10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Pogrom (noun)
An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group. तबाही
Synonyms: Massacre, Slaughter, Carnage, Genocide
Example: The Nazis began a pogrom against Jewish people in Germany.
Formidable (adjective)
Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable. भयावह, डरावना
Synonyms: Fearsome, Forbidding, Frightening, Daunting
Antonyms: Easy, Weak, Facile, Trivial
Example: He is a formidable opponent.
Vestigial (adjective)
Forming a very small remnant of something that was once greater or more noticeable. शेष का
Synonyms: Remaining, Leftover, Residual
Antonyms: Extra, Spare, Superfluous
Example: The present folk dancers and minstrels are the practitioners of vestigial dance art.
Abetment (noun)
The act of helping or encouraging someone to do something wrong or illegal: दुष्प्रेरण, सहापराधन
Synonyms: Aid, Assistance, Instigation, Succor
Antonyms: Deterrence, Discouragement, Hindrance
Example: It would be wrong to treat the offence of abetment lightly.
Botch-up (phrases)
To mess something up. ढिलाई से काम
Synonyms: Muddle, Bungle, Boggle, Mismanage
Antonyms: Order, Organize, Systemize
Example: I did not botch up your project.
Prevail (verb)
Prove more powerful or superior. प्रबल होना, जीतना
Synonyms: Conquer, Triumph, Win, Overcome
Antonyms: Fail, Lose, Surrender, Peter-Out
Example: Truth shall prevaildespite the overwhelming odds.
Patronage (noun)
The support given by someone. संरक्षण, सहायता
Synonyms: Sponsorship, Backing, Funding, Auspice
Example: The charity enjoys the patronage of many prominent local business people.
Acquit (verb)
Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something. निर्दोष ठहराना
Synonyms: Exonerate, Exculpate, Vindicate, Absolve
Antonyms: Convict, Incriminate, Charge, Accuse
Example: She was acquitted of all the charges against her.
Perseverance (noun)
The quality of being too powerful to be defeated or overcome. दृढ़ता
Synonyms: Persistence, Tenacity, Obstinacy, Doggedness
Antonyms: Apathy, Cowardice, Lethargy, Indolence
Example: Medicine is a field which requires dedication and perseverance.
Contradiction (noun)
The fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else. अंतर्विरोध
Synonyms: Opposition, Conflict, Negation, Incongruity
Antonyms: Consistency, Agreement
Example: You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a contradiction?.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 20 Dec 2018Bad economics is contagious as politicians misrepresent failed policies as silver bullets.
Bad ideas are contagious. Goods, services and people may face barriers to movement in India but bad ideas don’t. No sooner did Madhya Pradesh’s new Congress chief minister Kamal Nath announce a farm loan waiver, Gujarat’s government said it would waive unpaid electricity bills in rural areas. Experience shows that waivers and write-offs are never one-time events. Now, a decade after the Congress-led UPA implemented a national farm loan waiver supposedly meant to solve India’s agrarian distress, party president Rahul Gandhi is ratcheting up pressure on NDA to repeat that mistake. Regardless of how political parties position themselves, what we have is a poverty of ideas on economic issues.
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1. Synonym of Botch-up
2. Antonym of Acquit
3. Synonym of Abetment
4. Synonym of Patronage
5. Synonym of Prevail
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