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The Hindu Editorial – 12.04.2018
1). Blurry (Adjective) — धुँधली
Definition: perceived or remembered indistinctly.
Synonyms: cloudy, fuzzy.
Usage: there’s a very blurry line between art and advertising
2). Xenophobic (Adjective) – जातिवाद, जातीयवादी
Definition: having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
Synonyms: racist, racialist, ethnocentric, ethnocentrist
Usage: xenophobic attitudes
3). Rhetoric (Noun) — अलंकार शास्त्र
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of speech, command of language, expression
Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
4). Anointed (Verb) – अभिषेक करना
Definition: smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony.
Synonyms: smear with oil, rub with oil, apply oil to, spread oil over
Usage: high priests were anointed with oil
5). Philanthropist (Noun) – लोकोपकारक
Definition: a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
Synonyms: benefactor, benefactress, humanitarian, patron, patroness, donor,
contributor
Usage: the trust was founded by an American philanthropist
6). Conceived (Verb) — कल्पना करना
Definition: form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind.
Synonyms: think up, think of, come up with, dream up, draw up, devise, form, formulate
Usage: the dam project was originally conceived in 1977
7). Surreptitiously (Adverb) – चुपके से
Definition: in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively.
Synonyms: Covertly, Secretly, Privately.
Usage: Mary surreptitiously slipped from the room
8). Throttling (Verb) – कुचलना
Definition: attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them.
Synonyms: choke, strangle, strangulate, garrotte, asphyxiate, smother, suffocate,
stifle
Usage: she was sorely tempted to throttle him
9). Lairage (Noun) — एक जगह जहां पशु या भेड़ बाजार या वध करने के रास्ते पर विश्राम करते हैं
Definition: a place where cattle or sheep may be rested on the way to market or slaughter.
Usage: Horses are in lairage.
10). Stridently (Adverb) — कोलाहलमय तरीके से
Definition: in an extremely forceful way.
Synonyms: clamorous, clashing, discordant, grating, harsh, jangling, jarring
Usage: I stridently opposed the policies of the government
11). Slaughtered (Verb) – हत्या करना
Definition: kill (people or animals) in a cruel or violent way, typically in large numbers.
Synonyms: massacre, murder, butcher, kill, kill off, annihilate, exterminate, execute, liquidate
Usage: innocent civilians are being slaughtered
12). Sectarianism (Noun) – संप्रदायवाद
Definition: excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, especially in religion.
Synonyms: separatist, dissenter, dissident, nonconformist, free thinker, renegade, recusant
Usage: religious sectarianism
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