Overnight coup

The Times of India

Overnight coup
25,Nov,2019

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Coherent (adjective)

Meaning: (of ideas, thoughts, arguments, etc.) logical and well organized; easy to understand and clear. स्पष्ट, समझने में सरल

Synonyms: Logical, Reasoned, Rational, Cogent, Sound

Antonyms: Unreasonable, Incomprehensible, Unintelligible, Irrational

Example: They failed to develop a coherent economic strategy.

Discern (verb)

Meaning: To know, recognize or understand something, especially something that is not obvious. जानना, पहचानना

Synonyms: Find Out, Discover, Fathom, Register

Antonyms: Overlook, Miss

Example: He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome.

Concede (verb)

Meaning: To admit that something is true, logical, etc. स्वीकार करना, मानना

Synonyms: Admit, Acknowledge, Accept, Confess

Antonyms: Deny, Disapprove, Repudiate, Gainsay

Example: The president is not expected to conceded these reforms.

Reinstate (verb)

Meaning: To return something to its previous position or status. फिर जैसे का तैसा करना

Synonyms: Restore, Reinstitute, Reinstall, Rehabilitate

Antonyms: Destroy, Damage, Raze, Wreck

Example: Tennis has now been reinstated as an Olympic sport.

Extant (adjective)

Meaning: (of something very old) still in existence. विद्यमान

Synonyms: Existing, Surviving, Present, Subsisting

Antonyms: Dead, Extinct, Gone, Obsolete

Example: We have some extant parish records from the 16th century.

Meaty (adjective)

Meaning: Containing a lot of important or interesting ideas. विचारपूर्ण

Synonyms: Interesting, Stimulating, Profound, Significant

Antonyms: Insubstantial, One-Dimensional, Light-Weighted

Example: Lawrence has written a meaty, scholarly book.

Reminiscent (adjective)

Meaning: Reminding you of somebody/something. याद दिलाने वाला

Synonyms: Remindful, Evocative, Redolent, Suggestive

Antonyms: Meaningless, Ineffective

Example: The way he laughed was strongly reminiscent of his father.

Wholeheartedly (adverb)

Meaning: With complete sincerity and commitment. जी जान से

Synonyms: Enthusiastically, Committedly, Unreservedly, Earnestly

Antonyms: Grudgingly, Reluctantly, Rancorously, Diffidently

Example: They wholeheartedly supported the campaign.

Bemoan (verb)

Meaning: To complain or express sadness about something. विलाप करना

Synonyms: Lament, Bewail, Deplore, Grumble

Antonyms: Be Happy, Praise, Compliment, Applaud

Example: They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance.

Preclude (verb)

Meaning: To prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something; to make something impossible. रोकना, असंभव बनाना

Synonyms: Prevent, Hinder, Impede, Forestall

Antonyms: Assist, Help, Aid, Facilitate

Example: Lack of time precludes any further discussion.

The editorial

Source: The Times of India · 25 Nov 2019

Pawar family’s internal tussles gave BJP the opening it needed in Maharashtra.

Ajit Pawar pulled off a long in the works coup against his uncle Sharad Pawar, leading an NCP faction out of the stillborn alliance with Shiv Sena and Congress, into the hands of BJP which played a deceptive waiting game that stunned the opposition. The Saturday morning hush-hush swearing-in ceremony for Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar does raise questions about whether the new alignment has the numbers to form a government. But BJP can claim to have drawn first blood while the Sena-NCP-Congress talks dragged on. If the government falls because Ajit’s incipient NCP faction loses steam, it would equally be a loss of face for BJP.

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Bemoan

2. Antonym of Preclude

3. Synonym of Concede

4. Antonym of Reminiscent

5. Synonym of Reinstate

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