10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Resounding (adjective)
Meaning: Very great ज़बर्दस्त
Synonyms: Emphatic, Tremendous, Terrific, Colossal
Antonyms: Tiny, Small, Insignificant
Example: The evening was a resounding success.
Reap (verb)
Meaning: To obtain something, especially something good, as a direct result of something that you have done. परिश्रम का फल पाना
Synonyms: Receive, Obtain, Get, Gain
Antonyms: Lose, Forfeit, Fail
Example: They are now reaping the rewards of all their hard work.
Underline (verb)
Meaning: To emphasize or show that something is important or true. ज़ोर देना
Synonyms: Stress, Emphasize, Underscore, Accentuate
Antonyms: Ignore, Play Down, Understate, Depreciate
Example: The report underlines the importance of pre-school education.
Gambit (noun)
Meaning: An act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation. चाल
Synonyms: Move, Manoeuvre, Stratagem, Ruse
Antonyms: Honesty, Frankness, Candour, Candidness
Example: His idea of a brilliant conversational gambit is ‘What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
Resent (verb)
Meaning: To feel bitter or angry about something, especially because you feel it is unfair. नाराज होना, अप्रसन्न होना
Synonyms: Feel Aggrieved, Begrudge, Be Offended, Take Umbrage
Antonyms: Be Happy, Be Pleased, Like, Love
Example: I deeply resented her criticism
Moribund (adjective)
Meaning: No longer effective and about to come to an end completely. अन्त के करीब
Synonyms: Dying, Failing, On One's Last Legs, In Extremis
Antonyms: Thriving, Flourishing, Booming, Prospering
Example: The region's heavy industry is still inefficient and moribund.
Euphoria (noun)
Meaning: A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. उल्लासोन्माद
Synonyms: Elation, Exhilaration, Rapture, Jubilation
Antonyms: Sadness, Distress, Dejection, Gloom
Example: I was in a state of euphoria all day.
Rampant (adjective)
Meaning: (of something bad) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled. अनियंत्रित
Synonyms: Uncontrolled, Unchecked, Unbridled, Unrestrained
Antonyms: Contained, Controlled, Limited, Moderate
Example: Unemployment is now rampant in most of Europe.
Hardship (noun)
Meaning: A situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes, etc. तंगहाली
Synonyms: Adversity, Privation, Deprivation, Destitution
Antonyms: Prosperity, Ease, Comfort
Example: Many people are suffering economic hardship.
Redoubtable (adjective)
Meaning: If a person is redoubtable, they have very strong qualities that make you respect them and perhaps feel afraid of them. महापराक्रमी
Synonyms: Awe-Inspiring, Formidable, Fearsome
Antonyms: Ordinary, Average, Mediocre, Second-Rate
Example: He was a redoubtable debater.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 27 Dec 2019CAA and NRC have created a trust deficit. It’s difficult for NPR to now pass muster.
Amid unending turmoil over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens, Centre has sanctioned funds for the National Population Register exercise with the explicit promise that it is not linked to the divisive NRC. Rhetoric on NRC has been dialled down, but the relief has proved short lived with NPR sparking fresh worries. For one, the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, leave little to imagination that a Population Register could be a precursor to finalising a “National Register of Indian Citizens”.
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1. Synonym of Moribund
2. Antonym of Gambit
3. Synonym of Rampant
4. Antonym of Hardship
5. Synonym of Underline
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