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The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 60

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1) Alleviating (Verb) – कम करना  

Meaning: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.

Synonyms: reduce, ease, relieve

Antonyms: aggravate

Usage: “he couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it”

 

2) Combat (Verb)युद्ध

Meaning: take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable).

Synonyms: fight, battle against, do battle with

Antonyms: give in to

Usage: “an effort to combat drug trafficking”

 

3) Retain (Verb)प्रतिधारित करना

Meaning: continue to have (something); keep possession of.

Synonyms: keep, keep possession of, keep hold of

Antonyms: give up, lose, abolish

Usage: “Labour retained the seat”

 

4) Shackles (Noun)बेड़ी

Meaning: a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner’s wrists or ankles together.

Synonyms: chain, fetter, manacle

Antonyms: free

Usage: “the prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room”

 

5) Persecuted (Verb)परेशान या नाराज करना  

Meaning: harass or annoy (someone) persistently.

Synonyms: harass, hound, plague

Antonyms: happy, respected, rich

Usage: “Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls”

 

6) Barefaced (Adjective) निर्लज्ज या ढीठ

Meaning: shameless and undisguised.

Synonyms: flagrant, blatant, glaring

Antonyms: ambiguous, clouded, cryptic

Usage: “a barefaced lie”

 

7) Hamstrung (Verb)प्रतिबंधित करना  

Meaning: severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of.

Synonyms: handicap, constrain, restrict

Antonyms: help

Usage: “we were hamstrung by a total lack of knowledge”

 

8) Notorious (Adjective)कुख्यात

Meaning: famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.

Synonyms: infamous, of ill repute, with a bad reputation/name

Antonyms: unknown, anonymous, faceless

Usage: “Los Angeles is notorious for its smog”

 

9) Resurgence (Noun)पुनरुत्थान

Meaning: an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.

Synonyms: renewal, revival, recovery

Antonyms: disappearance, failure, downturn

Usage: “a resurgence of interest in religion”

 

10) Magnitude (Noun)विशालता

Meaning: the great size or extent of something.

Synonyms: immensity, vastness, hugeness

Antonyms: smallness

Usage: “they may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them”

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