The thoothukudi fables

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The thoothukudi fables
09,Jun,2018

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Poignancy (noun)

A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) मार्मिकता, खेद

Synonyms: Pathos, Distress, Pathetic, Piteousness, Plaintiveness

Antonyms: Happiness, Elation, Bliss, Felicity, Joy

Example: A moment of poignancy in the movie comes when he remembers his childhood days.

Fable (noun)

A short story that tells a moral truth, often using animals as characters: कल्पित कहानी जिसमे जानवरों का वर्णन हो

Synonyms: Apologue, Parable, Fiction, Tale, Legend

Example: Latisha loves the fable about the grasshopper and the ant.

Morsel (noun)

A very small piece or amount: निवाला, टुकड़ा, खंड

Synonyms: Atom, Bit, Speck, Granule

Antonyms: Chunk, Slab, Abundance, Profusion

Example: Investigating team is searching for any morsel of useful information.

Euphemism (noun)

A word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word: व्यंजना, विनम्र और शालीन भाषा

Synonyms: Genteelism, Politeness, Understatement, Polite Term, Substitute, Non -Offense

Antonyms: Dysphemism, Calling Spade A Spade (Phrase)

Example: Because people felt the title of “garbage man” was unappealing, the euphemism of “sanitation engineer” was created.

Intriguing (adjective)

Very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious: लुभावना, दिलचस्प

Synonyms: Enthralling, Riveting, Captivating, Engrossing, Charismatic

Antonyms: Drab, Uninteresting, Monotonous, Tedious, Dreary

Example: The movie looks intriguing so I’m definitely going to see it.

Debilitating (adjective)

Tending to weaken something. कमजोरी लाने वाली

Synonyms: Enervating, Enfeebling, Wearing, Devitalizing, Prostrating

Antonyms: Invigorating, Exhilarating, Stimulating, Reviving, Enlivening, Vitalizing

Example: She found the heat debilitating.

Resilience (noun)

The quality to able to return quickly to a previous good condition after problems: लचीलाता, लौटाव, पलटाव

Synonyms: Elasticity, Pliability, Flexibility, Suppleness, Strength

Antonyms: Fragility, Rigidity, Stiffness, Vulnerability, Defeatism

Example: A resilient individual will not be hurt by insults.

Rapacity (noun)

Aggressive greed. लालच, अति लोभ

Synonyms: Voracity, Avarice, Covetousness, Edacity

Antonyms: Contentment, Altruism, Magnanimity, Largesse, Generosity

Example: His rapacity spoiled the financial year for his company, as he had put prices up too far and the public wouldn’t buy the product

Ample (adjective)

Enough or more than enough. प्रचुर, पर्याप्त, काफ़ी

Synonyms: Copious, Sufficient, Bountiful, Prolific, Adequate

Antonyms: Meager, Lacking, Insufficient, Scanty, Limited

Example: They had ample money for the trip.

Ombudsman (noun)

Someone who works for a government or large organization and deals with the complaints made against it: लोकपाल

Synonyms: Inspector, Intercessor, Deputy, Negotiator, Arbiter

Example: Complaints to the Banking Ombudsman grew by 50 percent last year.

The editorial

Source: The Hindu · 9 Jun 2018

They demonstrate that civil society must be an embedded part of the new knowledge society.

The Thoothukudi firings of May 22 have been read as linear narratives, as specific reports without possessing the power of storytelling. The Thoothukudi violence needs a storyteller to capture the eloquence, the poignancy of anecdotes. One has to see the fables not as remote fragments, morsels of a marginal India, but as a microcosm of what is happening everywhere. Thoothukudi has to be treated as an early warning system for the emerging threats to Indian democracy.

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

1. Synonym of Ample

2. Antonym of Intriguing

3. Synonym of Rapacity

4. Antonym of Euphemism

5. Synonym of Resilience

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