10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Bemoan (verb)
To complain or express sadness about something: शोक करना, दुख प्रकट करना
Synonyms: Lament, Bewail, Deplore, Grieve
Antonyms: Rejoice, Exult, Gloat, Cheer
Example: Because Helen’s injury did not seem to be healing, she began to bemoan her treatment.
Culminate (verb)
Each a climax or point of highest development. समापन होना, पराकाष्ठा पर पहुँचना
Synonyms: Conclude, Terminate, Finish, Wind Up
Antonyms: Commence, Begin, Start, Inaugurate
Example: My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.
Impoverished (adjective)
Lacking money or material possessions. गरीब, कंगाल
Synonyms: Destitute, Impecunious, Penurious, Broke, Poor
Antonyms: Affluent, Luxuriant, Opulent, Copious
Example: The impoverished man could not afford to send his daughter to summer camp.
Suburb (noun)
An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. उपनगर, शहर का बाहरी भाग
Synonyms: Outskirts, Hamlet, Fringe, Periphery
Antonyms: Centre, Metropolis, Downtown
Example: Realtors usually steer families to the suburb of a city so that they can buy a bigger house with yard space.
Proliferation (noun)
Rapid increase in the number or amount of something. प्रसार, तीव्र वृद्धि
Synonyms: Reproduction, Augmentation, Propagation, Escalation
Antonyms: Abatement, Decrement, Decline, Diminution
Example: Small businesses have proliferated in the last ten years.
Redemption (noun)
The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. मोचन, पाप मुक्ति
Synonyms: Salvation, Rescue, Atonement, Emancipation
Antonyms: Endanger, Jeopardize, Abandon, Imperil
Example: God's plans for the redemption of his world.
Peculiarity (noun)
A strange or unusual feature or habit. अनोखापन, विशेषता, ख़ासियत
Synonyms: Feature, Trait, Idiosyncracy, Attribute,
Antonyms: Normality, Usualness, Simplicity, Sameness
Example: Wearing a wide-brimmed red hat and a bright flowery outfit, the peculiarity of the woman caught everyone’s attention
Umpteen (adjective)
Indefinitely many; a lot of. अनेक, बहुत
Synonyms: Numerous, Innumerable, Multitudinous, Myriad
Antonyms: Fewer, Little, Some, Limited
Example: We've been there umpteen times and she still can't remember the way.
Contemporary (adjective)
Belonging to or occurring in the present. आधुनिक, समकालीन
Synonyms: Modern, Present-Day, Coeval, Concurrent
Antonyms: Old-Fashioned, Archaic, Obsolete
Example: Contemporary medicine is much more effective than the medicines produced twenty years ago.
Emulate (adjective)
Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation. बराबरी करना, अनुकरण करना, की तरह काम करना
Synonyms: Imitate, Mimic, Copy, Follow
Antonyms: Reverse, Oppose, Be Original
Example: Most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great
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Source: The Hindu · 23 Jul 2018This editorial is for Prime members
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1. Synonym of Proliferation
2. Antonym of Culminate
3. Synonym of Peculiarity
4. Antonym of Emulate
5. Synonym of Bemoan
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