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20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Severe (adjective)

Intense. गंभीर

Synonyms: Acute, Serious, Grave, Critical

Antonyms: Minor, Negligible, Gentle, Amenable

Example: The storm caused severe damage to the roof.

Exploited (verb)

The act of using someone or something unfairly for your own advantage. शोषण

Synonyms: Use, Leverage, Manipulate, Abuse

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect, Misuse, Misapply

Example: The Bronze Age saw exploitation of gold deposits.

Confiscating (verb)

Take or seize (someone's property) with authority. जब्त

Synonyms: Seize, Attach, Expropriate, Sequester

Antonyms: Render, Yield, Deliver, Relinquish

Example: The guards confiscated his camera.

Shrinking (adjective)

Becoming smaller in size or amount. सिकुड़

Synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Dwindle, Lessen

Antonyms: Develop, Enlarge, Expand, Extend

Example: She wanted to shrink away and hide.

Exacerbated (verb)

To make something worse, especially a disease or problem. बिगाड़ देना

Synonyms: Aggravate, Make Worse, Worsen, Inflame.

Antonyms: Calm, Reduce, Aid, Appease.

Example: The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.

Diluted (adjective)

Made weaker in force, content, or value by modification. पतला

Synonyms: Adulterate, Alter, Decrease, Diminish

Antonyms: Aggravate, Develop, Strengthen, Concentrate

Example: It was and is diluted with water to make the beverage.

Prospects (noun)

The possibility that something good might happen in the future. संभावनाओं

Synonyms: Anticipation, Chance, Expectation, Forecast

Antonyms: Incumbent, Awardee, Noncandidate, Inductee

Example: She has good career prospects.

Recruitment (noun)

The process of actively seeking out, finding and hiring candidates for a specific position or job भर्ती

Synonyms: Engagement, Enlistment, Enrollment, Employment

Antonyms: Fun, Unemployment, Avocation, Entertainment

Example: The recruitment process has been really successful and all managers and team leaders have now been placed.

Access (noun)

To be able to get to or get inside a place. खोलना

Synonyms: Entered, Penetrated, Pierced, Invaded

Antonyms: Left, Departed, Exited, Conclusion

Example: The island can be accessed by road at low tide.

Persists (verb)

Continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. कायम

Synonyms: Endure, Persevere, Prevail, Pursue

Antonyms: Quitted, Submitted, Yielded, Bowed

Example: He persisted in his efforts to free them.

Deceased (noun)

The recently dead person in question. मृत

Synonyms: Dead, Departed, Expired, Gone

Antonyms: Alive, Animate, Breathing, Going.

Example: Their mother is deceased.

Snatched (verb)

Quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way. छीन लिया

Synonyms: Appropriated, Kidnapped, Seized, Stolen

Antonyms: Missed, Released, Discharged, Freed

Example: Kidnappers snatched the girl from her bedroom.

Suspects (verb)

Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof. संदिग्ध

Synonyms: Open, Pseudo, Doubtable, Thick

Antonyms: Innocent, Known, Trusted, Trustworthy

Example: He's suspected in four burglaries.

Pleading (adjective)

The action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone. प्रार्थना का

Synonyms: Beg, Entreat, Beseech, Implore

Antonyms: Refuse, Answer, Decide, Punish

Example: A kind of pleading came into her voice.

Seemed (verb)

Give the impression of being something or having a particular quality. प्रतीत हुआ

Synonyms: Imply, Look, Show, Sound

Antonyms: Deny, Gainsay, Conceal, Disclaim

Example: She seemed happy enough this morning.

Assaulted (verb)

Make a physical attack on. हमला

Synonyms: Aggression, Charge, Incursion, Invasion

Antonyms: Retreat, Decrease, Praise

Example: He was accused of assault.

Sequence (noun)

A particular order in which related things follow each other. अनुक्रम

Synonyms: Arrangement, Array, Progression, String

Antonyms: Interruption, Stoppage, Confusion, Irregularity

Example: The poems should be read in sequence.

Spare (adjective)

To refrain from harming or destroying. बख़्श देना

Synonyms: Intact, Well, Safe, Secure

Antonyms: Injured, Damaged, Hurt, Harmed

Example: Because he agreed to their terms, his life was spared.

Chased (verb)

Pursue in order to catch or catch up with. पीछा करना

Synonyms: Hunt, Track, Race, Follow

Antonyms: Lead, Guide, Pilot, Head

Example: The men were chased out of town.

Rushed (adjective)

Done or completed too hurriedly. जल्दी करना

Synonyms: Hurried, Hasty, Impulsive, Sudden

Antonyms: Deliberate, Calculated, Measured, Circumspect

Example: He rushed up to me and told me the news.

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Source: The Hindu · 11 Jun 2024

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1. Synonym of Access

2. Antonym of Sequence

3. Synonym of Persists

4. Antonym of Deceased

5. Synonym of Rushed

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