10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Stir (noun)
Arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite.: हलचल
Synonyms: Bustling, Bustle, Ado, Commotion, Clutter, Upheaval, Unrest
Antonyms: Stultify, Quietude, Tranquillity, Hush, Calm, Peace
Example: The plane's first jolt caused a stir among the passengers, and by the third one they were in a panic.
Atrocity (noun)
An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury. क्रूरता, अतिदुष्ट व्यवहार
Synonyms: Barbarity, Brutality, Savagery, Wickedness, Cruelty, Abomination, Enormity, Monstrosity, Obscenity, Iniquity, Malfeasance, Tort
Antonyms: Kindness, Pleasantness, Allurement, Benignity, Clemency, Compassion, Humaneness
Example: The atrocity of the murders stunned the entire city.
Radical (adjective)
Believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change: सुधारकारी
Synonyms: Revolutionary, Progressive, Reforming, Reformist, Revisionist
Antonyms: Conservative, Reactionary, Unprogressive, Conventional, Traditional
Example: Casteism is a desperate situation which requires radical solution.
Exalt (verb)
To praise someone a lot, or to raise someone to a higher rank or more powerful position. प्रशंसा करना, ऊंचा पद देना
Synonyms: Glorify, Extol, Praise, Acclaim, Elevate, Promote, Raise, Advance, Ennoble, Dignify, Aggrandize
Antonyms: Belittle, Abase, Humiliate Lower, Depress Disparage, Despise
Example: The essay exalts the simple beauty of the country.
Quantum (noun)
An amount of something: मात्रा
Synonyms: Quantity, Measure, Portion, Share
Example: Earnings depend on the quantum of work done by you.
Cognisable (noun)
That can be known or perceived or within the jurisdiction of a court. अदालत के अधिकार क्षेत्र के अंतर्गत
Synonyms: Discernible, Comprehensible, Perceptible, Perceivable, Knowable Cognoscible
Antonyms: Unknowable, Transcendent
Example: Murder, and rape are cognisable and non-bailable offences.
Whittle Eown (phrasal verb)
To gradually cut or diminish something to a more appropriate size or to the proper size. धीरे - धीरे कम करना
Synonyms: Curtail, Encroach, Attenuate
Antonyms: Increase, Augment
Example: We had 80 applicants for the job, but we've whittled them down to six.
Frivolous (adjective)
Behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously; carefree attitude. गंभीर नहीं /तुच्छ
Synonyms: Flippant, Glib, Waggish, Facetious
Antonyms: Sensible, Serious, Solemn
Example: I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.
Prompt (adjective)
Done quickly and without delay. शीघ्र
Synonyms: Quick, Swift, Rapid, Speedy, Fast, Immediate, Instant, Expeditious, Early, Punctual
Antonyms: Slow, Late, Unwilling, Sluggish, Lethargic, Tardy
Example: They've written back already - that was a very prompt reply.
Jurisprudence (noun)
The study of law and the principles on which law is based. न्यायशास्र
Synonyms: Theology, Deontology, Lawmaking, Divinity, Jurisprudence, Law Book
Antonyms: Lawlessness, Disorganised
Example: Canada has a jurisprudential tradition of protecting human rights.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 22 Apr 2018The just-concluded 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting marks the renewal of this mid-20th-century institution. Its renewed relevance owes much to the UK’s exit from the EU, the difficult Brexit negotiations, the global leadership vacuum created by an increasingly inward-looking America-First President Donald Trump, and the rise of an aggressive China. India, which seeks to engage with ever more countries to raise its global profile, must step up to play a pivotal role in recasting the Commonwealth as a 21st-century institution.
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1. Synonym of Whittle Eown
2. Antonym of Stir
3. Synonym of Quantum
4. Antonym of Radical
5. Synonym of Exalt
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