10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Bolster (verb)
Support or strengthen. प्रबलकरना
Synonyms: Support, Reinforce, Fortify, Buttress
Antonyms: Undermine, Weaken, Enfeeble, Debilitate
Example: Raising your voice is not a good way to bolster your position during an argument.
Euphemism (noun)
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. मंगलभाषित
Synonyms: Polite term, Mild alternative, Substitute
Example: She wants to reclaim the word old and rejects euphemisms like elderly and seniors.
Ingress (noun)
The act of entering a place. प्रवेश
Synonyms: Entry, Entrance, Access, Way in
Antonyms: Exit, Egress, Expulsion
Example: Railway systems depend on easy ingress and egress at numerous points along the route.
Heresy (noun)
Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine. अपधर्म
Synonyms: Dissension, Nonconformity, Apostasy
Example: The doctrine was denounced as a heresy by the Pope.
Outrage (noun)
A strong feeling of shock and anger. नाराज़गी
Synonyms: Indignation, Fury, Resentment, Affront
Antonyms: Pleasure, Happiness, Delight, Cheer
Example: She was filled with a strong sense of moral outrage.
Devise (verb)
To invent something new or a new way of doing something. ईजादकरना
Synonyms: Think up, Concoct, Invent, Come up with, Formulate
Antonyms: Imitate, Copy, Replicate, Duplicate
Example: A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
Tenuous (adjective)
Very weak or slight. कमज़ोर
Synonyms: Insubstantial, Negligible, Slight
Antonyms: Strong, Substantial
Example: The tenuous link between interest rates and investment.
Corroborate (verb)
Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding). समर्थन करना
Synonyms: Confirm, Verify, Ratify, Endorse
Antonyms: Disprove, Confute, Negate
Example: A study by researchers corroborates the statement of doctors here.
Swathes (noun)
A broad strip or area of something. पट्टा
Synonyms: Area, Land, Sphere
Example: Broad swathes of China's industrial heartland are now chronically short of electricity.
Painstakingly (adverb)
With great care and thoroughness. विचारपूर्वक
Synonyms: Carefully, Thoroughly, Meticulously
Antonyms: Carelessly, Negligently, Thoughtlessly
Example: The property has been painstakingly restored by its current owners.
The editorial
Source: The Guardian · 6 Feb 2022The paradox of the oligarchical money that washes around the British elite like a sea of dirty water is that it has yet to buy every aspect of British foreign policy. Opposition politicians and journalists can identify the Kremlin-linked billionaires funding the Tory party. We can look in a mixture of revulsion and astonishment at how the naturally conservative milieu of City financiers, libel lawyers, estate agents, the art market and private schools has become as dependent on the proceeds of crime as opioid addicts on OxyContin.
But we cannot say that Vladimir Putin owns this government. The UK supports Ukraine and shows no inclination to excuse Russian imperialism. If you want a truly cynical European power, look to Germany, which would rather see Putin’s armies march into Kyiv than risk Volkswagen losing the sale of a single hatchback.
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1. Synonym of Tenuous
2. Antonym of Devise
3. Synonym of Heresy
4. Antonym of Corroborate
5. Synonym of Swathes
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