Lok sabha 2019 an election that is not about one

The Hindu

Lok sabha 2019  an election that is not about one
19,Mar,2019

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Affirm (verb)

Meaning: declare one's support for; state emphatically or publicly. अभिपुष्ट करना, समर्थन करना

Synonyms: Avow, Assert, Ratify, Aver, Proclaim, Vow

Antonyms: Repudiate, Gainsay, Rebut, Retract, Rebuff

Example: I can affirm that no one will lose their job.

Supremacy (noun)

Meaning: the state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status. प्रभुत्व, सर्व-श्रेष्ठता

Synonyms: Ascendancy, Hegemony, Paramountcy, Transcendence

Antonyms: Inferiority, Subservience, Insignificance

Example: The company has established total supremacy over its rivals.

Stubborn (adjective)

Meaning: having or showing dogged determination not to change one's Attitude Or Position On Something; Difficult To Move, Remove, Or Cure. ज़िद्दी

Synonyms: Mulish, Obstinate, Obdurate, Perverse, Intractable, Tenacious

Antonyms: Pliant, Yielding, Docile, Malleable

Example: I cannot cope with that boy; he is stubborn.

Doughty (adjective)

Meaning: brave and persistent; Resolute and without fear हिम्मती, बहादुर

Synonyms: Valiant, Intrepid, Gallant, Dauntless, Plucky

Antonyms: Poltroon, Chicken-Livered, Timorous, Lily-Livered

Example: She has been for many years a doughty campaigner for women's rights.

Veteran (noun)

Meaning: a person who has had long experience in a particular field. अनुभवी, दक्ष

Synonyms: Seasoned, Versed, Maestro, Adept,

Antonyms: Rookie, Novice, Amateur, Tyro, Newbie, Neophyte

Example: The baseball veteran loved to coach young players.

Riposte (noun)

Meaning: a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism. करारा जवाब

Synonyms: Retort, Rejoinder, Sally, Replication, Repast

Example: He made a sharp riposte to his friend’s arguments.

Sagacious (adjective)

Meaning: having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise मेधावी, कुशाग्र बुद्धि

Synonyms: Astute, Shrewd, Acumen, Discerning, Perspicacious

Antonyms: Vacuous, Moronic, Imbecile, Idleheaded

Example: He is a sagacious businessman.

Dismay (noun)

Meaning: concern and distress caused by something unexpected; The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles बेचैनी, भय

Synonyms: Consternation, Perturbation, Trepidation, Apprehension, Panic

Antonyms: Solace, Gratification, Repose

Example: She could not hide her dismay at the result.

Perpetual (adjective)

Meaning: never ending or changing; occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted. सतत, निरंतर

Synonyms: Incessant, Eternal, Everlasting, Persistent, Unceasing, Unremitting

Antonyms: Fleeting, Ephemeral, Evanescent, Transitory, Intermittent

Example: We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.

Gloom (noun)

Meaning: a state of depression or despondency उदासी, अवसाद

Synonyms: Melancholy, Dejection, Woe, Mopery

Antonyms: Delight, Rapture, Felicity, Ecstasy, Jollity

Example: He remained sunk in gloom for several days.

The editorial

Source: The Hindu · 19 Mar 2019

For the Opposition parties, this is the time to enlarge democracy’s base, not necessarily any one party’s.

In the extremes of our tropical climate, every summer seems the worst ever. But the Tamil ‘kathiri’ — literally ‘scissors’, and metaphorically the merciless sun of May-June — is truly upon us in the peninsula this year. And it is only March.

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

1. Synonym of Perpetual

2. Antonym of Veteran

3. Synonym of Dismay

4. Antonym of Doughty

5. Synonym of Sagacious

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