10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Overture (noun)
Suggestion or an action by which somebody tries to make friends, start a business relationship, have discussions, etc. प्रस्ताव
Synonyms: Prelude, Feeler, Advance, Approach
Antonyms: Conclusion, Ending, Finish, Addendum
Example: Drinks were the overture to dinner.
Bonhomie (noun)
A feeling of cheerful friendship. मिलनसारिता
Synonyms: Affability, Amiability, Geniality, Friendliness
Antonyms: Malice, Evil, Enmity, Hostility
Example: He exuded good humor and bonhomie.
Repatriation (noun)
The act of sending or bringing somebody back to their own country. देशप्रत्यावर्तन
Synonyms: Return, Restoration, Repatriate, Re-entry
Antonyms: Expulsion, Advance, Exile, Forward
Example: All these issues adversely affect the repatriation process.
Sanctuary (noun)
An area where wild birds or animals are protected and encouraged to produce young. अभयारण्य
Synonyms: Shelter, Refuge, Shrine, Snctum
Antonyms: Trap, Risk, Peril, Violation
Example: Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.
Summon (verb)
To order somebody to appear in court बुलाना
Synonyms: Call, Muster, Convene, Invite
Antonyms: Dismiss, Banish, Adjourn, Avert
Example: I will summon him in the morning.
Reciprocate (verb)
To behave or feel towards somebody in the same way as they behave or feel towards you विनिमय
Synonyms: Repay, Return, Requite, Exchange
Antonyms: Deny, Refuse, Ask, Differ
Example: I refused to reciprocate her love.
Bewilder (verb)
To confuse somebody हैरान करना
Synonyms: Perplex, Baffle, Confuse, Puzzle
Antonyms: Clarify, Explain, Orient, Interpret
Example: She's just trying to bewilder us.
Mire (noun)
An area of deep mud कीचड
Synonyms: Muck, Quagmire, Morass, Swamp
Antonyms: Cleanliness, Solution, Clarification, Answer
Example: By distracting me from the mire of my thoughts.
Populist (adjective)
Believing in or supporting populism. लोकलुभावन
Synonyms: Democrat, Egalitarian, Democratic, Autonomous
Antonyms: Elitist, Autocratic, Dependent, Different
Example: Because that's the most populist star in the galaxy.
Abut (verb)
To be next to something or to have one side touching the side of something. मिलना
Synonyms: Adjoin, Border, Join, March
Antonyms: Branch, Separate, Amputate, Dissolve
Example: One edge of the garden abutted on an old entrance to the mine.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 24 Oct 2022Amidst the sharp East-West hostilities generated by the war in Ukraine, there is one country that is at the centre of regional diplomacy — Turkey. Following earlier rapprochement with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has rebuilt bridges with Israel by meeting its Prime Minister Yair Lapid on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in September this year, and pledging to cooperate on shared security and energy interests. And, in a dramatic overture, on August 19, Mr. Erdoğan indicated Turkey’s readiness to engage with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying ‘there is no resentment in politics’.
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1. Synonym of Abut
2. Antonym of Bonhomie
3. Synonym of Mire
4. Antonym of Reciprocate
5. Synonym of Repatriation
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