10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Howler (noun)
A very stupid or glaring mistake, especially an amusing one. बहुत बड़ी गलती
Synonyms: Mistake, Error, Blunder, Fault, Gaffe
Example: I called her by the name of his first wife, which was a bit of ahowler.
Fishing in troubled waters (idioms)
Try to take advantage of a confused situation. किसी का घर जले, कोई तापे
Synonyms: Exploit, Utilize, Benefit, Commercialize
Example: He often buys up stock in companies declaring bankruptcy fishing in troubled waters generally pays off.
Garb (noun)
Clothing, especially of a distinctive or special kind. पोशाक, पहनावा
Synonyms: Apparel, Attire, Costume, Dress, Habiliment
Example: She was dressed in Roman garb for the play.
Ominous (adjective)
Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious. अमंगल, अशुभ
Synonyms: Threatening, Menacing, Baleful, Portentous, Unfavourable
Antonyms: Auspicious, Favorable, Propitious, Prosperous
Example: There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
Grist for the mill (idioms)
Something useful or needed. कुछ काम की चीज़
Synonyms: Helpful, Useful, Valuable, Gainful
Antonyms: Useless, Unhelpful, Worthless, Unusable
Example: Ever since I started making patchwork quilts, every scrap of cloth I find is grist for the mill.
Credence (adjective)
The belief that something is true: विश्वास, विश्वसनीयता
Synonyms: Trust, Faith, Plausibility, Believability
Antonyms: Disbelief, Uncertainty, Doubt, Suspicion
Example: I’d heard rumors over the years, but I never gave them any credence whatsoever.
Capitulation (noun)
The action of ceasing to resist an opponent or demand. आत्मसर्पण
Synonyms: Surrender, Relinquisment, Yielding, Succumbing
Antonyms: Resistance, Fighting, Defending
Example: We knew Jack would win the boxing match so we were stunned speechless when the bout ended with his capitulation.
Succour (noun)
Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress. परेशानी में सहायता देना
Synonyms: Relieve, Support, Aid, Help
Antonyms: Abandon, Hurt
Example: We see it as our duty to give succour to those in need.
Untethered (adjective)
Not physically connected or fastened to something: निर्बाधित, रस्सी से न बंधा हुआ
Synonyms: Free, Loose, Unchained, Unfettered
Antonyms: Fettered, Restricted, Chained
Example: The goats wandered untethered down the rough tracks.
Conduits (noun)
A long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas). नलिका, पाइपलाइन
Synonyms: Channel, Duct Pipe, Tube
Example: Water flowed along the conduit to the fountain.
The editorial
Source: The Indian Express · 25 Oct 2018Court authority is imperilled, parties have rallied behind orthodoxy, there is political fishing in troubled waters.
The aftermath of the Sabarimala verdict raises an ominous (Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.) political spectre. There are many legitimate concerns about the judgment. Even those who agree with the outcome worry about the broad reasoning underlying it; and conversely, many who disagree with the outcome are not reactionaries. But on the ground, in Kerala, the judgment has been used to provoke an extraordinary mobilisation to resist its implementation. Whatever our disagreements on the judgment, let us make no mistake about the dangers this mobilisation represents.
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1. Synonym of Howler
2. Antonym of Grist for the mill
3. Synonym of Capitulation
4. Antonym of Succour
5. Synonym of Fishing in troubled waters
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