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08,Apr,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Sheer (adjective)

Meaning- Complete and not mixed with anything else. पूर्णतया

Synonyms: Utter, Complete, Absolute, Total, Downright, Thorough

Antonyms: Incomplete, Partial, Limited, Fractional

Example: It is difficult to convey the sheer complexity of the situation.

Minuscule (adjective)

Meaning- So small as to be insignificant. बहुत छोटा

Synonyms: Minor, Unimportant, Trivial, Nugatory, Paltry

Antonyms: Majuscule, Major, Serious, Essential, Important

Example: He believed the risk of infection was minuscule.

Draconian (adjective)

Meaning- Extremely Cruel and Severe. कठोर

Synonyms: Harsh, Cruel, Drastic, Stringent, Oppressive

Antonyms: Mild, Easy, Calm, Flexible

Example: There have been calls for draconian measures against drug-related crime.

Niggardliness (noun)

Meaning- Reluctant to Give or Spend. कृपणता

Synonyms: Parsimony, Meanness, Stinginess, Tightness, Miserliness

Antonyms: Generosity, Lavishness, Liberality, Magnanimity

Example: Stop showing niggardliness and at least give a dollar to charity.

Unwarranted (adjective)

Meaning- Not reasonable or necessary. अनुचित

Synonyms: Unjustified, Inappropriate, Unreasonable, Baseless, Improper

Antonyms: Justified, Reasonable, Warranted, Sensible

Example: They condemned the new law as an unwarranted intrusion into people’s private lives.

Damper (noun)

Meaning- A person or thing that has a subduing or inhibiting effect. रोक

Synonyms: Curb, Check, Restraint, Rein, Impediment

Example: This will be a damper on the liberal agenda for the next couple of years.

Bizarre (adjective)

Meaning- Very strange or unusual. अजीब

Synonyms: Weird, Queer, Odd, Outlandish, Abnormal

Antonyms: Normal, Ordinary, Common, Regular

Example: This is a bizarre situation, especially in comparison with the rules of the sea.

Ameliorate (verb)

Meaning- To make better something that was bad or not good enough. सुधारना

Synonyms: Make Better, Brush Up, Upgrade, Enhance, Refine

Antonyms: Worsen, Aggravate, Exacerbate, Deteriorate

Example: Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation.

Flee (verb)

Meaning- Run away from a place or situation of danger. भाग जाना

Synonyms: Run away, Escape, Be gone, Take to one’ heels, Leave abruptly

Antonyms: Face, Confront, Challenge, Encounter

Example: He fled to London after an argument with his family.

Acme (noun)

Meaning- The point at which something is at its best or most highly developed. चरम बिन्दु

Synonyms: Top, Crest, Pinnacle, Apex, Apogee, Vertex

Antonyms: Bottom, Nadir, Base, Low Point

Example: The spelling bee represents the acme of their parents' study-hard work ethic.

The editorial

Source: The Times of India · 8 Apr 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted people to recall a number of functional scenarios that narrate apocalyptic events. One of the best known of these is Stephen King’s 1978 magnum opus The Stand, which, in its full-length version, runs into 1,703 pages and deals with a deadly pathogen that kills over 98% of the world’s population.

Perhaps one of the earliest fictional accounts of a global threat that wipes out all forms of life is Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Poison Belt, which features the scientific genius, Professor Challenger, and was written in 1913.

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Niggardliness

2. Antonym of Ameliorate

3. Synonym of Flee

4. Antonym of Acme

5. Synonym of Unwarranted

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