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10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Awestruck (adjective)

feeling very impressed by something. विस्मयाभिभूत

Synonyms: Amazed, Shocked, Astonished

Antonyms: Unimpressed, Occupied

Example: People were awestruck by the pictures sent back to earth.

Prowess (noun)

Great skill at doing something. कौशल

Synonyms: Skilfulness, Expertise, Dexterity, Proficiency, Deftness

Antonyms: Incompetence, Inability, Ineptness, Artlessness

Example: Fathers looked proudly upon children who showed prowess in these extracurricular activities.

Dazzle (verb)

Amaze or overwhelm (someone) with a particular impressive quality. चकित होना

Synonyms: Overpower, Impress, Fascinate, Spellbind

Example: I was dazzled by the beauty and breadth of the exhibition.

Paradigm (noun)

A typical example or pattern of something. प्रतिमान

Synonyms: Specimen, Exemplar, Illustration, Prototype, Archetype, Epitome

Example: The war was a paradigm of the destructive side of human nature.

Startling (adjective)

Very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable. आश्चर्यजनक

Synonyms: Amazing, Shocking, Stunning

Example: One of the startling things about this case was the confession of the two brothers.

Fuzzy (adjective)

Confused and not expressed clearly. अस्पष्ट

Synonyms: Confused, Muddled, Perplexed, Befuddled

Antonyms: Clear-headed, Oriented

Example: In short, my mind is fuzzy rather than well defined.

Seminal (adjective)

Very important and having a strong influence on later developments. अत्यंत प्रभावशाली

Synonyms: Influential, Formative, Groundbreaking

Antonyms: Unimportant, Irrelevant, Inconsiderable

Example: His book on social policy proved to be seminal.

Imbroglio (noun)

An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation. गड़बड़

Synonyms: Complication, Trouble, Mess, Complexity

Example: That's my prediction for the whole imbroglio waiting to unfold.

Epistemic (adjective)

Relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation. ज्ञानात्मक

Synonyms: Cognitive, Mental, Intellectual

Example: - Skeptics note that in the epistemic context it is inappropriate to grant anyone knowledge.

Apocalypse (noun)

An event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic scale. कयामत

Synonyms: Annihilation, Destruction, Devastation

Example: It is very difficult to sum up in a few phrases the kind of apocalypses that this country is facing.

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4. Synonym of Apocalypse

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