10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Rupture (verb)
Breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation). टूट जाना
Synonyms: Break, Breach, Disrupt
Antonyms: Mend, Fix
Example: You hurt him emotionally, and you ruptured the trust between you.
Unprecedented (adjective)
That has never happened, been done or been known before. अभूतपूर्व
Synonyms: Unparalleled, Extraordinary, Remarkable, Unusual
Antonyms: Familiar, Ordinary, Traditional, Normal
Example: The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence.
Thwart (verb)
Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something. रोकना
Synonyms: Hinder, Foil, Impede, Balk, Frustrate
Antonyms: Encourage, Facilitate, Expedite, Aid
Example: We must thwart his malevolent schemes.
Bolster (verb)
Support or strengthen. सहारा देना
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.
Boast (verb)
Talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities. गौरव करना
Synonyms: Brag, Show off, Swank
Antonyms: Deprecate, Vile
Example: He boasted that he had taken part in the crime.
Behemoth (noun)
Something that is very big and powerful, especially a company or organization. विशालकाय
Synonyms: Titan, Giant, Goliath
Example: She works in a seventy-storey behemoth in Manhattan.
Eke (verb)
Make an amount or supply of something last longer by using or consuming it frugally. निर्वाह करना
Synonyms: Economize, Skimp on, Save, Be economical with
Antonyms: Waste, Use up
Example: This will be how your final hours will be eked out.
Cede (verb)
Give up (power or territory). त्यागकरना
Synonyms: Surrender, Yield, Relinquish, Concede, Part with
Antonyms: Take over, Retain, Usurp, Seize
Example: One challenge is that the courts are being asked to cede some power.
Formidable (adjective)
Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable. भयभीत करने वाला
Synonyms: Intimidating, Redoubtable, Foreboding
Antonyms: Tender, Mild, Gentle
Example: The first game after the enforced break was a tough encounter against formidable opponents.
Apparatus (noun)
The complex structure of a particular organization or system. संरचना
Synonyms: Structure, Framework, Set-up
Example: The union apparatus becomes an institutional structure within existing society.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 14 May 2021Communist politician KR Gouri Amma etched herself boldly into modern Kerala’s annals, but for the missed opportunity to stand taller in Indian politics. In rank perfidy that women in all walks may closely identify with, CPM signalled her chief ministership during campaigning in 1987 but backtracked once victorious, failing to grasp the historical significance of that moment. From first woman law graduate in the then backward Ezhava community to ranking among CPI’s first recognisable faces in electoral politics and ringing the death-knell of feudalism in Kerala by piloting the 1959 land reforms bill, she was a stalwart.
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1. Synonym of Behemoth
2. Antonym of Boast
3. Synonym of Eke
4. Antonym of Formidable
5. Synonym of Rupture
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