10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Renounce (verb)
Reject or abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life). अस्वीकार करना
Synonyms: Deny, Repudiate, Have done with
Antonyms: Accept, Embrace, Approve
Example: They renounced the armed struggle.
Impede (verb)
Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them. बाधा डालना
Synonyms: Hinder, Obstruct, Hamper, Retard, Hold back
Antonyms: Facilitate, Assist, Aid, Promote
Example: A number of practical difficulties impeded the process.
Blatantly (adverb)
In an open and unashamed manner. खुल्लम-खुल्ला
Synonyms: Brazenly, Openly, Noisily
Antonyms: Quietly, Secretly
Example: It's typical of the organisation to blatantly ignore a growing problem.
Contravene (verb)
To do something that is not allowed by a law or rule. अवहेलना करना
Synonyms: Break, Breach, Infringe, Fail to comply with
Antonyms: Obey, Agree
Example: The company was found guilty of contravening safety regulations.
Rescind (verb)
Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement). रद्द कर देना
Synonyms: Repeal, Abrogate, Cancel, Nullify
Antonyms: Enact, Approve, Validate
Example: The government eventually rescinded the directive.
Traverse (verb)
Travel across or through. पार जाना
Synonyms: Cross, Travel over, Pass over, Go across
Antonyms: Go along, Proceed, Go on
Example: The region is traversed by several roads.
Pernicious (adjective)
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. अहितकर हानिकारक
Synonyms: Harmful, Injurious, Detrimental, Noxious, Pestilent
Antonyms: Harmless, Beneficial, Innocuous, Advantageous
Example: The pernicious influence of TV violence on children.
Diabolical (adjective)
Extremely bad or annoying. क्रूर
Synonyms: Terrible, Very bad, Appalling, Disgraceful
Antonyms: Righteous, Virtuous, Moral
Example: The traffic was diabolical.
Edifice (noun)
A complex system of beliefs. गढ़ी
Synonyms: Framework, Structure, Scheme
Example: We have built a whole superstructure, a constitutional edifice, on that basis.
Dodgy (adjective)
Dishonest or unreliable. छली
Synonyms: Deceitful, Treacherous, Corrupt, Unscrupulous
Antonyms: Honest, Artless
Example: He's not the worst candidate in the field but he has a bit of dodgy salesman about him.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 8 Jan 2021The new marriage laws put state power and the law behind majoritarian communal biases, boosting regressive mores.
Chaudhary Charan Singh, the former Prime Minister, made a proposal to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954. As a Minister in the Uttar Pradesh government, he wanted Nehru to pass a law so that jobs as gazetted officers could only be for those who wanted to or had married outside their caste (https://bit.ly/3oc4ALv). Nehru turned the proposal down because this struck at the exercise of the free will of individual citizens in India.
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1. Synonym of Traverse
2. Antonym of Contravene
3. Synonym of Impede
4. Antonym of Pernicious
5. Synonym of Dodgy
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