10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Aesthetic (adjective)
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. सौंदर्यबोधक, सौंदर्य विषयक
Synonyms: Exquisite, Dainty, Ornamental, Comely, Resplendent, Pulchritude
Antonyms: Abhorrent, Grotesque, Hideous, Homely, Ugly
Example: To many plant lovers, the aesthetic view of a rose is priceless
Precision (noun)
The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate. सटीकता, यथार्थता, शुद्धता
Synonyms: Nicety, Rigour, Determinacy, Meticulousness, Subtlety
Antonyms: Coarseness, Approximation, Vagueness, Indefiniteness
Example: In golf, you must have extreme precision, as you are ultimately trying to land a rather small ball into an equally small hole.
Integrity (adjective)
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. ईमानदारी, सच्चाई
Synonyms: Uprightness, Probity, Virtue, Rectitude
Antonyms: Impropriety, Immorality, Depravity, Iniquity
Example: Because the politician was considered a man of integrity, most of the people voted for him in the last election.
Garble (noun)
To mix up (signal or message) or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible. तोड़ना-मरोड़ना
Synonyms: Distort, Twist, Muddle, Obscure, Warp
Antonyms: Clarify, Unscramble, Decipher, Translate
Example: Until the toddler is able to speak properly, he will garble most of his words
Blueprint (noun)
An early plan or design that explains how something might be achieved. मूल योजना
Synonyms: Draft, Layout, Scheme, Prototype, Design
Example: Needing a blueprint for their new home, the couple hired an architectural engineer
Dwell (verb)
To live or stay in a place or in a particular way. रहना, बसना
Synonyms: Inhabit, Lodge, Reside, Domiciled
Antonyms: Depart, Vamoose, Leave, Move
Example: The ancient Greek gods were believed to dwell on Mount Olympus
Verve (noun)
Great energy and enthusiasm: जोश, चुस्ती, उत्साह
Synonyms: Vivacity, Vim, Vigour, Ebullience, Exuberant
Antonyms: Enervation, Lethargy, Prostration, Torpidity
Example: The actor plays the part of the superhero with tremendous verve and obvious enjoyment.
Putative (adjective)
Generally regarded as such; supposed. माना हुआ, ख़याली
Synonyms: Presumed, Prima Facie, Assumed, Apparent
Antonyms: Hidden, Inapparent, Confirmed, Verified, Validated
Example: The putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance.
Imponderable (adjective)
Something that cannot be guessed or calculated because it is completely unknown. जिसका अनुमान ना लगाया जा सके
Synonyms: Mystery, Uncertain, Puzzle, Enigma
Antonyms: Known, Explicable, Interpretable, Understandable
Example: I focused on the imponderable math problem for several hours before I realized that it was unsolvable.
Imperil (verb)
To put something or someone at risk or in danger of being harmed or destroyed. संकट में डालना
Synonyms: Jeopardize, Endanger, Menace, Peril
Antonyms: Protect, Shelter, Shield, Preserve
Example: A single mistake could imperil the lives of everyone involved in the military operation
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 19 May 2018The operative part of the Supreme Court’s order on Karnataka is curtailing the time governor Vajubhai Vala had granted BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa to prove his majority from the 15 days to just four. The repeated pleading by Yeddyurappa’s lawyer to give him 10 days, if not 15, and seven, if not 10, or at least till Monday suggested that the process of agglomerating the extra support the BJP needs to prove a majority over its own strength was not yet complete. In the meantime, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) have herded their flock to distant places, to keep them insulated from BJP blandishments. The governor has appointed a pro-tem speaker K G Bopaiah, which worthy’s disqualification of 11 MLAs in 2010 had been ruled invalid by the Supreme Court but months after that disqualification had helped Yeddyurappa survive a noconfidence motion then.
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1. Synonym of Putative
2. Antonym of Aesthetic
3. Synonym of Verve
4. Antonym of Garble
5. Synonym of Precision
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