10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Vanquish (verb)
Defeat thoroughly. परास्त कर देना
Synonyms: Trounce, Annihilate, Subdue, Subjugate
Antonyms: Lose, Surrender, Yield
Example: He successfully vanquished his rival.
Ghettoize (verb)
Put in or restrict to an isolated or segregated place, group, or situation. अलग करना/रखना
Synonyms: Segregate, Isolate, Quarantine, Separate
Antonyms: Integrate, Associate
Example: Parts of the city that had been ghettoized are now being restored.
Stoke (verb)
To make greater in size, amount, or number ; encourage or incite. और बढ़ाना, भड़काना
Synonyms: Aggrandize, Amplify, Augment, Incite
Antonyms: Abate, Diminish, Downsize, Dwindle
Example: Once the fire had been stoked up, the room began to get warm.
Paranoid (adjective)
Feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you: पागलपन-संबंधी
Synonyms: Psychotic, Neurotic, Insane, Distrustful
Antonyms: Trusting
Example: He’s a paranoid politician who saw enemies all around him.
Sluggish (adjective)
Averse to activity or exertion. सुस्त
Synonyms: Indolent Languid, Dallying, Lethargic
Antonyms: Dynamic, Energetic, Industrious, Sedulous
Example: The sluggish pace of the project is worrisome.
Internecine (adjective)
Destructive to both sides in a conflict. घातक, परस्पर विनाश कारी
Synonyms: Fatal, Lethal, Destructive, Deadly
Antonyms: Harmless, Nonfatal, Innocuous
Example: A political party that has suffered because of bitter internecine rivalries.
Frenzy (noun)
A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour. उन्माद, आवेश
Synonyms: Hysteria, Madness, Insanity, Delirium
Antonyms: Serenity, Tranquility, Placidity
Example: In its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to death.
Plight (noun)
A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. दुर्दशा, गंभीर स्थिति
Synonyms: Predicament, Quandary, Dilemma, Trouble
Antonyms: Solution, Advantage
Example: We must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty.
Virulent (adjective)
Bitterly hostile. घातक, द्वेषपूर्ण
Synonyms: Malevolent, Malicious, Spiteful, Vicious
Antonyms: Benign, Unmalicious, Pleasant
Example: The dispute apparently became even more virulent.
Quell (verb)
To stop something, especially by using force: दबाना, शांत करना
Synonyms: Subdue, Suppress Extinguish, Quench
Antonyms: Foment, Incite, Instigate, Provoke
Example: The National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown.
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Source: The Hindu · 2 Dec 2018The larger lessons from the GDP back series must not be clouded by a political slugfest.
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1. Synonym of Sluggish
2. Antonym of Vanquish
3. Synonym of Stoke
4. Antonym of Plight
5. Synonym of Internecine
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