10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Ferment (noun)
Meaning: A state of political or social excitement and confusion. खलबली
Synonyms: Tumult, Uproar, Mayhem, Furore
Antonyms: Tranquillity, Serenity, Placidity, Calmness, Equability
Example: The whole country was in a state of ferment that year.
Striking (adjective)
Meaning: Very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention. ध्यान आकर्षित करनेवाली
Synonyms: Noticeable, Conspicuous, Prominent, Distinct, Salient
Antonyms: Unremarkable, Ordinary, Unexceptional, Unobtrusive
Example: She bears a striking resemblance to her mother.
Stoke (verb)
Meaning: To make people feel something more strongly. भड़काना
Synonyms: Encourage, Incite, Stir, Add Fuel To
Antonyms: Calm, Soothe, Quiet, Tranquilize
Example: He continued to stoke up hatred in his speeches
Resounding (adjective)
Meaning: Very great ज़बर्दस्त
Synonyms: Emphatic, Tremendous, Terrific, Colossal
Antonyms: Tiny, Small, Insignificant
Example: The evening was a resounding success.
Instil (verb)
Meaning: Gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person's mind. मन में बिठा देना
Synonyms: Fix, Inculcate, Implant, Imprint, Imbue
Example: She had tried her best to instil morals into her daughters.
Inviolability (noun)
Meaning: The fact of having to be respected and not attacked or destroyed. पवित्रता
Synonyms: Holiness, Sacredness, Sacrosanctity, Sanctity
Antonyms: Impiety, Irreverence
Example: Civil law is the basic law of a civil society, and its essential concept is the inviolability of civil rights.
Wariness (noun)
Meaning: A feeling that you have to be careful because there may be a danger or problem. सावधानी
Synonyms: Caution, Guardedness, Caginess, Watchfulness
Antonyms: Recklessness, Inconsideration, Thoughtlessness, Heedlessness
Example: Adopting the wariness principle can reduce enterprises' management risk.
Withstand (verb)
Meaning: To be strong enough not to be hurt or damaged by extreme conditions, the use of force, etc. प्रतिरोध करना
Synonyms: Resist, Bear, Tolerate, Stand Up To Something
Antonyms: Surrender, Yield, Succumb, Capitulate, Cave In
Example: As a politician, he is able to withstand public criticism.
Saleable (adjective)
Meaning: Good enough to be sold; that somebody will want to buy. विक्रय योग्य
Synonyms: Wanted, Sought After, In Demand, Marketable
Antonyms: Non-Commercial, Unvendible, Merchantable, Unmarketable
Example: The publicity made his work more saleable
Might (noun)
Meaning: Great strength, energy or power. सामर्थ्य
Synonyms: Strength, Power, Potency, Puissance
Antonyms: Weakness, Incompetence, Powerlessness, Enervation
Example: Love will not yield to all the might of wealth.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 17 Jan 2020Why the political moves of a young Dalit neta, jailed repeatedly, are being keenly watched.
Politics is a lot about seizing the moment and Dalit neta Chandrashekhar Azad may have done just that when he showed up last month at the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Delhi. Over 25 days in jail may have ensued but the optics of Azad at Jama Masjid, holding aloft a copy of the Constitution with BR Ambedkar’s face adorning the cover, will endure for some time. In one stroke, Azad received the national attention he was seeking and projected himself as a votary of a Dalit-Muslim socio-political alliance.
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1. Synonym of Stoke
2. Synonym of Instil
3. Synonym of Resounding
4. Antonym of Might
5. Synonym of Inviolability
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