10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Lustre (noun)
Glory or distinction. शोभा
Synonyms: Honour, Credit, Merit
Antonyms: Disgrace, Shame
Example: MDRs are public documents that do not exactly add luster to the company name.
Flimsy (adjective)
Weak and unconvincing. कमज़ोर
Synonyms: Unsubstantial, Unsatisfactory, Trifling, Shallow, Implausible
Antonyms: Substantial, Strong, Convincing
Example: The evidence against him is pretty flimsy.
Robust (adjective)
Strong and healthy. मजबूत
Synonyms: Sturdy, Vigorous, Powerful, Tough
Antonyms: Weak, Frail, Infirm, Delicate
Example: She is a pleasantly robust woman of modest means, patriotic in convictions, guileless in manner.
Bolster (verb)
Support or strengthen. प्रबलकरना
Synonyms: Support, Reinforce, Fortify, Buttress
Antonyms: Undermine, Weaken, Enfeeble, Debilitate
Example: Raising your voice is not a good way to bolster your position during an argument.
Sagging (adjective)
Becoming weaker. गिरता हुआ
Synonyms: Declining, Fading, Waning
Antonyms: Growing, Flourishing
Example: A comprehensive overhaul meant to revive sagging sales.
Mitigate (verb)
To make something less harmful, serious, etc. गम्भीरता कम करना
Synonyms: Alleviate, Palliate, Assuage, Attenuate, Extenuate
Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify, Worsen, Increase
Example: Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.
Agile (adjective)
Able to think and understand quickly. कुशल
Synonyms: Sharp, Acute, Shrewd, Astute
Antonyms: Moderate, Obtuse
Example: The right software can make any size company more efficient, more agile, more responsive.
Jeopardise (verb)
To risk harming or destroying something/somebody. खतरेमेंडालना
Synonyms: Threaten, Endanger, Imperil, Risk
Antonyms: Save, Protect, Guard, Safeguard
Example: He would never do anything to jeopardise his career.
Shopworn (adjective)
That is no longer new or useful. घिसा-पिटा
Synonyms: Trite, Timeworn, Hackneyed
Antonyms: Fresh, Original
Example: They had been effective last week, but were suddenly shopworn.
Transcend (verb)
To be or go beyond the usual limits of something. आगे जाना
Synonyms: Exceed, Go beyond, Cut across
Antonyms: Fall behind, Be inferior
Example: His works by far transcend anything that has gone before.
The editorial
Source: The Guardian · 11 Feb 2022Looking back on the 1990 ousting of Margaret Thatcher as Conservative prime minister, her chief whip Tim Renton concluded that Thatcher had lost power because she “had ceased having an open mind” about how to unify her party or to govern. “She only wanted to have her own friends around her and she had come to identify No 10 and the job of prime minister with herself,” wrote Renton. “Anyone who stood in her way … was to be dispensed with. They were not of the right faith.”
Boris Johnson is not in the same league as Thatcher as a successful prime minister and much else. She lasted 11 years in Downing Street and won three general elections. He has been prime minister for two and half and has won just once. She possessed ideological conviction in spades. His only serious interest is in himself.
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1. Synonym of Mitigate
2. Antonym of Bolster
3. Synonym of Agile
4. Antonym of Lustre
5. Synonym of Shopworn
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