10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Embark (verb)
Begin (a course of action). प्रारम्भ करना
Synonyms: Begin, Start, Commence, Initiate
Antonyms: Disembark, Finish, End, Stop
Example: She embarked on a new career.
Vicinity (noun)
The area around a particular place. निकटता
Synonyms: Locality, Surrounding area, Proximity, Neighbourhood
Antonyms: Remoteness, Distance, Farness
Example: There is no hospital in the immediate vicinity.
Riposte (noun)
A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism. जवाबीप्रहार
Synonyms: Retort, Rejoinder, Sally, Response
Antonyms: Inquire, Interrogate, Query
Example: The attack provoked a riposte, and the quarrel ranged far beyond the domain of rhetorical theory.
Indelible (adjective)
Impossible to forget or remove. अमिट
Synonyms: Ineradicable, Lasting, Unfading, Enduring, Ingrained, Persisting
Antonyms: Delible, Forgettable, Eradicable
Example: The experience made an indelible impression on me.
Rattle (verb)
Make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated. घबड़ा देना
Synonyms: Unnerve, Disconcert, Fluster, Frighten
Antonyms: Soothe, Appease, Comfort
Example: People being loud on public transport really rattles me for some reason.
Delve (verb)
Research or make painstaking inquiries into something. गहन शोध करना
Synonyms: Investigate, Look into, Explore, Examine
Antonyms: Ignore, Overlook
Example: The authors delve into some research prototypes on presence management and detection.
Surmise (verb)
Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. अनुमान
Synonyms: Guess, Conjecture, Speculate
Antonyms: Disbelief, Prove
Example: It is difficult to surmise where she might have been staying.
Assiduously (adverb)
With great care and perseverance. परिश्रम से
Synonyms: Diligently, Laboriously, Industriously
Antonyms: Incompletely, Partially
Example: He assiduously avoided addressing the question of a merger.
Awry (adjective)
Away from the usual or expected course. गलत गड़बड़
Synonyms: Amiss, Wrong, Not right
Antonyms: Right, Well, Suitable
Example: All my plans for the party had gone awry.
Herald (verb)
To say in public that somebody/something is good or important. सूचना देना
Synonyms: Announce, Declare, Proclaim
Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Keep Secret, Cover, Veil
Example: Bringing the baby home heralds the start of a very different Lifestyle.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 6 Jul 2021The formal creation of the office of the Chief of Defence Staff was heralded as perhaps the most important military reform since Independence. The CDS is the instrument through which the Indian military would adapt to both contemporary and future threats.
Traditionally, the three arms of the Indian military have operated largely in silos. Consequently, there are 17 single service commands. The CDS, Bipin Rawat who was the Army Chief earlier, is supposed to oversee the transition to a unified warfighting strategy that would be executed through at least four theatre commands, each with a single commander in charge of the assets of all three services. Jointness is the overarching aim.
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1. Synonym of Awry
2. Antonym of Rattle
3. Synonym of Embark
4. Antonym of Indelible
5. Synonym of Surmise
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