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15 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Provocative (adjective)

intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about something उत्तेजक

Synonyms: Sexy, Exciting, Seductive, Alluring

Antonyms: Boring, Dull, Jejune, Calming

Example: He was certainly provocative and full of surprises.

Proxy (noun)

the authority that you give to somebody to do something for you, when you cannot do it yourself प्रतिनिधि

Synonyms: Substitute, Deputy, Surrogate, Representative

Antonyms: Weakness, Audience, Disempowered, Listener

Example: Change the selected proxy exception address.

Alliance (noun)

an agreement between countries, political parties, etc. to work together in order to achieve something that they all want संधि

Synonyms: Union, Association, League, Coalition

Antonyms: Isolation, Hostility, Separation, War

Example: An alliance between medicine and morality.

Periphery (noun)

the outer edge of a particular area परिधि

Synonyms: Edge, Border, Margin, Fringe

Antonyms: Center, Core, Heart, Middle

Example: It finds itself on the periphery of our attention.

Entity (noun)

something that exists separately from other things and has its own identity स्थिति

Synonyms: Being, Object, Item, Thing

Antonyms: Dream, Idea, Abstract, Concept

Example: Cannot generate child entity before parent.

Enhance (Verb)

to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of somebody/something बढाना

Synonyms: Improve, Increase, Strengthen, Raise

Antonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Reduce, Worsen

Example: He urged the society to enhance its initiation ceremonies.

Normative (adjective)

describing or setting standards or rules of behaviour निर्देशात्मक

Synonyms: Prescriptive, Standard, Regulating, Standardizing

Antonyms: Different, Careless, Crazy, Foolish

Example: It was the normative moment in the book.

Dispute (noun)

an argument between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject on which people disagree विवाद

Synonyms: Quarrel, Squabble, Argument, Challenge

Antonyms: Agree, Agreement, Bear, Accept

Example: All of life is a dispute over taste and tasting.

Regime (noun)

a method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way शासन

Synonyms: Government, Administration, Rule, System

Antonyms: Chaos, Disorder, Anarchy, Unsystematicity

Example: Because your regime is officially over.

Predicament (noun)

a difficult or an unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to do दुर्दशा

Synonyms: Plight, Difficulty, Quandary, Pickle

Antonyms: Luck, Benefit, Ease, Peace

Example: However, the cure for our predicament is discipline.

Restoration (noun)

The work of repairing and cleaning an old building, a painting, etc. so that its condition is as good as it originally was. बहाली

Synonyms: Rehabilitation, Recovery, Return, Repair

Antonyms: Destruction, Degradation, Extinction, Demolition

Example: A power removal and restoration procedure is also disclosed.

Vantage (noun)

A position from which you watch something. श्रेष्ठता

Synonyms: Advantage, Head start, Edge, Odds

Antonyms: Disadvantage, Detriment, Minus, Drawback

Example: I'll get a higher vantage from the 18th floor.

Thrive (verb)

To become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc. फलना-फूलना

Synonyms: Flourish, Prosper, Succeed, Burgeon

Antonyms: Fail, Flop, Collapse, Decline

Example: But children thrive where a regular pattern is maintained.

Credibility (noun)

The quality that somebody/something has that makes people believe or trust them. साख

Synonyms: Trustworthiness, Reliability, Plausibility, Believability

Antonyms: Deceit, Dishonesty, Incredibility, Incredibleness

Example: A man charged with murder has credibility issues.

Nominate (verb)

To formally suggest that somebody/something should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc. मनोनीत

Synonyms: Appoint, Name, Designate, Choose

Antonyms: Ignore, Disrecommend, Expressive, Extrovert

Example: It should nominate a rapporteur for media communication.

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Source: The Hindu · 4 Nov 2022

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Entity

2. Antonym of Dispute

3. Synonym of Normative

4. Antonym of Provocative

5. Synonym of Restoration

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