10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Purge (noun)
An abrupt or violent removal of a group of people. परिष्करण
Synonyms: Removal, Expulsion, Dismissal, Ousting
Antonyms: Addition, Induction
Example: I propose a purge of the party leadership.
Mellow (verb)
Relax and enjoy oneself. स़ुस्ताना
Synonyms: Relieve, Ease, Calm
Antonyms: Irritate, Agitate
Example: The rest of the time I've been just mellowing out and enjoying life.
Sceptical (adjective)
Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. संशयात्मक
Synonyms: Doubtful, Incredulous, Questioning, Dubious
Antonyms: Believing, Credulous, Unquestioning
Example: The public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals.
Apprehension (noun)
Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen. डर
Synonyms: Worry, Uneasiness, Restlessness, Anxiety
Antonyms: Calmness, Contentment
Example: She had some apprehensions about the filming.
Shun (verb)
To avoid somebody/something. से दूर रहना
Synonyms: To avoid somebody/something. (से दूर रहना)
Antonyms: Accept, Welcome, Approve
Example: She was shunned by her family when she remarried.
Irksome (adjective)
Annoying, irritating. उबाऊ
Synonyms: Tedious, Boring, Tiresome, Vexatious
Antonyms: Pleasing, Delightful, Interesting
Example: It is irksome that some common sense preventative measures are not in place.
Despair (noun)
The complete loss or absence of hope. निराशा
Synonyms: Hopelessness, Distress, Anguish
Antonyms: Hope, Cheer, Joy
Example: A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him.
Charade (noun)
An absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance. मिथ्या अपदेश
Synonyms: Farce, Pretence, Parody, Façade
Antonyms: Genuineness, Reality
Example: This budget is a pure charade with more hidden tax than the publicised ones.
Inculcate (verb)
Instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction. अंतिर्नवेशन करना
Synonyms: Instil, Imbue, Implant, Imprint
Antonyms: Neglect, Deprive
Example: For over thirty years we've inculcated a backward mentality in this country.
Lopsided (adjective)
With one side lower or smaller than the other. एकतरफ़ा
Synonyms: Uneven, Asymmetrical, One-sided, Askew
Antonyms: Even, Balanced, Uniform
Example: He kept them there just a second too long before dropping them to his sides with a lopsided grin.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 8 Feb 2021Neither the government nor the urban middle classes have felt a sense of unease over the farmers’ despair.
Gifted journalist Ved Mehta, who passed away last month, believed that Gandhi was hard to copy. Writing about Martin Luther King’s struggle against racism in the United States, Mehta wondered if Gandhi could be replicated in that country. Mehta found Gandhi’s standards of ethical conduct far too high for emulation by others. He also thought that Gandhi was lucky not to have been born in Leopold’s Congo or Stalin’s Russia or Hitler’s Germany. Under such regimes, ‘he would have met his death in a purge’, Mehta wrote.
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1. Synonym of Shun
2. Antonym of Apprehension
3. Synonym of Irksome
4. Antonym of Sceptical
5. Synonym of Mellow
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