10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Grappling (verb)
In gage in a close fight or struggle without weapons. जूझना
Synonyms: Clash, Confront, Swffle, Tussle
Antonyms: Dodge, Agree,
Example: She was quiet for a moment, grappling with I motions.
Onslaught (noun)
A fierce or destructive attack. हमला
Synonyms: Assault, Blitz, Assailment, incursion
Antonyms: Retreat, Defense, Save
Example: The massive onslaught of every troops caught the country by surprise.
Extrapolate (verb)
Extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation. पूर्व अनुमान लगाना
Synonyms: Hypothesize, Envision, Conclude, anticipate
Antonyms: Doubt
Example: One can extrapolate the size of the building from the measurements of an average room.
Lynching (verb)
Kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial. हत्या
Synonyms: Execution, Punishment, The gallows, Hang
Example: A mob break into the Jail and Lynched 11 of the accused.
Vigilantism (noun)
Law enforcement undertaken with out legal authority by a self appointed group of people. अतिसतर्कता
Synonyms: Law enforcement
Example: Vigilantism would not be thwarted simply by orders of court suppression on his name.
Effusive (adjective)
Showing or expressing gratitude or pleasure in heart felt manner. उल्लासपूर्ण, प्रवाहपूर्ण
Synonyms: Ebulient, Gushy, Exuberant, Prolix
Antonyms: Apathetic, Reserve, Unexcited, Disinterested
Example: He was effusive in his praise of the Judges who awarded her the trophy.
Swathe (noun)
Abroad strip or area of something. लपेटना, बॉंधना
Synonyms: Swaddle, Wrap, Clothe, Cover, Truss
Antonyms: Uncover
Example: The nurse swathed the wounded soldier’s leg in bandages.
Ambivalence (noun)
The state of having mined feeling about something. दुविधा
Synonyms: Quandary, Haze, Gingerliness, Tentativeness
Antonyms: Certainty, Surness, Decisiveness
Example: The historical turn of events from non violence to nuclear armament, suggest a deep ambivalence about mahatma Gandhi’s legacy.
Condone (verb)
Accept (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive). माफ करना / ध्यान न देना
Synonyms: Wink at, forgive, over look, lapup
Antonyms: Censure, Condemn, Refuse, Prevent
Example: The college can not condone any behavior that involves illicit drugs.
Succumb (verb)
Fail to resist pressure. अधीन होना, मान जाना
Synonyms: Bow, Buckle, Capitulate, Defer, Croak, Yield, Perish, Knuckle
Antonyms: Defend, Stay, Conquer, Overcome
Example: We can not merely give up and succumb to despair.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 2 Jul 2018As the Congress prepares for crucial State and general elections, much will depend on its ideological clarity.
As a series of important State elections and then the Lok Sabha electionapproach, the Congress is being watched for how it plays the secularism card. Over the last three decades, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has purposefully moved to the political centre stage, the Congress has defined its secularism in opposition to the former’s exclusivist ideology. But only too often, it has faltered on the slippery ground of secular practice. Indeed, the party has a history of ideological confusion going back to its opposition, in the mid-1980s, to the Shah Bano verdict to please ‘Muslims’ and permission for the shilanyas at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya to please ‘Hindus’ — decisions which cost it ideologically and electorally.
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1. Synonym of Effusive
2. Antonym of Succumb
3. Synonym of Onslaught
4. Antonym of Grappling
5. Synonym of Extrapolate
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