10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Enigma (noun)
Meaning: A person, thing or situation that is mysterious and difficult to understand. रहस्य, पहेली
Synonyms: Mystery, Conundrum, Riddle, Gordian Knot
Antonyms: Clearness, Clarity, Simplicity, Easiness
Example: Even after years he still remains an enigma to me.
Ominous (adjective)
Meaning: Suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future. अनिष्टसूचक
Synonyms: Inauspicious, Foreboding, Doomy, Portentous
Antonyms: Cheerful, Promising, Auspicious, Propitious
Example: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
Deep-seated (adjective)
Meaning: (of feelings and beliefs) very fixed and strong; difficult to change or to destroy. गहरा
Synonyms: Inherent, Deep-Rooted, Established, Entrenched, Profound
Antonyms: Temporary, Changeable
Example: The country's political divisions are deep-seated.
Incarceration (noun)
Meaning: The act of putting somebody in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape. कैद
Synonyms: Imprisonment, Internment, Confinement, Captivity
Antonyms: Freedom, Liberty, Autonomy, Independence
Example: There have been angry protests about his arrest and incarceration.
Procrastination (noun)
Meaning: The act of delaying something that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it. विलंब
Synonyms: Delaying, Stalling, Temporizing, Deferment
Antonyms: Promptness, Hastiness, Swiftness, Expedition
Example: After weeks of procrastination, the president finally resigned.
Verisimilitude (noun)
Meaning: The quality of seeming to be true or real. सत्याभास
Synonyms: Realism, Plausibility, Likelihood, Believability
Antonyms: Falsity, Impossibility, Unlikeliness, Unreality
Example: To add verisimilitude, the stage is covered with sand for the desert scenes.
Imbroglio (noun)
Meaning: A complicated situation that causes confusion or embarrassment, especially one that is political. झंझट, उलझन
Synonyms: Complication, Entanglement, Plight, Embroilment
Antonyms: Harmony, Peace, Coordination
Example: People have come out into the street from both sides to watch the imbroglio.
Devious (adjective)
Meaning: Behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or tricking people, in order to get something. कपटपूर्ण
Synonyms: Deceitful, Underhand, Conniving, Duplicitous
Antonyms: Fair, Honest, Frank, Truthful
Example: He got rich by devious means.
Blot (verb)
Meaning: Damage the good character or reputation of. कलंकति करना
Synonyms: Tarnish, Taint, Stain, Smear
Antonyms: Honour, Exalt, Glorify, Hail
Example: His involvement in the scandal blotted on his reputation.
Pique (noun)
Meaning: Annoyed or bitter feelings that you have, usually because your pride has been hurt. नाराजगी
Synonyms: Annoyance, Resentment, Indignation, Temper
Antonyms: Happiness, Joy, Pleasure, Delight
Example: When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left in a fit of pique.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 15 Nov 2019An omnibus reconsideration by the SC of all issues of religious freedom was unnecessaryOrdinarily, a reference to a seven-judge Bench for an authoritative pronouncement on the entire gamut of issues arising from Article 25 and 26 of the Constitution, which protect the religious freedoms of individuals and denominations, would have been welcome. However, the order of a Constitution Bench in making such a reference, while delivering the verdict on petitions seeking review of last year’s judgment allowing women in the 10-50 age group to offer worship at the Sabarimala temple, is problematic. The order, passed by a narrow majority of three judges, with two dissenting, means that the review petition, as well as fresh writ petitions, on the issue will be kept pending until there is clarity on the nature of religious rights. The majority, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, held that the petitions against the 2018 verdict, which laid down that the practice of keeping women of ovulating age out of the shrine is discriminatory and violative of the right to equality, have revived the question whether an individual’s right to worship can outweigh a religious group’s right to manage the affairs of its religion. An issue resolved by a 4:1 majority is sought to be reconsidered by formulating fresh questions on the interplay between religious freedom and other fundamental rights, especially the right to equality.
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1. Synonym of Enigma
2. Antonym of Verisimilitude
3. Synonym of Incarceration
4. Antonym of Procrastination
5. Synonym of Pique
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