10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Prudent (adjective)
Acting with or showing care and thought for the future. विवेकी, समझदार
Synonyms: Judicious, Provident, Frugal, Careful
Antonyms: Careless, Incautious, Rash, Improvident
Example: Everyone knows it is prudent to keep your car doors locked in a big city.
Platitude (noun)
An idea or expression that has been used by many people. साधारण बात, पुरानी या अनर्थक बातें
Synonyms: Banality, Cliché, Commonplace, Trite
Antonyms: Profundity, Nuance
Example: Because I have heard your platitude a hundred times, it means nothing to me now.
Deftly (adverb)
In a way that is neatly skilful and quick in movement. निपुणता से
Synonyms: Dexterously, Adroitly, Skilfully, Nimbly
Antonyms: Clumsily, Awkwardly, Ineptly, Amateurishly
Example: He caught the vine deftly and grinned.
Pedantic (adjective)
In a way that gives too much attention to formal rules or small details. ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा परिशुद्ध
Synonyms: Over-Scrupulous, Perfectionist, Punctilious, Meticulous, Fastidious
Antonyms: Imprecise, Inaccurate
Example: Sometimes, Jason is so pedantic in writing the perfect paper that he forgets to properly manage his time.
Eloquent (adjective)
Able to express oneself clearly and well. वक्तृत्वकला का धनी
Synonyms: Articulate, Fluent, Persuasive, Silver-Tongued
Antonyms: Inarticulate, Dull, Speechless, Unexpressive
Example: Jake is an eloquent writer and speaker.
Fidelity (noun)
Honest or lasting support, or loyalty to a person. ईमानदारी ,वफादारी
Synonyms: Allegiance, Loyalty, Fealty, Faithfulness
Antonyms: Disloyalty, Perfidiousness, Faithless
Example: He swore an oath of fidelity to their queen.
Iniquitous (adjective)
Grossly unfair and morally wrong. अन्यायपूर्ण, अधर्म
Synonyms: Immoral, Nefarious, Sinful, Atrocious
Antonyms: Virtuous, Righteous, Moral
Example: It is an iniquitous system that allows a person to die because they have no money to pay for medicine.
Dissolution (noun)
The act of breaking up officially an organization or institution, or of formally ending a parliament. ख़त्म होना, विघटन
Synonyms: Cessation, Conclusion, Annulment, Termination
Antonyms: Unification, Union, Start, Creation
Example: He stayed on until the dissolution of the firm in 1948.
Proposition (noun)
A statement or assertion that expresses a judgement or opinion. कथन, साध्य
Synonyms: Theory, Hypothesis, Concept, Idea, Statement
Antonyms: Certainty, Fact
Example: They were debating the proposition that “All people are created equal”.
Fraught (adjective)
Causing or affected by anxiety or stress. व्याकुल
Synonyms: Anxious, Worried, Upset, Distraught
Antonyms: Calm, Comfortable, Tranquil
Example: The atmosphere in the office is rather fraught.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 20 Oct 2018Intention to protect religious freedoms of groups, no matter how small, is unarguable.
That there is something deeply iniquitous about not allowing menstruating women to enter Sabarimala temple to pray to Lord Ayyappa is a platitude. So is not allowing women priests to officiate in the Church, keeping widows in shelter homes secluded from the world and refusing women entry into mosques. When framed as pure moral questions, any right-thinking individual can only affirm their fundamental wrongness.
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1. Synonym of Fidelity
2. Antonym of Dissolution
3. Synonym of Pedantic
4. Antonym of Iniquitous
5. Synonym of Platitude
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