Who will speak truth to unfreedom

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Who will speak truth to unfreedom
28,Oct,2018

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Grotesque (noun)

A very ugly or comically distorted figure or image. कुरूप, भद्दा

Synonyms: Unaesthetic, Repugnant, Repulsive, Bizarre, Hideous

Antonyms: Attractive, Beautiful, Aesthetic Comely

Example: That bloody Halloween mask is grotesque.

Formidable (adjective)

Causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because. that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult. भयावह, भयंकर

Synonyms: Intimidating, Forbidding, Daunting, Fearsome

Antonyms: Nonintimidating, Nonthreatening

Example: Josh was no stranger to a fistfight, and he was considered by many to be a formidable opponent.

Conflagration (noun)

An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property. आग, अग्निकांड

Synonyms: Inferno, Holocaust, Blaze, Flame

Example: The conflagration destroyed the warehouses.

Every nook and cranny (idiom)

Every part or section of a given lace, especially those that are hard to see or reach. एक जगह का हर हिस्सा

Synonyms: Everywhere, Every Place, Systemic, Throughout

Example: Every nook or cranny of thishouse needs to be clean when Grandma comes to visit.

Ignoble (adjective)

Not honourable in character or purpose. नीच

Synonyms: Despicable, Dastardly, Execrable, Sordid

Antonyms: Respectable, Honorable, Lofty , Venerable, Virtuous

Example: Since the criminal showed no remorse for his ignoble deeds, the judge sentenced him to life in prison.

Prophetic (adjective)

Accurately predicting what will happen in the future. भविष्यसूचक

Synonyms: Predictive , Portentous, Oracular, Prescient, Apocalyptic

Example: His warnings proved prophetic.

Subjugation (verb)

The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control. दमन, पराजय

Synonyms: Conquest, Subjection, Conquering, Oppression

Antonyms: Liberation, Emancipation, Independence

Example: The colonial subjugation of a country by means of brute military force.

Solidarity (noun)

Support for each other or for another group, especially in political or international affairs. एकजुटता

Synonyms: Unity, Accord, Harmony, Camaraderie, Cohesion

Antonyms: Discord, Disagreement, Dissention

Example: Supporters want to march tomorrow to show solidarity with their leaders.

Docile (adjective)

Readily giving in to the command or authority of another. विनम्र, दब्बू, अधीन

Synonyms: Submissive, Amenable, Compliant, Tractable

Antonyms: Contumacious, Defiant, Forward, Balky

Example: A docile young pony that went wherever it was led.

Retribution (noun)

The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury. प्रतिकार, बदला

Synonyms: Reprisal, Requital, Retaliation, Revenge, Vengeance

Antonyms: Clemency, Lenity, Mercy Pardon

Example: Since the killer had murdered my husband, I found it fitting retribution that he be electrocuted.

The editorial

Source: The Hindu · 28 Oct 2018

THE LATEST EFFORT TO CONTROL RESEARCH AND PREVENT ACADEMICS FROM PROTESTING WILL KILL THE SPIRIT OF CRITICAL INQUIRY.

It is time to re-read the politically charged play, The House of Bernarda Alba, (1936) by Federico García Lorca. After their father’s death, five young women are forced to live in a barricaded house of mourning for eight years. The doors are latched, windows are curtained with thick black fabric, and every nook and cranny closed. The consequences of living in claustrophobic spaces without men are tragic. The sisters repeatedly attack each other in grotesque performances of frustrated desire.

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1. Synonym of Prophetic

2. Synonym of Every nook and cranny

3. Synonym of Grotesque

4. Antonym of Solidarity

5. Synonym of Docile

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