10 words from this editorial with Hindi meaning
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Embroil (verb)
involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation. उलझे रहना / आपत्ति
Synonyms: Confound, Entangle, Encumber, Perplex, Ensnare, Enmesh.
Antonyms: Exclude, Untangle, Untwist, Clear up.
Example: When Jim accepted the package from his friend, he did not realize he had embroiled himself in a drug smuggling operation.
Intransigence (noun)
the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise. कठोरता /कट्टरता
Synonyms: inflexibility, dourness, rigidity, pertinacity, hardness.
Antonyms: flexibility, softness, dear-heartedness.
Example: Even though the divorce proceedings should be over, they are still dragging on because of the intransigent parties involved.
Tiresome (adjective)
causing one to feel bored or annoyed. कष्टकर/ थकाऊ
Synonyms: Exhausting, Annoying, Tedious, Irksome, Bothersome, Wearisome.
Antonyms: Active, Eventful, Exciting, Interesting, Facile, Stimulating.
Example: Fed up with their tiresome interruptions, the professor warned his students they would all fail if they did not stop.
Grapple (verb)
to struggle or wrestle (with a situation or person.) झूझना/लड़ना
Synonyms: Wrestle, Struggle, Tussle, Brawl, Fight, Scuffle, Combat.
Antonyms: Avoid, Retreat, Cancel, Reject, Dodge.
Example: It might not be the best idea to grapple with someone twice your size.
Affiliate (verb)
keep company with /officially attach or connect (a subsidiary group or a person) to an organization. सम्बद्ध होना
Synonyms: Associate, Assort, Consort, Join, Connect, Ally With.
Antonyms: Detach, Parted, Separate, Dissociate, Disconnect.
Example: A recent study suggests that people with formal religious affiliation are more anxious than others.
Drastic (adjective)
likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme. प्रबल/कठोर/तीव्र
Synonyms: Extreme, Serious, Forceful, Dire, Radical, Far-Reaching, Momentous, Substantial, Heavy, Severe.
Antonyms: Nice, Calm, Easy, Mild.
Example: When we woke up to snow in May, we were shocked to see such a drastic change in weather.
Unsavory (adjective)
disagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable. फीका/अरुचिकर/अतीव्र
Synonyms: Disreputable, Unpleasant, Disagreeable, Nasty, Unwholesome, Obnoxious, Unpalatable.
Antonyms: Agreeable, Delightful, Good, Great, Palatable, Pleasing.
Example: The campaign both nationally and locally was hotly contested and brutal at times, with various unsavory charges flying back and forth between the two parties.
Goad (verb)
provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction. उद्यत करना/ उकसाना /प्रेरित करना
Synonyms: Provoke, Spur, Prick, Incite, Catalyze , Prod.
Antonyms: Block, Hindrance, Restrain, Constrain.
Example: If someone is trying to goad you into a verbal conflict, sometimes the best thing you can do is simply walk away from that person.
Compliance (noun)
the act of obeying rules. अनुपालना
Synonyms: Adherence, Conformity, Obedience, Submission, Abidance, Conformation, , Complaisance, Obligingness.
Antonyms: Difference, Disagreement, Refusal, Disobedience Resistance, ,Defiance Denial, Dissension, Dissent.
Example: Because the prisoner had a long history of compliance, the warden gave him extra outside privileges.
Autonomy (noun)
the right or condition of self-government./ freedom from external control or influence; independence. स्वायत्तता/स्वत्व अधिकार
Synonyms: Sovereignty, Self-Direction, Self-Reliance, Self-Sufficiency
Antonyms: Dependence.
Example: Teenagers should have the autonomy to make their own decisions in preparation for their lives as adults.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 24 Nov 2016It is disconcerting that the administrative affairs of Indian cricket should continue to be embroiled (उलझे रहना / आपत्ति ) in controversy in the midst of a packed and interesting home season. Not many can complain about the manner in which cricketing matters are being managed, but the intransigence (कठोरता /कट्टरता) shown by the office-bearers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in not constructively accepting the reforms recommended by the Supreme Court-appointed R.M. Lodha Committee is getting to be tiresome (कष्टकर). These recommendations, including those barring ministers, bureaucrats and anyone above the age of 70 from holding office in cricket’s administrative body, are now binding on the BCCI after the Supreme Court accepted the report. The Justice Lodha Committee has been grappling (झूझना/लड़ना) with a set of reluctant office-bearers who claim they cannot force the State units affiliated (सम्बद्ध) to the BCCI to accept all the norms. Some associations are said to be unwilling to accept the age ceiling and the one-State, one-vote norm. In its latest report, the Committee has asked for the removal of all those who fall foul of its bar on various grounds. In addition, it has asked for an observer to be appointed to ‘guide’ the Chief Executive Officer in running the BCCI, particularly with regard to contracts, transparency norms and the audit of domestic, international and IPL matches.
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1. Synonym of Affiliate
2. Antonym of Intransigence
3. Synonym of Drastic
4. Antonym of Unsavory
5. Synonym of Autonomy
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