10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Flare (verb)
Especially of anger and violence) to suddenly start or become much stronger. भड़कना
Synonyms: Erupt, Break out, Burst
Antonyms: Restrain, Curb
Example: Tempers flared towards the end of the meeting.
Rhetoric (noun)
Speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere. वक्रपटुता
Synonyms: Loftiness, Turgidity, Magniloquence
Example: His speech was dismissed as mere rhetoric by the opposition.
Dubious (adjective)
Not to be relied upon. संदेहास्पद
Synonyms: Suspicious, Unreliable, Equivocal, Indeterminate
Antonyms: Certain, Unquestionable, Definite, Trustworthy
Example: For some of these reports, he appears to have relied on highly dubious sources.
Preclude (verb)
Prevent from happening. होने न देना
Synonyms: Prevent, Put a stop to, Prohibit
Antonyms: Allow, Permit, Encourage
Example: The secret nature of his work precluded official recognition.
Exodus (noun)
A mass departure of people. निर्गमन
Synonyms: Withdrawal, Evacuation, Exit
Antonyms: Influx, Arrival
Example: A mass exodus of foreign workers would also cripple the oil industry.
Repatriate (verb)
Send (someone) back to their own country. स्वदेश भेजना
Synonyms: Extradite, Deport, Expel
Antonyms: Expatriate
Example: It was abandoning its factory and repatriating its staff.
Reckless (adjective)
Heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions. अचेत
Synonyms: Rash, Careless, Incautious, Hasty
Antonyms: Cautious, Careful, Responsible
Example: It is our case that he was reckless and negligent in the way he drove.
Endorse (verb)
Declare one's public approval or support of. समर्थन करना
Synonyms: Uphold, Approve, Sanction, Support
Antonyms: Oppose, Reject, Disapprove
Example: The report was endorsed by the college.
Tirade (noun)
A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation. निंदात्मक बातें या निंदात्मक प्रबन्ध
Synonyms: Diatribe, Rant, Polemic, Harangue
Example: His crime was to have pushed over a cabinet minister in response to a tirade of abuse during a heated debate.
Fulminate (verb)
To criticize somebody/something angrily. निंदा करना
Synonyms: Protest, Rail, Censure, Rage
Antonyms: Support, Defend
Example: He was always fulminating against interference from the government.
The editorial
Source: The Indian Express · 5 Dec 2021The NFBS budget has also stagnated, making it impossible to expand its coverage or raise the benefits.
After Rohit Turi, a migrant worker from Latehar district in Jharkhand, died of a sudden accident in Kerala last year, his wife Hiravati’s world collapsed. From a young mother looking forward to a better life as her husband worked hard for the family, she turned into a destitute widow who is wondering how to feed her children. As a widow, she is eligible for a social security pension, but it may take years for a pension to be sanctioned, if it happens at all. Meanwhile, she is struggling to make ends meet.
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1. Synonym of Tirade
2. Antonym of Reckless
3. Synonym of Rhetoric
4. Antonym of Repatriate
5. Synonym of Fulminate
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