10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Infallible (adjective)
Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong. अचूक
Synonyms: Unfailing, Faultless, Unerring
Antonyms: Faulty, Errant
Example: Our leaders are infallible and there is nothing, absolutely nothing, wrong.
Relent (verb)
Become less severe or intense. ढीला पड़ना
Synonyms: Ease up, Subside, Abate, Drop
Antonyms: Resist, Intensify
Example: Outside, the sky rumbled, and the falling rain did not relent.
Propound (verb)
Put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others. प्रस्तुत करना
Synonyms: Present, Come up with, Mention
Antonyms: Withhold, Withdraw
Example: He's written several popular books propounding his theories.
Bemoan (verb)
Express discontent or sorrow over (something). पछताना दुख प्रकट करना
Synonyms: Deplore, Express regret about, Bewail
Antonyms: Rejoice, Joy, Be happy
Example: There has been a lot of complaining about it, a good deal of bemoaning our situation.
Don (verb)
Put on (an item of clothing). पहनना
Synonyms: Put on, Dress, Deck oneself out in, Slip into, Dress in
Example: In the dressing room the players donned their football shirts.
Chaff (noun)
Worthless things. रद्दी
Synonyms: Rubbish, Waste, Garbage, Litter
Antonyms: Compliment, Commendation
Example: They're the reason we have 98% chaff on the shelves.
Banish (verb)
Get rid of (something unwanted). दूर करना
Synonyms: Dispel, Dismiss, Cast out, Expel, Drive off, Ostracize
Antonyms: Admit, Allow, Accept, Take in
Example: Television was banished from the Swinton household some years ago.
Killjoy (noun)
A person who deliberately spoils the enjoyment of others. मज़ा खराब करने वाला
Synonyms: Spoilsport, Moaner, Complainer
Antonyms: Celebrator, Merrymaker
Example: A few killjoys try to reform the seasonal activities.
Overriding (adjective)
More important than anything else in a particular situation. अधिभावी
Synonyms: Predominant, Foremost, Principal, Supreme
Antonyms: Unimportant, Insignificant, Trivial
Example: Their overriding aim was to keep costs low.
Prophesy (verb)
Say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future. भविष्यवाणी करना
Synonyms: Predict, Foretell, Forecast
Example: The papers prophesied that he would resign after the weekend.
The editorial
Source: The Lead · 9 Feb 2022The courts will be called upon to protect an essential religious practice.
A number of Muslim girl students in my home town of Udupi, Karnataka, have been refused entry into their college. The administration objects to them covering their heads with a hijab. The girls invoke the protection of the Indian Constitution, whose preceptor Dr. B.R. Ambedkar once wrote, “the world owes much to rebels who would dare to argue in the face of the pontiff and insist that he is not infallible”.
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1. Synonym of Banish
2. Antonym of Overriding
3. Synonym of Don
4. Antonym of Chaff
5. Synonym of Infallible
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