecise, Inaccurate, Inexact, Negligent, Thoughtless, Uncareful, Uncritical
Example: Although Jennifer was a meticulous student, she still had difficulty organizing her essay.
Connivance (noun)
Willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act. गुप्त सहयोग/ मिली भगत/मौन सहमति
Synonyms: Collusion, Complicity, Collaboration, Involvement, Abetting, Intrigue, Cabal
Antonyms: Enmity, Animosity
Example: The clerk’s connivance allowed her to watch idly by as her supervisor stole thousands of dollars from the bank.
Complicity (noun)
The fact or condition of being involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong. सहापराधिता
Synonyms: Collusion, Involvement, Collaboration, Connivance, Abetment, Confederacy
Antonyms: Ignorance, Innocence, Noninvolvement, Refusal
Example: Since I did not have any complicity in the case, it was easy for my lawyer to get me released from jail.
Laxity (noun)
The state of being relaxed, easy-going, or not very strict. ढिलाई/शिथिलता
Synonyms: Remissness, Slackness, Sluggishness, Indolence, Relaxation, Lenity
Antonyms: Strictness, Stringent
Example: The prevalent laxity toward marriage causes the divorce rate to rise.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 1 Dec 2016The daring escape (भाग जाना/ फरार होना) of six prisoners, including the self-styled commander of a Khalistani militant group, from the Nabha Jail in Punjab is another wake-up call for the security establishment. This is the second jailbreak in the country in the space of weeks involving high-profile prisoners jailed on terrorism charges. Both were well planned and executed. While the jailbreak by members of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from the Bhopal Central Prison last month was planned inside and executed largely by the prisoners on their own, the incident in Nabha was aided by a group of armed men from outside wearing police uniforms. Shortly after the Bhopal jailbreak, all those who had escaped were gunned down in an alleged (कथित तौर पर) encounter. And a day after the Punjab incident, Khalistan Liberation Front chief Harminder Mintoo was nabbed (पकड़ा गया /दबोचना) in Delhi, while the alleged mastermind, Parminder Singh, was arrested in Shamli district in western Uttar Pradesh. Apart from Mintoo, the five others who escaped are still at large. They are identified as Kashmira Singh, an alleged terrorist, and Vicky Gaundar, Amandeep Dhotian, Gurpreet Sekhon and Nita Deol, all described as dreaded (खतरनाक) gangsters. It is not clear if the plan was to release the militants or the gangsters, or all of them. Whatever the aim, it is evident that the so-called high security prisons are hardly fool-proof. Those incarcerated (कैदी/ बंदी) have enough scope to hatch (जाल रचना/ सोचना) a conspiracy (षड्यंत्र/ साजिश) , keep in touch with accomplices (सहापराधी/ अपराध का साथी) outside and finalise escape plans in meticulous (कुशल/ अतिसतर्क) detail.
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1. Synonym of Accomplice
2. Antonym of Complicity
3. Synonym of Conspiracy
4. Antonym of Dreaded
5. Synonym of Connivance
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