10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Bludgeon (verb)
Meaning: force or bully (someone) to do something. मजबूर करना
Synonyms: Coerce, Compel, Pressurize, Browbeat
Antonyms: Persuade, Coax, Cajole, Convince
Example: They tried to bludgeon me into joining their protest.
Moratorium (noun)
Meaning: a temporary prohibition of an activity. प्रतिबंध
Synonyms: Embargo, Prohibition, Suspension, Halt
Antonyms: Continuation, Resumption, Recommencement
Example: The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.
Unscrupulous (adjective)
Meaning: having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair. नीतिज्ञानहीन, बेशरम
Synonyms: Dishonest, Devious, Immoral, Crooked
Antonyms: Honest, Principled, Righteous, Just
Example: He was utterly unscrupulous in his dealings with rival firms.
Indignantly (adverb)
Meaning: in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair. क्रोध से
Synonyms: Crossly, Huffily, Furiously, Irately
Antonyms: Delightedly, Jubilantly, Gleefully, Elatedly
Example: He snorted indignantly and walked away.
Dupe (verb)
Meaning: deceive; trick. छलना
Synonyms: Hoodwink, Hoax, Swindle, Defraud, Pull the wool over someone's eyes
Antonyms: Undeceive
Example: They soon realized they had been duped.
Thwart (verb)
Meaning: prevent (someone) from accomplishing something; oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully. बाधा डालना, नकाम बनाना
Synonyms: Foil, Hinder, Impede, Balk
Antonyms: Assist, Facilitate, Expedite, Aid
Example: We must thwart his malevolent schemes.
Rescind (verb)
Meaning: revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement). रद्द कर देना
Synonyms: Abrogate, Overturn, Annul, Nullify
Antonyms: Enforce, Enact, Reinstate, Validate
Example: The government eventually rescinded the directive.
Eerily (adverb)
Meaning: in a strange and frightening manner. भयपूर्वक
Synonyms: Spookily, Unnervingly, Creepily, Weirdly
Antonyms: Normally, Naturally, Pleasantly, Nicely
Example: The house was eerily quiet.
Charlatan (noun)
Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill. ढोंगी, कपटी
Synonyms: Imposter, Mountebank, Quack, Pretender
Antonyms: Professional, Specialized, Qualified, Proficient
Example: The charlatan boasted that he could charm off any disease.
Entrench (verb)
Meaning: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely. स्थापित करना
Synonyms: Establish, Imbed, Embed, Ensconce, Root, Cement
Antonyms: Remove, Dislodge, Root Out, Displace
Example: Ageism is entrenched in our society.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 23 May 2019Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman R S Sharma played the role of the child who shouted that the emperor had no clothes on, when he told this newspaper that manufacturing core telecom equipment is a strategic as well as an economic imperative. Failure to act on serious indigenous defence production and failure to create a local industry in telecom equipment sit ill with India’s aspirations for great power status and strategic autonomy. Sharma echoed the sentiments reportedly related to then-Chinese supremo Jiang Zemin by Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei in the early1990s, that switching equipment technology was related to national security, and that a nation that did not have its own switching equipment was like one that lacked its own military.
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1. Synonym of Eerily
2. Antonym of Thwart
3. Synonym of Entrench
4. Antonym of Rescind
5. Synonym of Charlatan
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