10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Febrile (adjective)
Meaning: Characterized by a great deal of nervous excitement or energy. बेचैन
Synonyms: Tense, Edgy, Fidgety, Twitchy, Jittery, On Tenterhooks
Antonyms: Calm, Equable, Unruffled, Composed
Example: The news plunged the nation into a febrile, agitated state.
Brew (verb)
Meaning: (of an unwelcome event or situation) begin to develop. निर्माणाधीन होना; पास ही मंडराना
Synonyms: Develop, Loom, Impend, Be Imminent
Antonyms: Wane, Halt, Fade, Vanish
Example: A storm was brewing up out at sea.
Douse (verb)
Meaning: To douse something is also to end it (esp. fire). ख़त्म करना
Synonyms: End, Extinguish, Quench, Smother
Antonyms: Ignite, Kindle, Trigger, Spark
Example: Rain can help us to douse the flames in Australia.
Strip (verb)
Meaning: Deprive someone of (rank, power, or property). वंचित करना
Synonyms: Deprive, Divest, Take Away From, Dispossess
Antonyms: Furnish, Grant, Confer, Bestow, Endow
Example: He was stripped of his rank when he criticized the government.
Banish (verb)
Meaning: Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment. निर्वासित करना
Synonyms: Expel, Exile, Extradite, Ostracise, Deport
Antonyms: Admit, Welcome, Enrol, Incorporate
Example: He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year.
Acquiesce (verb)
Meaning: To accept or agree to something, often unwillingly. स्वीकृति देना
Synonyms: Consent, Assent, Concur, Accede, Yield
Antonyms: Forbid, Prohibit, Proscribe, Preclude
Example: Steve seemed to acquiesce in the decision.
Galvanise (verb)
Meaning: Excite (someone) into taking action. प्रेरित करना
Synonyms: Stimulate, Spur, Prod, Arouse
Antonyms: Demotivate, Dishearten, Dissuade, Deter
Example: He scurried back to the kitchen to galvanise the staff into action.
Cohesion (noun)
Meaning: The situation when the members of a group or society are united. एकजुटता
Synonyms: Unity, Coherence, Interrelation, Organisation
Antonyms: Disintegration, Fragmentation, Dissolution, Breakup
Example: Social cohesion is the most powerful defence against madness, the most important contributor to mental health.
Vituperative (adjective)
Meaning: Bitter and abusive. अपमानपूर्वक, निंदापूर्ण
Synonyms: Insulting, Malicious, Slanderous, Scathing, Opprobrious
Antonyms: Mild, Discreet, Courteous, Gracious
Example: He is often the victim of vituperative remarks concerning his wealth.
Belligerence (noun)
Meaning: Aggressive or warlike behaviour. आक्रामकता; झगड़ालूपन
Synonyms: Aggression, Pugnaciousness, Argumentativeness, Truculence
Antonyms: Pacifism, Amenability, Complaisance, Amicability
Example: Her increasing belligerence alienated her from her old friends.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 11 Jan 2020Political stability should not be confused with stability of the regime.
Heard melodies are sweet, but unheard melodies are sweeter still, said the poet. It was perhaps sweet music to the ears of industry when the prime minister told 11of India Inc’s biggest and brightest that the government seeks only to penalise the corrupt, and is not turning on industry in general. Industry would like it even better, if the government were to announce measures to bring composure to the polity that has turned febrile, with protests roiling campuses and bringing middle-class professionals on to the streets, disrupting normal life, across the land.
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1. Synonym of Strip
2. Antonym of Galvanise
3. Synonym of Douse
4. Antonym of Vituperative
5. Synonym of Acquiesce
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