10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Veneer (noun)
(An attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something's true nature or feelings; Coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood) सजावटी परत; आवरण
Synonyms: Coating, Pretense, Façade,
Antonyms: Reality
Example: Well, I suppose one of us had to maintain a veneer of respectability.
Collegium (noun)
(A system of supreme court in India which appoints the judges to national courts; a group of ruling officials each with equal rank and power; A group of amateur musicians, esp. at a university) अधिशासी समिति
Synonyms: Collegiate, Association
Example: They formed a collegium, but their tenure of office is not known.
Verbatim (adjective)
(Corresponding word for word to the original source or text) शब्दशः
Synonyms: Exact, Direct, Accurately
Antonyms: Different
Example: Shakib gave us a verbatim report of the interview.
Threadbare (adjective)
(Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; used so often that it is no longer effective) घिसा पिटा
Synonyms: Hackneyed; Trite; Ineffectively Stale
Antonyms: Fresh, Unused
Example: At some point, though, the formula began to grow threadbare.
Hugger-mugger (noun)
(Disorder or confusion; muddle) उल्टा पुल्टा
Synonyms: Disorderly, Higgledy-piggledy, untidy, topsy-turvy, jumbled
Antonyms: Tidy
Example: He engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance.
Inscrutable (adjective)
(Impossible to understand or interpret) रहस्यमय
Synonyms: Hidden, Incomprehensible, Undiscoverable, Inexplicable.
Antonyms: Comprehensible
Example: Religious people think that gods ways are inscrutable.
Herald (noun)
(A person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen; Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone) संदेशवाहक
Synonyms: Publicize, Ballyhoo, Tout, Harbinger, Precursor
Example: The chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet.
Cumbersome (adjective)
(Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; Not elegant or graceful in expression) भारी भरकम; जटिल
Synonyms: Burdensome, Troublesome, Unwieldy, Awkward
Antonyms: Convenient, Aiding, Airy
Example: The complexities of having eight different airlines with different working cultures must surely prove cumbersome.
Dizzying (adjective)
(Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling) चक्कर दिलाने वला
Synonyms: Bewildering, Confusing
Antonyms: Clear, Slow
Example: Russia is no longer the dizzying kaleidoscope that it was in 1917.
Fidelity (noun)
(The quality of being faithful; strict observance of promises, duties, etc.) वफ़ादारी
Synonyms: Devotion, Loyalty, Faithfulness
Antonyms: Enmity, Disloyalty
Example: There is an implied term that the employee will serve the employer with loyalty and fidelity.
The editorial
Source: Deccan Chronicle · 2 Nov 2017Holiness does not come from “doing” superhuman deeds but from “being” supremely humane.
Holiness does not come from “doing” superhuman deeds but from “being” supremely humane.
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1. Synonym of Herald
2. Antonym of Cumbersome
3. Synonym of Hugger-mugger
4. Antonym of Veneer
5. Synonym of Collegium
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