Parasite should embarrass bollywood

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Parasite should embarrass bollywood
18,Feb,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Defy (verb)

Meaning- To refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc. अवज्ञा करना

Synonyms: Disobey, Flout, Contravene, Violate

Antonyms: Obey, Adhere to, Comply, Observe

Example: Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings.

Prolific (adjective)

Meaning- (of an artist, a writer, etc.) producing many works, etc. विशाल परिमाण में रचना करनेवाला

Synonyms: Productive, Creative, Inventive, Fecund

Example: Every team in the league wanted the prolific soccer player.

Sift (verb)

Meaning - To examine something very carefully in order to decide what is important or useful or to find something important जाँच कर निकालना

Synonyms: Investigate, Examine, Scrutinize, Probe

Antonyms: Overlook, Neglect, Forget

Example: Jim needs to sift through the papers at his desk if he wants to find a copy of his birth certificate.

Cull (verb)

Meaning- Select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources. चुनना

Synonyms: Choose, Select, Pick, Take, glean

Antonyms: Reject, Refuse, Deny, decline

Example: Many of these sources were taken out of context or culled from secondary sources.

Dazzle (verb)

Meaning- To impress somebody a lot with your beauty, skill, etc चकित करना

Synonyms: Impress, Amaze, Astonish, Spellbind, overcome, overwhelm

Antonyms: Bore

Example: Priyanka Chopra dazzles everyone at Emmy 2016 awards.

Cult (noun)

Meaning- A person or thing that is popular or fashionable among a particular group or section of society. सनक

Synonyms: Craze, Fashion, Fad, Vogue

Antonyms: Hate, Dislike, Boredom

Example: The movie became a cult classic, it had all the markings of a movie that people would mock for year to come.

Corrode (verb)

Meaning- To slowly destroy or make something weaker क्षय करना या हो जाना

Synonyms: Erode, Tarnish, Wear Away, Gnaw

Antonyms: Restore, Revive, Revitalize, Reinstate

Example: Corruption corrodes public confidence in a political system.

Sartorial (adjective)

Meaning- Relating to clothes, especially men’s clothes, and the way they are made or worn पोशाक का

Synonyms: Vestiary, Zooty

Example: He is known for his sartorial elegance.

Whammy (noun)

Meaning: An unpleasant situation or event that causes problems for somebody/something. झटका

Synonyms: Blow, Bombshell, Thunderbolt, Jolt

Antonyms: Good Fortune, Talisman, Fortune

Example: Farmers have faced the double whammy of a freeze and a drought this year.

Stumble (verb)

Meaning- Find or encounter by chance. संयोग से मिलना

Synonyms: Come Upon, Chance On, Happen On, Light On

Example: He stumbled on a brick and fell heavily.

The editorial

Source: The Times of India · 18 Feb 2020

The truth is that India is not making world class movies, and has not for some time.

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

1. Synonym of Corrode

2. Antonym of Whammy

3. Synonym of Cult

4. Synonym of Prolific

5. Synonym of Stumble

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