Two front challenge

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Two front challenge
08,Dec,2021

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

Read the words first, then the editorial: you will meet them in the text and remember them. Tap a word for its dictionary page.

Hamlet (noun)

A small settlement, generally one smaller than a village, and strictly (in Britain) one without a church. छोटा गांव

Synonyms: Community, Colony, Encampment

Example: I am also after information on the surrounding hamlets and villages.

Coalesce (verb)

Come together to form one mass or whole. संयुक्त होना

Synonyms: Unite, Combine, Merge, Consolidate

Antonyms: Separate, Divide, Split

Example: The separate voices coalesced into joyous chorus.

Catapult (verb)

To throw someone or something with great force. फ़ेक देना

Synonyms: Throw, Hurl, Fling

Example: She was catapulted out of the car as it hit the wall.

Boast (verb)

Talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities. गौरव करना

Synonyms: Brag, Show off, Swank

Antonyms: Deprecate, Vile

Example: He boasted that he had taken part in the crime.

Fountainhead (noun)

An original source of something. सूत्र

Synonyms: Source, Well-spring, Fount

Example: It was to be the fountainhead of scientific manpower in the decades to come.

Murmur (noun)

The quiet or subdued expression of a particular feeling by a group of people. शिकायत

Synonyms: Complaint, Grumble, Moan

Example: There were murmurs of dissent from his colleagues.

Patronage (noun)

The support, especially financial, that is given to a person or an organization by a patron. सहायता

Synonyms: Financing, Backing, Help, Aid

Antonyms: Hinder, Discouragement

Example: Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals.

Extol (verb)

Praise enthusiastically. प्रशंसा करना

Synonyms: Acclaim, Eulogize, Glorify

Antonyms: Criticize, Castigate, Condemn

Example: She extols conventions that make civilized society possible.

Stride (noun)

A step or stage in progress towards an aim. प्रगति

Synonyms: Progress, Advance, Make progress

Example: Great strides have been made towards equality.

Concretise (verb)

Make (an idea or concept) real; give specific or definite form to. ठोस करना

Synonyms: Personify, Incorporate, Manifest

Example: It's like concretizing a moment in the present.

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Source: The Pioneer News · 8 Dec 2021

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