10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Culminate (verb)
Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development. समापन, पराकाष्ठा पर पहुंचना
Synonyms: Peak, Climax, Conclude, Terminate, Wind Up
Antonyms: Commence, Begin, Peter Out, Develop
Example: Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
Decimate (verb)
Meaning: kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of; drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something). तबाह करना
Synonyms: Annihilate, Wipe Out, Exterminate, Devastate
Antonyms: Erect, Build, Fix, Manufacture
Example: The pollution could decimate the river's thriving population of kingfishers.
Dillydally (verb)
Meaning: to waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision. समय नष्ट करना
Synonyms: Dawdle, Loiter, Linger, Dally
Antonyms: Hurry, Hasten, Scurry, Rush
Example: Stop dillydallying over your work.
Manoeuvre (noun)
Meaning: a carefully planned or cunning scheme or action. तिकड़म
Synonyms: Stratagem, Gambit, Ploy, Tactic
Antonyms: Honesty, Candidness
Example: Her withdrawal from the contest was a tactical manoeuvre.
Gruelling (adjective)
Meaning: extremely tiring and demanding. भीषण
Synonyms: Exhausting, Exacting, Arduous, Strenuous, Unremitting
Antonyms: Undemanding, Cushy, Unchallenging, Straightforward
Example: The cast took a break from their gruelling schedule.
Ensnare (verb)
Meaning: to catch or get control of something or someone. जाल में फंसाना
Synonyms: Entrap, Enmesh, Entangle, Snare, Ambush
Antonyms: Liberate, Disentangle, Disenchant, Set Free
Example: She refused to let him ensnare her with his charm.
Craftily (adverb)
Meaning: in a way that is clever, and sometimes also slightly dishonest. चालाकी से
Synonyms: Cunningly, Sneakily, Slyly, Deviously
Antonyms: Forthrightly, Straightforwardly, Candidly
Example: She plots so craftily she may go undetected for years.
Curtailment (noun)
Meaning: the action or fact of reducing or restricting something. कटौती
Synonyms: Curbing, Restriction, Retrenchment, Cutback, Shrinkage
Antonyms: Increase, Expansion, Extension, Rise
Example: We believe also in protest against the curtailment of our civil rights.
Succumb (verb)
Meaning: to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat. हार मानना; घुटने टेकना
Synonyms: Yield, Capitulate, Accede, Submit, Surrender
Antonyms: Withstand, Endure, Resist, Weather
Example: Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette.
Conducive (adjective)
Meaning: making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible. अनुकूल; सहायक
Synonyms: Contributory, Instrumental, Convenient, Favourable
Antonyms: Unfavourable, Hindering, Adverse
Example: Darkness is conducive to sleep.
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Source: The Hindu · 17 Aug 2019Non-compliance by corporates should be decriminalised and made a civil offence.
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1. Synonym of Conducive
2. Antonym of Dillydally
3. Synonym of Culminate
4. Antonym of Craftily
5. Synonym of Decimate
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