10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Inexorably (adverb)
In a way that is impossible to stop or prevent. अटलता से
Synonyms: Relentlessly, Inevitably, Irrevocably
Antonyms: Dubiously, Indefinitely
Example: The conflict was to lead inexorably to the outbreak of World War I.
Peruse (verb)
Read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way. ध्यान से पढ़ना
Synonyms: Browse, Glance, Look
Antonyms: Overlook, Neglect
Example: I perused several online reviews.
Emulate (verb)
To try to do something as well as somebody else because you admire them. अनुसरण करना
Synonyms: Imitate, Mimic, Copy
Example: She hopes to emulate her sister's sporting achievements.
Demise (noun)
The end or failure of an enterprise or institution. समाप्ति
Synonyms: End, Break-up, Fall
Antonyms: Beginning, Commencement
Example: The services sector is all some regions in the UK have left after the demise of the manufacturing industry.
Finesse (verb)
Slyly attempt to avoid blame or censure when dealing with (a situation or problem). धूर्तता से हासिल करना
Synonyms: Bluff, Trick, Evade
Antonyms: Reveal, Expose
Example: Some interpreters attempt to finesse the problem, claiming that it is irrelevant.
Kowtow (verb)
To show somebody in authority too much respect and be too willing to obey them. दण्डवत् करना
Synonyms: Grovel, Fawn, Truckle, Be obsequious
Antonyms: Ignore, Defy
Example: She didn't have to kowtow to a boss.
Toehold (noun)
A relatively insignificant position from which further progress may be made. अपेक्षाकृत महत्वहीन स्थिति जिससे भविष्य की प्रगति हो सकती है
Synonyms: Niche, Perch, Meiter
Example: The firm is anxious to gain a toehold in Europe.
Eschew (verb)
Deliberately avoid using. त्याग करना
Synonyms: Abstain from, Give up, Refrain
Antonyms: Embrace, Adopt, Involve
Example: He had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.
Panoply (noun)
A splendid display. ठाट-बाट
Synonyms: Trappings, Regalia, Apparatus
Example: The entire panoply of human emotion was manifested in those 120 minutes.
Frenzy (noun)
A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour. आवेश
Synonyms: Hysteria, Madness, Craze, Mania
Antonyms: Calmness, Peace
Example: Dozens of people come and go in a frenzy of excitement fuelled by coffee and politics.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 28 Feb 2021Those who believe in progressive politics must ensure that winning polls through any means can never be an objective.
Weeks hence, the nation is set to witness a series of elections to several State Assemblies. State elections normally do not attract too much attention, but as the nation moves inexorably towards single party dominance, the outcome of each and every Assembly Election becomes critical to the end objective. India, more accustomed to glacial changes in political behaviour and attitudes, is today confronting a new phenomenon, viz., that the winner seeks to take all at any cost, irrespective of a raging COVID-19 pandemic.
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1. Synonym of Demise
2. Antonym of Peruse
3. Synonym of Inexorably
4. Synonym of Panoply
5. Synonym of Eschew
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