10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Susceptible (adjective)
Easily influenced or harmed by something. आसानी से प्रभावित होने वाला
Synonyms: Vulnerable, Receptive, Prone, Impressible
Antonyms: Resistant, Immune, Insensitive
Example: She isn't very susceptible to flattery.
Overt (adjective)
Done or shown openly; plainly apparent. प्रत्यक्ष, खुल्मखुला
Synonyms: Open, Conspicuous, Undisguised, Unconcealed
Antonyms: Covert, Secret, Clandestine, Surreptitious
Example: He shows no overt signs of his unhappiness
Desecration (noun)
The act of treating a sacred place or object with disrespect or insult. अपवित्रीकरण
Synonyms: Violation, Profanation, Sacrilege
Antonyms: Adoration, Glorification, Worship
Example: I do not understand why anyone would desecrate another person’s grave by destroying the headstone.
Derogatory (adjective)
Conveying a poor opinion of something or someone. अपमानजनक
Synonyms: Disparaging, Denigratory, Deprecatory, Pejorative
Antonyms: Commendatory, Complimentary, Flattering, Laudatory
Example: She was upset by derogatory comments made about her clothes.
Persecute (verb)
Unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs. अत्याचार करना, ज़ुल्म करना
Synonyms: Excruciate, Torment, Torture, Oppress, Subjugate
Antonyms: Comfort, Console, Solace, Soothe, Succour
Example: Religious minorities were persecuted and massacred during the ten-year regime.
Blasphemy (noun)
Something that you say or do that shows you do not respect God or a religion. ईश - निंदा
Synonyms: Profanity, Sacrilege, Impiety, Execration
Antonyms: Reverence, Piety, Adoration, Glorification, Worship
Example: She was condemned by the church for uttering blasphemies.
Rhetoric (noun)
Speech or writing that is effective and persuasive. वक्रपटुता, भाषण कला
Synonyms: Fustian, Orotundity, Grandiloquence , Pomposity
Antonyms: Inarticulateness, Conciseness
Example: Great leaders have often been masters of rhetoric, which they have used for both good and ill.
Inherent (adjective)
Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute. स्वाभाविक, जन्मजात
Synonyms: Intrinsic, Innate, Immanent, Congenital
Antonyms: Extrinsic, Learned, Acquired,
Example: Most mothers have an inherent need to protect their children.
Defile (verb)
Damage the purity or appearance of. अशुद्ध करना, अपवित्र करना
Synonyms: Mar, Spoil, Sully, Besmirch
Antonyms: Purify, Sanctify
Example: It's a shame that such a beautiful area has been defiled by a rubbish dump.
Protege (noun)
A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person. शागिर्द, आश्रित
Synonyms: Pupil, Student, Trainee, Apprentice, Disciple
Antonyms: Teacher, Mentor, Preceptor
Example: He was a protégé of the great composer.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 5 Nov 2018The e-age gave wings ’n’ warts, we’ve taken it all. For lungs’ sake, yield to e-crackers too.
For north India – gasping with a bad air day every Diwali – it would be better if the lights and sounds of the festival could receive an electronic form. One certainly hopes e-crackers can make a big bang this season, thanks to Supreme Court strictures on polluting firecrackers. Its remote controlled button without the whole shebang – the multi-sensory experience, the smoky delights of firecrackers – may be a downer for some. But let’s face it, the e-’s keep getting better and the ayes to them keep growing louder. Ask electronic gamers.
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1. Synonym of Blasphemy
2. Antonym of Inherent
3. Synonym of Susceptible
4. Antonym of Derogatory
5. Synonym of Desecration
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