10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Construe (verb)
To understand the meaning of a word, a sentence or an action in a particular way. अनुवाद करना
Synonyms: Interpret, Understand, Decode
Antonyms: Misinterpret, Misunderstand, Misread
Example: He considered how the remark was to be construed.
Dispensation (noun)
A political, religious, or social system prevailing at a particular time. व्यवस्था
Synonyms: Organization, Governance, Regime, Rule
Example: Scholarship is conveyed to a wider audience than under the old dispensation.
Withering (adjective)
Intended to make someone feel humiliated. तिरस्कारपूर्ण
Synonyms: Scornful, Contemptuous, Mocking
Antonyms: Admiring, Encouraging
Example: She gave him a withering look.
Wield (verb)
Have and be able to use (power or influence). उपयोग करना
Synonyms: Exercise, Exert, Hold, Maintain, Be in charge of, Control
Antonyms: Neglect, Ignore, Disregard, Avoid
Example: She wields enormous power within the party.
Specious (adjective)
Seeming right or true but actually wrong or false. ऊपर से देखने में अच्छा
Synonyms: Misleading, Fallacious, Plausible
Antonyms: Truthful, Candid, Factual
Example: We should take care to use arguments that aren't specious.
Wetted (adjective)
Showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character. निष्प्रभावी
Synonyms: Feeble, Ineffective, Weak, Inept
Antonyms: Strong, Effective, Powerful
Example: They thought the cadets were a bit wet.
Din (noun)
A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise. कोलाहल
Synonyms: Uproar, Clangour, Clamour, Commotion
Antonyms: Calm, Silence, Peace
Example: While attending the lectures, the din of clashes outside the campus was audible.
Dearth (noun)
A scarcity or lack of something. अभाव
Synonyms: Lack, Shortage, Deficiency, Inadequacy
Antonyms: Abundance, Plenty, Adequacy
Example: He feels there is a dearth of good landscape paintings in Kerala.
Spurious (adjective)
False, although seeming to be real or true. कल्पित झूठा
Synonyms: Specious, Bogus, Fake, Factitious
Antonyms: Genuine, Real, Authentic, Unfeigned
Example: He had managed to create the entirely spurious impression that the company was thriving.
Portend (verb)
Be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen. पूर्वाभास या पूर्वसूचना देना
Synonyms: Presage, Augur, Foreshadow
Example: The eclipses portend some major events.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 29 Sep 2020Data show that the government is losing sight of Parliament’s primary role — discussion and reconsideration.
There must be triumphant laughter in the resting places of those who argued in the 1940s that India is not suited for parliamentary democracy. Their reasons varied from the political culture to the proverbial social diversity of India, or even the Gandhian idea of swaraj that were construed as not easily amenable to forge representative institutions characteristic of parliamentary democracy.
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1. Synonym of Wield
2. Antonym of Spurious
3. Synonym of Dispensation
4. Antonym of Specious
5. Synonym of Dearth
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