Monthly Editorial April 2019 PDF

April Month Editorial Vocabulary - 2019
Editorial – (01-04-2019) Antonyms: botch, bungle, foozle, fumble

1) Wrangling (noun) -- तकरार Usage: "snowboarders performed daring
Meaning:engagement in a long, complicated manoeuvres on precipitous slopes"
dispute or argument.
Synonyms: altercation, argle-bargle, argument, 6) Intrigue (verb) -- �रझाना
argy-bargy Meaning: arouse the curiosity or interest of;
Antonyms: agreement, calm, harmony fascinate.
Usage: "weeks of political wrangling" Synonyms: interest, be of interest to, fascinate
Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness
2) Chasm (noun) -- खाई Usage: "I was intrigued by your question"
Meaning: a deep fissure in the earth's surface.
Synonyms: gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully 7) Lurk (verb)– दुबकना
Antonyms: closing, closure Meaning: be or remain hidden so as to wait in
Usage: "a chasm a mile long" ambush for someone or something.
Synonyms: skulk, loiter, lie in wait
3) Shrine (noun)– मं�दर Antonyms: come out, materialize, show up
Meaning: a place regarded as holy because of its Usage: "a ruthless killer still lurked in the
associations with a divinity or a sacred person or darkness"
relic, marked by a building or other construction.
Synonyms: holy place, temple, church, chapel 8) Desertion (noun) -- प�रत्याग
Antonyms: uncover unsheathe Meaning: the action of deserting a person, cause,
Usage: "the medieval pilgrim route to the shrine or organization.
of St James" Synonyms: abandonment, leaving
Antonyms: allowance, approval
4) Overture (noun)– �स्थावना Usage: "I resented what I saw as my parents'
Meaning: an orchestral piece at the beginning of desertion"
an opera, play, etc./an introduction to something
more substantial. 9) Unabashed -- अचल
Synonyms: prelude, introduction, opening Meaning: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or
Antonyms: conclusion, ending, epilogue ashamed.
Usage: "the talks were no more than an overture Synonyms: unashamed, shameless,
to a long debate" unembarrassed
Antonyms: abashed, ashamed, embarrassed
5) Manoeuvre (noun) -- प�तरे बाज़ी Usage: "he was unabashed by the furore his words
Meaning: a movement or series of moves provoked"
requiring skill and care./a large-scale military
exercise of troops, warships, and other forces. 10) Faction (noun) -- दलबंदी
Synonyms: operation, exercise, activity
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Meaning: a small organized dissenting group 5) Fierce (adjective) -- भयंकर

within a larger one, especially in politics. Meaning: having or displaying an intense or
Synonyms: clique, coterie, caucus, cabal, bloc ferocious aggressiveness.
Antonyms: individual, whole Synonyms: ferocious, savage, vicious
Usage: "the left-wing faction of the party" Antonyms: gentle, tame, mild
Usage: "fierce fighting continued throughout the
Editorial – (02-04-2019) day"
1) Paradox (noun) -- िवरोधाभास
Meaning: a seemingly absurd or contradictory 6) Exigencies (noun) -- तत्काल आवश्यकता या मांग
statement or proposition which when investigated Meaning: an urgent need or demand.
may prove to be well founded or true. Synonyms: need, demand, requirement, want
Synonyms: contradiction, contradiction in terms, Usage: "women worked long hours when the
self-contradiction, inconsistency exigencies of the family economy demanded it"
Antonyms: normality, regularity, standard
Usage: "the uncertainty principle leads to all sorts 7) Frontally (adjective) -- सामने क� ओर से
of paradoxes, like the particles being in two places Meaning: of, relating to, or adjacent to the
at once" forehead or the frontal bone
Synonyms: anterior, fore, forward, front,
2) Coalition (noun) -- गठबंधन frontward (or frontwards)
Meaning: a temporary alliance for combined Antonyms: aft, after, hind, hinder, hindmost,
action, especially of political parties forming a posterior, rear, rearward
government. Usage: most cars have the engine in the frontal
Synonyms: alliance, union, partnership, part
affiliation
Antonyms: detachment, disconnection 8) Disparaging (adjective)– अपमानजनक
Usage: "a coalition between Liberals and Meaning: expressing the opinion that something
Conservatives" is of little worth; derogatory.
Synonyms: belittle, decry, defame
3) Gambit (noun) -- स्तरीकरण Antonyms: admire, approve
Meaning: an act or remark that is calculated to Usage: "disparaging remarks about council
gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a houses"
situation.
Synonyms: stratagem, machination, scheme 9) Fulcrum (noun)– आधार
Antonyms: frankness, honesty Meaning: a thing that plays a central or essential
Usage: "his resignation was a tactical gambit" role in an activity, event, or situation.
Synonyms: lever, pin
4) Rupture (verb) – टू टना या फटना Antonyms: stiffen, close
Meaning: (especially of a pipe or container, or Usage: "research is the fulcrum of the academic
bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break community"
or burst suddenly.
Synonyms: break, fracture, crack 10)Onus (noun)– भार या दाियत्व
Antonyms: union, uniting, healing, fusion Meaning: something that is one's duty or
Usage: "if the main artery ruptures he could die" responsibility.
Synonyms: burden, responsibility, liability, Synonyms: remark, comment, word, expression,

obligation, duty statement
Antonyms: advantage, benefit Antonyms: listening, question, quiet
Usage: "the onus is on you to show that you have Usage: "he whispered, as if to lend his utterances
suffered loss" an added confidentiality"
Editorial – (03-04-2019) 6) Omnibus (adjective) -- सवर्�ाही

1) Gag (verb) -- वमन करना Meaning: comprising several items.
Meaning: choke or retch. Synonyms: all-embracing, all-in [chiefly British],
Synonyms: retch, heave, dry-heave, convulse all-inclusive, broad-gauge
Antonyms: whisper, familiar Antonyms: circumscribed, limited, narrow,
Usage: "he gagged on the wine" restricted
Usage: an omnibus edition of his more popular
2) Defamatory (adjective) -- मानहािनकारक stories
Meaning: (of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the
good reputation of someone; slanderous or 7) Debutant (noun) -- लोग� के सामने पहली उपिस्थित
libellous. करनेवाला
Synonyms: libellous, slanderous, defaming, Meaning: a man making his first public
calumnious appearance, especially in sport.
Antonyms: complimentary, approving Synonyms: new comer,beginner.
Usage: "a defamatory allegation" Antonyms: Expert
Usage: "rarely in the history of the festival has a
3) Injunction (noun) -- िनषेधाज्ञा debutant director won the Palme d'Or"
Meaning: an authoritative warning or order.
Synonyms: order, ruling, direction, directive, 8) Defendants (noun) -- बचाव पक्ष
command Meaning: an individual, company, or institution
Antonyms: appeal, entreaty, petition, plea sued or accused in a court of law.
Usage: The temporary injunction violates the Synonyms: accused, prisoner at the bar
basic principle in free speech law Antonyms: Plaintiff, believe
Usage: "the defendant tried to claim that it was
4) Disseminated (adjective) -- �सा�रत self-defence"
Meaning: having spread throughout an organ or
the body. 9) Jolt (verb) -- झटका देना
Synonyms: broadcast, circulate, propagate, Meaning: push or shake (someone or something)
spread abruptly and roughly.
Antonyms: cloak, conceal, enshroud Synonyms: push, thrust
Usage: Arraying print and electronic media Antonyms: disadvantage
outlets that had not previously disseminated Usage: "a surge in the crowd behind him jolted
him forwards"
5) Utterances (noun) -- उि�
Meaning: a spoken word, statement, or vocal 10)Reeled (verb) – लड़खड़ाना
sound. /the action of saying or expressing Meaning: lose one's balance and stagger or lurch
something aloud. violently.
Synonyms: stagger, lurch, sway, rock, stumble, Synonyms: little, little or no, minimal, hardly any
totter Antonyms: abundant, ample, sufficient
Antonyms: stabilize, steady Usage: "companies with scant regard for the
Usage: "he punched Connolly in the ear, sending safety of future generations"
him reeling"
6) Quashing (verb) -- र� करने
Editorial – (04-04-2019) Meaning: reject as invalid, especially by legal
1) Vulnerable (adjective) -- चपेट म� procedure.
Meaning: exposed to the possibility of being Synonyms: cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal
attacked or harmed, either physically or Antonyms: bring about, prompt
emotionally. Usage: "his conviction was quashed on appeal"
Synonyms: in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, at
risk, endangered, unsafe 7) Aggregating (verb) -- कु ल जोड़ करना
Antonyms: well protected, invulnerable, resilient Meaning: form or group into a class or cluster.
Usage: "we were in a vulnerable position" Synonyms: collection, mass, cluster
Antonyms: uncombined, individual
2) Unprecedented (adjective) -- अभूतपूवर् Usage: "socio-occupational groups aggregate men
Meaning: never done or known before. sharing similar kinds of occupation"
Synonyms: unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched,
unrivalled 8) Dent (noun) -- खरोज
Antonyms: normal, common Meaning: a slight hollow in a hard even surface
Usage: "the government took the unprecedented made by a blow or pressure.
step of releasing confidential correspondence" Synonyms: indentation, dint, dimple, dip
Antonyms: increase
3) Sedition (noun)– राज�ोह Usage: "there was a hideous dent in the front
Meaning: conduct or speech inciting people to passenger door"
rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
Synonyms: incitement (to riot/rebellion), 9) Nexus (noun) -- बंधन
agitation, rabble-rousing Meaning: a connection or series of connections
Antonyms: obedience, calm linking two or more things.
Usage: The leaders of the group have been Synonyms: center, connection
arrested and charged with sedition. Antonyms: divorce, exterior
Usage: "the nexus between industry and political
4) Skepticism(noun) -- संदह े वाद power"
Meaning: a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the
truth of something. 10)Peculiarity (noun) -- ख़ािसयत
Synonyms: doubtfulness, dubiousness Meaning: a strange or unusual feature or habit.
Antonyms: conviction, belief, faith Synonyms: oddity, anomaly, abnormality
Usage: "these claims were treated with Antonyms: simplicity, normality
scepticism" Usage: "for all his peculiarities, she finds him
quite endearing"
5) Scant (adjective) -- अल्प
Meaning: barely sufficient or adequate. Editorial – (05-04-2019)
1) Anticipate (verb) -- आशा रखना

Meaning: regard as probable; expect or predict. 7) Prudent (adjective) -- िववेक�
Synonyms: expect, foresee, predict Meaning: acting with or showing care and
Antonyms: be amazed thought for the future.
Usage: "she anticipated scorn on her return to the Synonyms: wise, well judged, judicious
theatre" Antonyms: unwise, imprudent, incautious
Usage: "no prudent money manager would
2) Divergent (adjective) -- िविभ� authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose".
Meaning: tending to be different or develop in
different directions. 8) Galvanized (verb)– च�का देना
Synonyms: differing, varying, different Meaning: shock or excite (someone) into taking
Antonyms: similar action.
Usage: "divergent interpretations" Synonyms: jolt, shock, startle, impel, stir, spur,
prod
3) Confront (verb) -- सामना करना Antonyms: demotivate
Meaning: come face to face with (someone) with Usage: "the urgency of his voice galvanized them
hostile or argumentative intent. into action"
Synonyms: challenge, square up to, oppose,
resist, defy 9) Dexterity (noun) -- िनपुणता
Antonyms: avoid Meaning: skill in performing tasks, especially
Usage: "300 policemen confronted an equal with the hands.
number of union supporters" Synonyms: deftness, adeptness, adroitness,
agility, nimbleness
4) Spike(noun) -- नोकदार छड़ Antonyms: clumsiness, stupidity, insensitivity
Meaning: a thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or Usage: "her dexterity with chopsticks"
another rigid material.
Synonyms: prong, barb, point, skewer 10)Incur (verb)– �य �कया �आ
Antonyms: burn out, debilitate, do in, drain Meaning: become subject to (something
Usage: "the oil price spike" unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own
behaviour or actions.
5) Shadow (verb)- �कसीको अनुसरण करना Synonyms: suffer, sustain, experience
Meaning: follow and observe (someone) closely Antonyms: avoid
and secretly. Usage: "I will pay any expenses incurred"
Synonyms: follow, trail, track
Antonyms: brightness, light Editorial – (08-04-2019)
Usage: "he had been up all night shadowing a 1) Inflow (noun) -- भारी �वाह, समृि�
team of poachers" Meaning: the movement of a large number of
people or things or a large amount of money into a
6) Faltering (adjective) -- शि� या गित खोना place.
Meaning: losing strength or momentum. Synonyms: affluence, flux, income, influx
Synonyms: speaking hesitantly Antonyms: retreat, departure
Antonyms: budge, stir Usage: "enormous inflows of foreign investment"
Usage: "his faltering career"
2) Uptick (noun) -- अिभवृि� Usage: "breaking a disruptive technology into the

Meaning: a small increase or slight upward trend. market is never easy"
Synonyms: accretion, accrual, addendum
Antonyms: abatement, decline, decrease 8) Erratic (adjective) -- अिनयिमत
Usage: "an uptick in foreign tourism" Meaning: not even or regular in pattern or
movement; unpredictable.
3) Robustness (noun) -- मजबूती Synonyms: unpredictable, inconsistent,
Meaning: the quality or condition of being strong changeable
and in good condition. Antonyms: predictable, consistent
Synonyms: fitness, health, healthiness Usage: "her breathing was erratic"
Antonyms: debility, decrepitude, feebleness
Usage: "the overall robustness of national and 9) Crippled (adjective) -- पंगु
international financial systems" Meaning: (of a person) unable to walk or move
properly; disabled.
4) Dovish (adjective) -- यु�-िवरोधी, संगीन Synonyms: disable, paralyse, immobilize
Meaning: supporting discussion or other peaceful Antonyms: aid, assist, cure
solutions in political relationships rather than the Usage: "a crippled old man"
use of force
Synonyms: anti-war, concord 10)Render (verb) – �दान करना
Antonyms: militarist, militaristic Meaning: cause to be or become; make.
Usage: He is a dovish politican who was one of the Synonyms: give, provide, supply, furnish
signers of a model peace treaty. Antonyms: keep, retain, withhold
Usage: "money serves as a reward for services
5) Nimble (adjective) -- फु त�ला rendered"
Meaning: quick and light in movement or action;
agile. Editorial – (09-04-2019)
Synonyms: agile, lithe, sprightly, acrobatic 1) Gauntlet (noun) -- चुनौती
Antonyms: stiff, clumsy, lumbering Meaning: a severe trial / a glove worn with
Usage: "with a deft motion of her nimble fingers" medieval armor to protect the hand / a dress glove
extending above the wrist
6) Trajectory (noun) -- �क्षेपव� Synonyms: challenge
Meaning: the path followed by a projectile flying Antonyms: accept
or an object moving under the action of given Usage: ran the gauntlet of criticism and censure
forces.
Synonyms: course, route, path, track 2) Fiery (adjective) -- उ�
Antonyms: uncreativeness
Meaning: consisting of fire or burning strongly
Usage: "the missile's trajectory was preset"
and brightly.
Synonyms: burning, blazing, flaming
7) Disruptive (adjective) -- िवघटनकारी
Antonyms: bland, indifferent
Meaning: causing or tending to cause disruption.
Usage: "the sun was a fiery ball low on the hills"
Synonyms: troublemaking, troublesome, unruly,
rowdy
Antonyms: calming, disciplined 3) Rhetoric (noun) -- अलंकारशा�
Meaning: the art of effective or persuasive Synonyms: heir, heiress, legatee, recipient
speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of Antonyms: sender
figures of speech and other compositional Usage: "we are the inheritors of these cultural
techniques. traditions"
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of speech
Antonyms: inarticulateness 9) Rump (noun) – शेषयाशेषभाग
Usage: "he is using a common figure of rhetoric,
Meaning: a small or unimportant remnant of
hyperbole"
something originally larger.
Synonyms: remainder, remaining part/number
4) Triumvirate (noun) -- तीनकासमूहयासंघ Antonyms: front
Meaning:a group or association of three Usage: "once the profitable enterprises have been
Synonyms: threesome, triad, trifecta, trinity, trio, sold the unprofitable rump will be left"
triple, triplet
Usage: In this emergent situation in the State, the 10) Blunting (verb) -- भुथराकरना
rally must have brought some reassurance to the
Meaning: make or become less sharp.
triumvirate of AkhileshYadav
Synonyms: dull, deaden, dampen, soften, numb
Antonyms: sharpen, hone
5) Unambiguous (adjective) – स्प� Usage: "their determination had been blunted"
Meaning: not open to more than one
interpretation. Editorial – (10-04-2019)
Synonyms: explicit, obvious 1) Unabashed (adjective)– श�मदा नह�
Antonyms: ambiguous, indefinite Meaning: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or
Usage: "instructions should be unambiguous" ashamed.
Synonyms: unashamed, shameless,
6) Deference (noun) -- सम्मान unembarrassed
Meaning: polite submission and respect. Antonyms: abashed, ashamed, embarrassed
Synonyms: respect, respectfulness Usage: "he was unabashed by the furore his words
Antonyms: disrespect provoked"
Usage: "he addressed her with the deference due
to age" 2) Glimpses (noun) -- झलक
Meaning: a momentary or partial view./see or
7) Coherence (noun) -- जुटना perceive briefly or partially.
Synonyms: brief look, quick look
Meaning: the quality of being logical and
Antonyms: examine, overlook, oversee
consistent.
Usage: "she caught a glimpse of the ocean"
Synonyms: consistency, logicality, good sense
Antonyms: incoherence
3) Reiteration (noun) -- पुनरावृि�
Usage: "this raises further questions on the
Meaning: the action of repeating something,
coherence of state policy"
typically for emphasis or clarity.
Synonyms: echo, renew, repeat
8) Inheritor (noun) -- पैतक
ृ सम्प��पानेवाला Antonyms: take back
Meaning: a person who inherits something; an
heir.
Usage: "the reiteration of his campaign promise to Synonyms: oppression, victimization,

cut taxes" maltreatment
Antonyms: happiness, joy
4) Scrutiny (noun) -- संवीक्षा Usage: "her family fled religious persecution"
Meaning: critical observation or examination.
Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, 9) Boastful (adjective)– अिधक अिभमान �दखाना
survey, scan, study, perusal Meaning: "he always seemed to be rather boastful
Antonyms: flash, glance, glimpse, peek and above himself"
Usage: "every aspect of local government was Synonyms: crowing, swaggering, braggart,
placed under scrutiny" overweening
Antonyms: modest, unassuming
5) Monolith (noun) -- पत्थर का खंभा Usage: "he always seemed to be rather boastful
Meaning: a large single upright block of stone, and above himself"
especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or
monument. 10)Strides (verb) -- लंब,े िनणार्यक कदम के साथ चलना
Synonyms: standing stone, menhir, sarsen Meaning: walk with long, decisive steps in a
Antonyms: diversified specified direction.
Usage: "we passed Stonehenge, the strange stone Synonyms: march, stalk, pace, tread
monoliths silhouetted against the horizon" Antonyms: amble, meander, ramble, stroll,
wander.
6) Emphatic (adjective) -- सश� Usage: "he strode across the road"
Meaning: expressing something forcibly and
clearly.
Synonyms: vehement, firm, wholehearted, Editorial – (11-04-2019)
forceful 1) Rebuff (verb) - �झड़क�करना
Antonyms: hesitant, tentative Meaning:reject (someone or something) in an
Usage: "the children were emphatic that they abrupt or ungracious manner.
would like to repeat the experience" Synonyms: turn down, spurn, refuse, decline,
repudiate
7) Fleeing (verb) -- भाग जाना Antonyms:accept, welcome
Meaning: run away from a place or situation of Usage: "I asked her to be my wife, and was
danger. rebuffed in no uncertain terms"
Synonyms: run away, run off, make a run for it,
run for it, take flight, be gone 2) Legitimize (verb) - वैधकरना
Antonyms: appear, materialize
Meaning: make legitimate.
Usage: "to escape the fighting, his family fled from
Synonyms: validate, legitimate, permit, warrant
their village"
Antonyms: outlaw
Usage: "voters legitimize the government through
8) Persecution (noun) -- ज़�ल्म
the election of public officials"
Meaning: hostility and ill-treatment, especially
because of race or political or religious beliefs;
oppression. 3) Unanimous (adjective) - सवर्सम्मत
Meaning: (of two or more people) fully in 8) Revivifies (verb) - पुनज��वत

agreement.
Meaning: give new life or vigour to.
Synonyms: in complete accord, of one mind, like-
Synonyms: animate, arouse, awaken
minded
Antonyms: agitate, annoy
Antonyms: divided, at odds
Usage: "they revivified a wine industry that had all
Usage: "the doctors were unanimous in their
but vanished"
diagnoses"
9) Consonance (noun) - सामंजस्य

4) Provenance (noun) - उत्प��
Meaning: agreement or compatibility between
Meaning: the beginning of something's existence;
opinions or actions.
something's origin.
Synonyms: agreement, concord, accord,
Synonyms: origin, source, place of origin
accordance
Antonyms: conclusion, effect, end
Antonyms: disagreement, discord
Usage: "they try to understand the whole
Usage: "consonance between conservation
universe, its provenance and fate"
measures and existing agricultural practice"
5) Dissenting (adjective) - मतभेदयाअसहमित

10) Murky (adjective) - अंधेरेऔरउदास
Meaning: holding or expressing opinions that are
Meaning: dark and gloomy, especially due to
at variance with those commonly or officially held.
thick mist.
Synonyms: differ, demur, diverge
Synonyms: louring, threatening, cheerless,
Antonyms: assent, agree, accept
depressing
Usage: "there were a couple of dissenting voices"
Antonyms: Bright, sunny
Usage: "the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was
6) Parleys (noun) - �ववादाथर्सम्मेलन falling"
Meaning:a conference between opposing sides in
a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an Editorial – (12-04-2019)
armistice. 1) Rescinded (verb) - र�करदे ना
Synonyms: meeting, conference, summit,
Meaning: revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order,
discussion
or agreement).
Antonyms: quiet, silence
Synonyms: revoke, repeal, cancel, reverse,
Usage: "a parley is in progress and the invaders
abrogate
may withdraw"
Antonyms: enforce, enact
Usage: "the government eventually rescinded the
7) Travesty (noun) - भड़ौआ directive"
Meaning: a false, absurd, or distorted
representation of something. 2) Draconian (adjective) - बेरहम
Synonyms: poor substitute, mockery, parody,
Meaning: (of laws or their application)
caricature
excessively harsh and severe.
Antonyms: homage, tribute
Synonyms: harsh, severe, strict, extreme, drastic
Usage: "the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty
Antonyms: mild
of justice"
Usage: "the Nazis destroyed the independence of
the press by a series of draconian laws"
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument;

3) Perishable (adjective) - खराबहोनेवाला controversial.
Synonyms: disputed, contended, open to
Meaning: (especially of food) likely to decay or go
question/debate
bad quickly.
Antonyms: peaceable
Synonyms: liable to rot, easily spoilt
Usage: "a contentious issue"
Antonyms: imperishable
Usage: "the storage of perishable foods"
9) Fringe (noun) - झब्बेदार�कनारा
4) Emphasise (verb) - मह�वदे ना Meaning: an ornamental border of threads left
loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge
Meaning: give special importance or value to
clothing or material.
(something) in speaking or writing.
Synonyms: edging, edge, border, hem
Synonyms: focus attention on, highlight, point
Antonyms: mainstream, middle
up, spotlight
Usage: "a long grey skirt with a fringe"
Antonyms: understate, play down
Usage: "they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-
one contact between parent and child" 10)Clinching (verb) - पु��करना
Meaning: confirm or settle (a contract or
5) Unfettered (adjective) - अ�ितबंिधत bargain).
Synonyms: bring off, complete, confirm, seal
Meaning: not confined or restricted.
Antonyms: delay, put off
Synonyms: unrestrained, unrestricted,
Usage: "the Texan wanted to impress him to
unconstrained
clinch a business deal"
Antonyms: restricted, fettered
Usage: "his imagination is unfettered by the laws
Editorial – (13-04-2019)
of logic"
1) Defiance (noun) -- साहिसकअवज्ञा
6) Segregate (verb) - अलगकरना Meaning: open resistance; bold disobedience.
Synonyms: resistance, opposition, confrontation
Meaning: set apart from the rest or from each
Antonyms: submission, obedience
other; isolate or divide.
Usage: "an act of defiance"
Synonyms: keep apart, sort out
Usage: "apprehensions about groups segregated
from the rest of society" 2) Dispensation (noun) – छूट
Meaning: exemption from a rule or usual
7) Indictment (noun) - अिभयोग requirement.
Synonyms: exemption, immunity, exception,
Meaning: a formal charge or accusation of a
exclusion, exoneration
serious crime.
Antonyms: disfavor, denial
Synonyms: charge, accusation, arraignment
Usage: "although she was too young, she was
Antonyms: acquittal
given special dispensation to play before her
Usage: "an indictment for conspiracy"
birthday"
8) Contentious (adjective) - �ववादास्पद

3) Arbiter (noun) -- �ववाचक
Meaning: a person who settles a dispute or has Meaning: very great in amount, scale, or
ultimate authority in a matter. intensity.
Synonyms: adjudicator, arbitrator, judge, umpire Synonyms: very great, huge, enormous, immense,
Antonyms: appellant, claimant, disputant, colossal
litigant Antonyms: tiny, small, slight, soft
Usage: "the Secretary of State is the final arbiter" Usage: "Penny put in a tremendous amount of
time"
4) Reputation (noun) -- �िस��
9) Expertise (noun) --
Meaning: the beliefs or opinions that are
generally held about someone or something. �कसी�वशेषक्षे�म��वशेषज्ञकौशलयाज्ञान
Synonyms: good name, character, repute, Meaning: expert skill or knowledge in a particular
standing, stature field.
Antonyms: discredit, disrepute. Synonyms: skill, skilfulness, expertness, prowess
Usage: "his reputation was tarnished by Antonyms: incompetence
allegations of bribery" Usage: "technical expertise"
5) Transgressing (verb) -- सीमासेपरे जाना 10) Unrelenting (adjective) --- बेददर्

Meaning: go beyond the limits of (what is Meaning: not yielding in strength, severity, or
morally, socially, or legally acceptable). determination.
Synonyms: behave badly, break the law, err, lapse Synonyms: implacable, inflexible,
Antonyms: obedience uncompromising
Usage: "she had transgressed an unwritten social Antonyms: intermittent, spasmodic
law" Usage: "the heat was unrelenting"
6) Silhouette (noun) – रुपरे खा

Editorial – (15-03-2019)
Meaning: the dark shape and outline of someone
or something visible in restricted light against a 1) Eluding (verb) - बचिनकालना
brighter background. Meaning: escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy,
Synonyms: outline, contour(s), profile or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way.
Usage: "she paused to see its silhouette against the Synonyms: evade, avoid, get away from, dodge
dimming sky" Antonyms: be caught by
Usage: "he tried to elude the security men by
7) Postulated (verb) – सुझावदे ना sneaking through a back door"
Meaning: suggest or assume the existence, fact, or
truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, 2) Asylum (noun) - पागलखानायाअस्पताल
discussion, or belief. Meaning: the protection granted by a state to
Synonyms: put forward, suggest, advance someone who has left their home country as a
Antonyms: disclaim political refugee.
Usage: "his theory postulated a rotatory Synonyms: psychiatric hospital, mental hospital
movement for hurricanes" Antonyms: danger
Usage: "she applied for asylum and was granted
8) Tremendous (adjective) – बहुत�वशाल refugee status"
Usage: "Brazil refused to extradite him to Britain"

3) Conventions (noun) - सम्मेलन�
Meaning: a way in which something is usually 8) Endangered (adjective) - लु��ाय
done./an agreement between states covering Meaning: (of a species) seriously at risk of
particular matters, especially one less formal than extinction.
a treaty. Synonyms: imperil, jeopardize, risk
Synonyms: agreement, accord, protocol, compact Antonyms: guard, protect, shelter
Antonyms: disagreement, discord Usage: "legislation to protect endangered species"
Usage: "the convention, signed by the six states
bordering on the Black Sea, aims to prevent further 9) Clamouring (verb) - कोलाहलकरना
pollution"
Meaning: (of a group of people) shout loudly and
insistently.
4) Assault (verb) - हमलाकरना Synonyms: shout loudly, bay, scream, shriek
Meaning: make a physical attack on. Antonyms: mumble, mumbling, murmur,
Synonyms: physically attack, aim blows at, slap, murmuring, rumble, rumbling
smack, beat, thrash Usage: "the surging crowds clamoured for
Antonyms: defense, defensive, guard attention"
Usage: "he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police
officer" 10)Dissemination (noun) - �सार
Meaning: the action or fact of spreading
5) Conspiracy (noun) - षड़यन्� something, especially information, widely.
Meaning: a secret plan by a group to do Synonyms: spreading, circulation, distribution,
something unlawful or harmful. dispersal, diffusion
Synonyms: plot, scheme, stratagem, plan Antonyms: cloak, conceal, enshroud
Antonyms: faithfulness, honesty Usage: "the dissemination of public information"
Usage: "a conspiracy to destroy the government"
Editorial – (16-03-2019)
6) Espionage (noun) - जासूसीयािनगरानी 1) Shrank (verb) - िसकुड़जाना
Meaning: the practice of spying or of using spies, Meaning: become or make smaller in size or
typically by governments to obtain political and amount.
military information. Synonyms: get smaller, become/grow smaller,
Synonyms: surveillance, reconnaissance, contract, diminish, lessen
intelligence, eavesdropping Antonyms: expand, increase
Antonyms: surveillance wisdom Usage: "the workforce shrank to a thousand"
Usage: "the camouflage and secrecy of espionage"
2) Threshold (noun) - दहलीज़
7) Extradited (verb) - �त्य�पर्त Meaning: a strip of wood or stone forming the
Meaning: hand over (a person accused or bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a
convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the house or room.
foreign state in which the crime was committed. Synonyms: doorsill, doorway, entrance, entry
Synonyms: deport, hand over, send back Antonyms: close, conclusion, end, ending, omega
Antonyms: hold, keep
Usage: "he stood on the threshold of Sheila's Meaning: in a friendly and peaceable manner.
bedroom" Synonyms: agreeable, compatible, congenial,
frictionless
3) Trajectory (noun) - �क्षेपव� Antonyms: unfriendly, hostile
Usage: "they have amicably resolved their
Meaning: the path followed by a projectile flying
outstanding dispute"
or an object moving under the action of given
forces.
Synonyms: course, route, path, track, line, orbit 9) Militancy (noun) - आ�ामकता
Usage: "the missile's trajectory was preset" Meaning: the use of confrontational or violent
methods in support of a political or social cause.
4) Bolster (verb) - समथर्नयामजबूतकरना Synonyms: aggression, aggressiveness,
assaultiveness
Meaning: support or strengthen.
Antonyms: nonaggression, pacifism
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce
Usage: "there are signs of growing militancy
Antonyms: undermine
among workers"
Usage: "the fall in interest rates is starting to
bolster confidence"
10)Denting (verb) - घटाना
5) Fostering (verb) - कोबढ़ावादे ना Meaning: have an adverse effect on; diminish.
Synonyms: diminish, reduce, lessen, shrink
Meaning: encourage the development of
Antonyms: increase
(something, especially something desirable).
Usage: "this neither deterred him nor dented his
Synonyms: encourage, promote, further,
enthusiasm"
stimulate
Antonyms: neglect, suppress, destroy
Editorial – (17-04-2019)
Usage: "the teacher's task is to foster learning"
1) Status quo (noun) -- यथा�स्थित
6) Mammoth (noun) - �वशाल Meaning: the existing state of affairs, especially
regarding social or political issues.
Meaning: a large extinct elephant of the
Synonyms: normalcy, normality
Pleistocene epoch, typically hairy with a sloping
Antonyms: abnormality
back and long curved tusks.
Usage: "they have a vested interest in maintaining
Synonyms: huge, enormous, gigantic, giant,
the status quo"
colossal
Antonyms: tiny
Usage: "a mammoth corporation" 2) Asymmetry (noun) -- असमिमित
Meaning: lack of equality or equivalence between
7) Slump (verb) - िगरपड़ना parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.
Synonyms: unbalanced, unsymmetrical
Meaning: sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply.
Antonyms: balanced, symmetrical (or symmetric)
Synonyms: sit heavily, flop, flump, collapse
Usage: "there was an asymmetry between the
Antonyms: rise, soar
right and left ears"
Usage: "she slumped against the cushions"
3) Anonymity (noun) -- अनािमता

8) Amicably (adverb) - िम�भावसे
Meaning: the condition of being anonymous.
Synonyms: facelessness, namelessness, nowhere, Usage: "the difficulty and opacity in Barthes'
nowheresville, obscurity, silence texts"
Antonyms: character, mark, name, note, rep
[slang], report, reputation, repute 8) Proactive (adjective) – स��य
Usage: "the official spoke on condition of
Meaning: (of a person or action) creating or
anonymity"
controlling a situation rather than just responding
to it after it has happened.
4) Litigation (noun) -- मुकदमेबाज़ी Synonyms: enterprising, take-charge, energetic
Meaning: the process of taking legal action. Antonyms: half-baked, half-cocked, improvident,
myopic, shortsighted
Synonyms: legal proceeding(s), legal action, Usage: "employers must take a proactive approach
lawsuit, legal dispute to equal pay"
Antonyms: exonerate
Usage: "he objected to some passages in the book, 9) Infusing (verb) – व्या�करना
but did not resort to litigation"
Meaning: fill; pervade.
Synonyms: pervade, permeate, suffuse
5) Sanctity (noun) -- प�व�ता Antonyms: eliminate, remove, take away
Meaning: the state or quality of being holy, Usage: "infuse the dried flowers in boiling water"
sacred, or saintly.
Synonyms: holiness, godliness, sacredness 10) Quelled (verb) -- काबूकरना
Antonyms: wickedness
Meaning: put an end to (a rebellion or other
Usage: "the site of the tomb was a place of sanctity
disorder), typically by the use of force.
for the ancient Egyptians"
Synonyms: put an end to, stamp out, put a stop
to, end, finish, get rid of
6) Premise (verb) – केआधारपर Antonyms: bring about, prompt
Meaning: base an argument, theory, or Usage: "extra police were called to quell the
undertaking on disturbance"
Synonyms: assumption, given, hypothetical, if,
postulate, presumption, presupposition, Editorial – (19-04-2019)
supposition 1) Plight (noun)
Antonyms: deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, Meaning: a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise
reject, repudiate unfortunate situation.
Usage: "the reforms were premised on our Synonyms: sad state, trouble, difficulty, mess,
findings" dire straits
Antonyms: delight, joy, pleasure
7) Opacity (noun) -- अपारदिशर्ता Usage: "we must direct our efforts towards
relieving the plight of children living in poverty"
Meaning: the quality of lacking transparency or
translucence.
2) Carcasses (noun)
Synonyms: opaqueness, non-transparency, lack
Meaning: the dead body of an animal.
of transparency
Synonyms: dead body, body, remains, skeleton
Antonyms: clarity, limpidity
Antonyms: intellect, intelligence, mind, soul, Usage: "a perilous journey south"
spirit
Usage: "she saw the mud-covered carcass of a 8) Cocktail (noun)
sheep" Meaning: an alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit
or spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as
3) Bleak (adjective) fruit juice or cream.
Meaning: (of an area of land) lacking vegetation Synonyms: grasshopper manhattan
and exposed to the elements. Antonyms: sweeten harmonious
Synonyms: denuded, lunar, open, empty, Usage: "we began with prawn and avocado
windswept cocktail"
Antonyms: lush, verdant
Usage: "a bleak and barren moor" 9) Buoyed (verb)
Meaning: keep (someone or something) afloat.
4) Lobby (verb) Synonyms: bolster, boost
Meaning: seek to influence (a legislator) on an Antonyms: bring down, depress
issue. Usage: "the creatures could swim, both buoyed up
Synonyms: importune, persuade, influence, sway and cooled by the water"
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, leave alone
Usage: "they insist on their right to lobby 10)Prodding (verb)
Congress" Meaning: poke with a finger, foot, or pointed
object.
5) Evinced (verb) Synonyms: poke, jab, dig, nudge, elbow, butt,
Meaning: reveal the presence of (a quality or push
feeling); indicate. Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
Synonyms: make manifest, manifest, indicate, Usage: "he prodded her in the ribs"
display, exhibit
Antonyms: conceal Editorial – (20-04-2019)
Usage: "the news stories evinced the usual 1) arraigned (verb) -
mixture of sympathy and satisfaction" Meaning: call or bring (someone) before a court
to answer a criminal charge.
6) Turbulence (noun) Synonyms: indict, prosecute, put on trial
Meaning: violent or unsteady movement of air or Antonyms: clear, acquit
water, or of some other fluid. Usage: "her sister was arraigned on charges of
Synonyms: turmoil, instability, conflict, attempted murder"
upheaval, tumult, troubles, unrest
Antonyms: peace, calmness 2) conspirator (noun) -
Usage: "the plane shuddered as it entered some Meaning: a person who takes part in a
turbulence" conspiracy.
Synonyms: intriguer, colluder, collaborator
7) Perilous (adjective) Antonyms: innocent
Meaning: full of danger or risk. Usage: "conspirators had planned to seize the
Synonyms: fraught with danger, hazardous, state"
risky, unsafe, treacherous
Antonyms: safe, secure 3) credentials (noun) -
Meaning: a qualification, achievement, quality, or Meaning: having or showing a strong or

aspect of a person's background, especially when unreasoning desire for revenge.
used to indicate their suitability for something. Synonyms: out for revenge, revengeful, avenging,
Synonyms: capability, goods, qualification, stuff unforgiving, grudge-bearing
Antonyms: disapproval, refusal Antonyms: forgiving
Usage: "recruitment is based mainly on academic Usage: "the criticism was both vindictive and
credentials" personalized"
4) totemic (adjective) - 9) tortuous (adjective) -

Meaning: regarded as being symbolic or Meaning: full of twists and turns.
representative of a particular quality or concept. Synonyms: twisting, winding, curving, curvy,
Synonyms: consanguineous, innate bending, sinuous, undulating
Usage: "the totemic image of Bogart represents an Antonyms: straight
immutably powerful mystique" Usage: "the route is remote and tortuous"
5) fringe (noun) - 10)competent (adjective) -

Meaning: an ornamental border of threads left Meaning: having the necessary ability,
loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.
clothing or material. Synonyms: capable, able, proficient, adept,
Synonyms: edging, edge, border, hem, trimming, adroit, accomplished
frill Antonyms: incompetent
Antonyms: mainstream, middle Usage: "an infinitely competent mother of three"
Usage: "a long grey skirt with a fringe"
Editorial – (22-03-2019)
6) entail (verb) - 1) Preside (verb) -- अध्यक्षता करना
Meaning: involve (something) as a necessary or Meaning: be in the position of authority in a
inevitable part or consequence. meeting or other gathering.
Synonyms: make necessary, require, need, Synonyms: chair, take the chair
demand Antonyms: ancillary, inferior, last, less
Antonyms: exclude, leave (out), miss out Usage: "the prime minister will preside at an
[British], omit emergency cabinet meeting"
Usage: "a situation which entails considerable
risks" 2) Onslaught (noun) -- घातक आ�मण
Meaning: a fierce or destructive attack.
7) pendency (noun) - Synonyms: assault, attack, offensive, aggression,
Meaning: the state, condition, or period of being advance
pending or awaiting settlement. Antonyms: defense, defensive, guard, shield
Synonyms: suspense,undecided Usage: "a series of onslaughts on the citadel"
Antonyms: obvious
Usage: "the defendant should be restrained from
3) Deplorable (adjective) -- खेदजनक
further public comment during the pendency of the
Meaning: deserving strong condemnation;
trial"
completely unacceptable.
8) vindictive (adjective) -
Synonyms: disgraceful, shameful, dishonourable, Usage: "his acquiescent mood"

disreputable
Antonyms: excellent 9) Redacted (verb) -- संपादन करना
Usage: "children living in deplorable conditions" Meaning: edit (text) for publication.
Synonyms: adjusted, amended
4) Aggrieved (adjective) – �िथत Antonyms: kept, left behind
Meaning: feeling resentment at having been Usage: "a confidential memo which has been
unfairly treated. redacted from 25 pages to just one paragraph"
Synonyms: affronted, indignant, disgruntled,
discontented 10)Exonerates (verb) -- हक़ बहाल करना
Antonyms: pleased Meaning: (of an official body) absolve (someone)
Usage: "they were aggrieved at the outcome" from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
Synonyms: absolve, clear, acquit, declare
5) Anguish (verb)– पीड़ा होना innocent
Meaning: severe mental or physical pain or Antonyms: charge, convict
suffering. Usage: "an inquiry exonerated those involved"
Synonyms: agony, pain, torment, torture,
suffering, distress Editorial – (23-03-2019)
Antonyms: happiness, contentment 1) Strife (Noun) -- कलह
Usage: "she shut her eyes in anguish" Definition: Angry or bitter disagreement over
fundamental issues; conflict.
6) Contended (verb)– संघषर् करना Synonyms: Conflict, Friction, Discord and
Meaning: struggle to surmount (a difficulty). Disagreement
Synonyms: cope with, face, grapple with, deal Antonyms: Harmony, Peace, Cooperation
with Usage: It is a monumental tragedy for a country
Antonyms: deny, gainsay that is trying to live down the strife that lasted
Usage: "she had to contend with his uncertain more than a quarter century.
temper"
2) Grapple (Verb) – जूझना
7) Purported (adjective)– किथत Definition: Struggle to deal with or overcome (a
Meaning: appearing or stated to be true, though difficulty or challenge).
not necessarily so; alleged. Synonyms: Tackle, Confront
Synonyms: claim, lay claim, profess, pretend Antonyms: Avoid
Antonyms: challenge, dispute, question Usage: Other towns are still grappling with the
Usage: "the purported marriage was void" problem.
8) Acquiescent (adjective)– संतु� 3) Deteriorating (Adjective)– और िबगड़ना

Meaning: ready to accept something without Definition: Becoming progressively worse.
protest, or to do what someone else wants. Synonyms: Degenerate, Decay
Synonyms: compliant, complying, consenting, Antonyms: Improve
cooperative Usage: The spectre of ethnic relations between
Antonyms: balky, perverse, wayward, various communities deteriorating also looms.
wrongheaded
4) Acrimony (Noun) -- कटु ता Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or

Definition: Bitterness or ill feeling. conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
Synonyms: Bitterness, Rancour, Resentment Synonyms: Strict, Firm, Rigid, Rigorous
Antonyms: Goodwill Antonyms: Lenient, Flexible
Usage: However, nothing in such incidents Usage: Stringent guidelines on air pollution.
suggested any acrimony that could have led up to
the sort of savagery seen on Easter day. 10) Shrill (Adjective) -- अिनमेष
Definition: (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and
5) Putative (Adjective)– मुख्य piercing.
Definition: Appearing to be true on the basis of Synonyms: High-pitched, Piercing, High, Sharp
evidence that may or may not be confirmed Antonyms: Low, Soft, Dulcet
Synonyms: Apparent, Assumed, Evident, Usage: The current suspension comes in the
Ostensible course of a shrill election campaign that the ruling
Antonyms: Hidden, Inapparent BJP is relentlessly pulling towards its hard line on
Usage: The putative reason for her dismissal was subjects such as Article 370 on the special status of
poor job performance J&K.
6) Intriguing (Adjective) -- सािज़श का Editorial – (24-04-2019)

Definition: Arouse the curiosity or interest of; 1) Bullying (verb) – धमकाया जाना
fascinate. Meaning: seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce
Synonyms: Interest, Be of interest to, Fascinate (someone perceived as vulnerable).
Antonyms: Bore Synonyms: persecute, oppress, tyrannize,
Usage: An intriguing story torment
Antonyms: atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy,
7) Reconnoitre (Verb)– सव�क्षण या अन्वेषण करना pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched
Definition: Make a military observation of (a Usage: "her 11- year-old son has been constantly
region). bullied at school"
Synonyms: Survey, Explore
Usage: They reconnoitred the beach some weeks 2) Intransigent (adjective) -- अनिभलािषत
before the landing Meaning: unwilling or refusing to change one's
views or to agree about something.
8) Fraught (Adjective)– �चितत होना Synonyms: uncompromising, inflexible,
Definition: Causing or affected by anxiety or unbending, unyielding
stress. Antonyms: compliant, flexible
Synonyms: Anxious, Worried, Upset, Distraught Usage: "her father had tried persuasion, but she
Antonyms: Calm was intransigent"
Usage: The Central government’s decision to
suspend trade across the Line of Control between 3) Unviable (adjective) -- अ�ावहा�रक
Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Meaning: not capable of working successfully; not
Kashmir is bad in conception, and comes at a feasible.
particularly fraught time. Synonyms: impractical, unrealistic. doubtful,
dubious
9) Stringent (Adjective)– सख्त Antonyms: achievable, attainable, doable
Usage: "the commission found the plan to be

financially unviable" 8) Blatant (adjective) -- ज़बरदस्त
Meaning: (of bad behaviour) done openly and
4) Pragmatic (adjective) -- �ावहा�रक unashamedly.
Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, obvious,
realistically in a way that is based on practical undisguised, unconcealed
rather than theoretical considerations. Antonyms: inconspicuous, subtle
Synonyms: commonsensical, hard-headed, Usage: "blatant lies"
expedient, businesslike
Antonyms: impractical, unrealistic, idealistic 9) Inevitable (adjective) -- अवश्यंभावी
Usage: "a pragmatic approach to politics" Meaning: certain to happen; unavoidable.
Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to
5) Reprieve (verb) -- सजा को स्थिगत करना happen
Meaning: cancel or postpone the punishment of Antonyms: avoidable, uncertain
(someone, especially someone condemned to Usage: "war was inevitable"
death).
Synonyms: postponement of punishment, 10)Corrosive (adjective) -- संक्षारक
remission, suspension of punishment, respite Meaning: tending to cause corrosion.
Antonyms: charge, punish Synonyms: erosive, abrasive, biting, mordant,
Usage: "under the new regime, prisoners under burning
sentence of death were reprieved" Antonyms: amusing, droll, merry, playful,
sportive, waggish
6) Inflationary (adjective) -- मु�ास्फ�ित Usage: "the corrosive effects of salt water"
Meaning: characterized by or tending to cause
monetary inflation. Editorial 25 – 04 – 2019
Synonyms: affectation, affectedness, grandiosity,
pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness 1) Pragmatic (Adjective) - व्यावहा�रक
Antonyms: demureness, down-to-earthness, Meaning: Dealing with things sensibly and
humbleness, humility, lowliness, meekness, realistically in a way that is based on practical
modesty rather than theoretical considerations
Usage: "the Prime Minister came close to accusing Synonyms: Practical, matter-of-fact, realistic,
the Chancellor of starting the inflationary spiral" sensible
Antonyms: Impractical, unrealistic, idealistic
7) Jeopardize (verb) -- ख़तरे म� डालना Usage: A pragmatic approach to politics
Meaning: put (someone or something) into a
situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, 2) Reprieve (Noun) - दण्ड�वराम
or failure.
Meaning: Cancel or postpone the punishment of
Synonyms: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace,
(someone, especially someone condemned to
risk
death).
Antonyms: safeguard
Synonyms: Pardon, spare, acquit, grant an
Usage: "a devaluation of the dollar would
amnesty to, amnesty
jeopardize New York's position as a financial
Antonyms: Charge, punish
centre"
Usage: Under the new regime, prisoners under

sentence of death were reprieved 8) Conducive (Adjective) - अनुकूल
Meaning: Making a certain situation or outcome
3) Blatant (Adjective) - ज़बरदस्त likely or possible
Meaning: Done openly and unashamedly Synonyms: Favourable, beneficial, valuable,
Synonyms: Flagrant, glaring, obvious, advantageous
undisguised Antonyms: Unfavourable
Antonyms: Inconspicuous, subtle Usage: An environment which is conducive to
Usage: Blatant lies learning
4) Jeopardize (Verb) - ख़तरे म�डालना 9) Inevitable (Noun) - अवश्यंभावी

Meaning: Put (someone or something) into a Meaning: Certain to happen; unavoidable
situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm Synonyms: Unavoidable, inescapable, bound to
Synonyms: Threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, happen
risk Antonyms: Avoidable, uncertain
Antonyms: Safeguard Usage: War was inevitable
Usage: A devaluation of the dollar would
jeopardize New York's position as a financial 10) Accuse (Verb) – आरोपलगाना
centre
Meaning: Charge (someone) with an offence or
crime
5) Arbitrary(Adjective) - मनमाना Synonyms: Charge with, indict for, arraign for,
Meaning: Based on random choice or personal take to court for
whim, rather than any reason or system Antonyms: Absolve, clear, exonerate
Synonyms: Capricious, whimsical, random, Usage: He was accused of murdering his wife's
chance lover
Antonyms: Rational, reasoned
Usage: An arbitrary decision Editorial 26 – 04 – 2019
1) Anomalous (Adjective) - िनयम�वरू�
6) Incumbent (Adjective) - पदधार� Meaning: Deviating from what is standard,
Meaning: Necessary for (someone) as a duty or normal, or expected
responsibility Synonyms: Abnormal, atypical, non-typical,
Synonyms: Binding, obligatory, mandatory, irregular
necessary, compulsory, Antonyms: Normal, typical, regular
Antonyms: Optional Usage: An anomalous situation
Usage: It is incumbent on the government to
give a clear lead 2) Deter (Verb) - हतोत्साहकरना
Meaning: Discourage (someone) from doing
7) Hefty (Noun) - बड़ाऔरभार� something by instilling doubt or fear of the
Meaning: Large and heavy consequences
Synonyms: Burly, heavy, sturdy, strapping, bulky Synonyms: Put off, discourage, dissuade, scare
Antonyms: Slight, gaunt, light off; warn, caution
Usage: A Hefty young chap Antonyms: Encourage
Usage: Only a health problem would deter him Usage: The rigorous testing of consumer products
from seeking re-election
9)Prudence (Noun) — �ववेक
3) Steep (Adjective) - ती�ढलानवाला Meaning: The quality of being prudent;
Meaning: Rising or falling sharply cautiousness
Synonyms: Precipitous, sheer, abrupt, sharp, Synonyms: Wisdom, judgement, good
Antonyms: Gentle judgement, judiciousness,
Usage: She pushed the bike up the steep hill Antonyms: Folly, recklessness
Usage: We need to exercise prudence in such
4) Eulogize (Verb) - स्तुितकरना important matters
Meaning: Praise highly in speech or writing
Synonyms: Express delight over, acclaim, extol 10) Hatred (Noun) — घृणा
Antonyms: Criticize Meaning: Intense dislike; hate
Usage: He was eulogized as a rock star Synonyms: Loathing, hate, detestation, dislike
Antonyms: Love, liking
5) Pursue (Verb) - पीछाकरना Usage: Racial hatred
Meaning: Follow or chase (someone or
something)
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Synonyms: Hunt, stalk, track, trail, trace
1) Gruesome (Adjective) - भीषण
Antonyms: Avoid, flee
Usage: The officer pursued the van Meaning: Causing repulsion or horror; grisly
Synonyms: Grisly, ghastly, frightful, horrid,
6) Robust (Adjective) - मजबूत horrifying, fearful
Antonyms: Pleasant
Meaning: Strong and healthy
Usage: The most gruesome murder
Synonyms: Strong, vigorous, sturdy, tough,
powerful,
2) Fragile (Adjective) - नाजुक
Antonyms: Weak, frail
Usage: The Caplan family are a robust lot" Meaning: Easily broken or damaged
Synonyms: Breakable, easily broken, brittle,
7) Illiberal (Adjective) - अनुदार frangible, smashable
Antonyms:Robust
Meaning: Opposed to liberal principles
Usage: Fragile items such as glass and china
Synonyms: Intolerant, narrow-minded,
unenlightened
3) Prominence (Noun) - �विश�ता
Antonyms: Liberal
Usage: Illiberal and anti-democratic policies Meaning: The state of being important, famous,
or noticeable
8) Rigorous (Adjective) -- कठोर Synonyms: Fame, celebrity, eminence, pre-
eminence, importance
Meaning: Extremely thorough and careful
Antonyms: Obscurity, depression, unimportance,
Synonyms: Meticulous, punctilious,
hollow, insignificance
conscientious, careful
Usage: She came to prominence as an artist in the
Antonyms: Slapdash
1960s
Antonyms: Faithfulness, honesty, ignorance,

4) Absence (Noun) - अनुप�स्थित loyalty
Usage: A conspiracy to destroy the government
Meaning: The state of being away from a place or
person
Synonyms: Non-attendance, non-appearance, 9) Subsequent (Adjective) - उ�रवत�
absenteeism Meaning: Coming after something in time;
Antonyms: Presence, attendance following
Usage: The letter had arrived during his absence Synonyms: Following, ensuing, succeeding,
successive, later, future
5) Hostile (Adjective) - श�ुतापूणर् Antonyms: Previous, prior, former, prior to
Usage: The theory was developed subsequent to
Meaning: Showing or feeling opposition or
the earthquake of 1906
dislike; unfriendly
Synonyms: Antagonistic, aggressive,
confrontational, belligerent, bellicose 10) Disgruntled (Adjective) - असंतु�
Antonyms: Friendly, mild Meaning: Angry or dissatisfied
Usage: A hostile audience Synonyms: Dissatisfied, discontented, aggrieved,
resentful, fed up
6) Devolve (Verb) - �त्यायो�जतकरना Antonyms: Pleased, contented
Usage: Judges receive letters from disgruntled
Meaning: Transfer or delegate (power) to a lower
members of the public
level, especially from central government to local
or regional administration
Synonyms: Delegate, pass (down/on), hand 11) Emphasize (Verb) - मह�वदे ना
down/over/on, depute, transfer Meaning: Give special importance or value to
Antonyms: Centralize, retain (something) in speaking or writing
Usage: Measures to devolve power to a Scottish Synonyms: Bring/call/draw attention to, focus
assembly attention on, highlight
Antonyms: Understate, play down
7) Credence (Noun) - स्वीकृ ित Usage: They emphasize the need for daily, one-to-
one contact between parent and child
Meaning: Belief in or acceptance of something as
true
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Synonyms: Acceptance, belief, faith, trust,
confidence 1) Emerge (Adjective) - उभरना
Antonyms: Disbelief, discredit, distrust, doubt, Meaning: Move out of or away from something
mistrust and become visible
Usage: Psychoanalysis finds little credence among Synonyms: Come out, appear, come into view,
laymen become visible
Antonyms: Disappear
8) Conspiracy (Noun) - षड़यन्� Usage: Black ravens emerged from the fog
Meaning: A secret plan by a group to do
something unlawful or harmful 2) Nudge (Verb) - कुहनीसेहलकाधक्का
Synonyms: Plot, scheme, stratagem, plan, Meaning: Touch or push (something) gently or
machination, cabal gradually
Synonyms: Touch, bump (against), push Synonyms: Alleviation, reduction, diminution,

(against), run into lessening, easing, weakening
Antonyms:Drag, draw, haul, jerk, tow, trail Antonyms: Intensification
Usage: The canoe nudged a bank of reeds Usage: The identification and mitigation of
pollution
3) Congested (Adjective) - भीड़भाड़
Meaning: So crowded with traffic or people as to 8) Respite (Noun) – राहतया�वराम
hinder or prevent freedom of movement Meaning: A short period of rest or relief from
Synonyms: Crowded, overcrowded, full, overfull, something difficult or unpleasant
overflowing Synonyms: Rest, break, breathing space, interval,
Antonyms: Clear intermission
Usage: The congested streets of the West End Antonyms: Advance, beginning, blame, censure,
commencement
4) Proliferation (Noun) - ती�वृ�� Usage: The refugee encampments will provide
some respite from the suffering
Meaning: Rapid increase in the number or
amount of something
Synonyms: Growth, multiplication, spread, 9) Prohibition (Noun) - मनाह�
escalation, expansion Meaning: The action of forbidding something,
Antonyms: Decrease especially by law
Usage: A continuing threat of nuclear Synonyms: Banning, forbidding, prohibiting,
proliferation barring
Antonyms: Allowance, approval, clearance, help
5) Negate (Verb) - िनष्फलनकारना Usage: They argue that prohibition of drugs will
always fail
Meaning: Make ineffective; nullify
Synonyms: Invalidate, nullify, render null and
void 10) Equitable (Adjective) -सा�म्यक
Antonyms: Confirm, support, validate Meaning: Fair and impartial
Usage: Alcohol negates the effects of the drug Synonyms: Fair, just; impartial, even-handed,
fair-minded, unbiased
6) Deterioration (Noun) – बदतरहोनाया�बगड़ना Antonyms: Inequitable, unfair
Usage: The equitable distribution of resources
Meaning: The process of becoming progressively
worse
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Synonyms: Worsening, decline, decay, collapse,
failure, fall, drop 1) Contempt (Noun) - ितरस्कार
Antonyms: Improvement Meaning: The feeling that a person or a thing is
Usage: A deterioration in the condition of the worthless or beneath consideration
patient Synonyms: Scorn, disdain, disrespect,
deprecation
7) Mitigation (Noun) - शमन Antonyms: Respect
Usage: Pam stared at the girl with total contempt
Meaning: The action of reducing the severity,
seriousness
2) Defiance (Noun) - आज्ञाकाउल्लंघनकरना
Meaning: Open resistance; bold disobedience Synonyms: Advocate, supporter, upholder,

Synonyms: Resistance, opposition, confrontation; exponent, promoter, adherent
non-compliance, disobedience Antonyms: Adversary, antagonist, opponent,
Antonyms: Submission, obedience detractor
Usage: An act of defiance Usage: A strong proponent of the free market and
liberal trade policies
3) Transparency (Noun) - पारदिशर्ता
Meaning: The condition of being transparent 8) Insurgent (Noun) - �व�ोह�
Synonyms: Translucency, lucidity, pellucidity, Meaning: A person fighting against a government
limpidness or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary
Antonyms: Opacity, cloudiness, obscurity, Synonyms: Rebel, revolutionary, revolutionist,
ambiguity mutineer, agitator, subversive
Usage: The transparency of ice Antonyms: Loyalist
Usage: An attack by armed insurgents
4) Reluctance (Noun) - अिनच्छा
Meaning: Unwillingness or disinclination to do 9) Disavow (Noun) - मुकरना
something Meaning: Deny any responsibility or support for
Synonyms: Unwillingness, disinclination, lack of Synonyms: Deny, disclaim, disown, wash one's
enthusiasm; hesitation hands of; reject
Antonyms: Willingness, eagerness Antonyms: Acknowledge, avow, own, admit,
Usage: She sensed his reluctance to continue allow, claim
Usage: The union leaders resisted pressure to
5) Prominent (Adjective) - �िस� disavow picket-line violence
Meaning: Important; famous
Synonyms: Important, well known, leading, 10) Endorse (Verb) - पृ�ां�कतकरना
eminent, pre-eminent, distinguished, notable Meaning: Declare one's public approval or
Antonyms: Unimportant, obscure, unknown support of
Usage: She was a prominent member of the city Synonyms: Support, back, approve (of), be in
council agreement with, favour
Antonyms: Oppose
6) Rival (Noun) - �ित�ं �� Usage: The report was endorsed by the college
Meaning: A person or thing competing with
another for the same objective or for superiority in 11) Invasion (Noun) - आ�मण
the same field of activity Meaning: An instance of invading a country or
Synonyms: Competitor, opponent, contestant, region with an armed force
contender, challenger Synonyms: Occupation, conquering, capture,
Antonyms: Partner, ally seizure, annexation, annexing, takeover
Usage: He has no serious rival for the job Antonyms: Withdrawal
Usage: Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia
7) Proponent (Noun) - �स्तावक in 1812
Meaning: A person who advocates a theory,
proposal, or course of action 12) Regret (Verb) - खेद�कटकरना
Meaning: Feel sad, repentant, or disappointed Antonyms: Applaud, welcome

over (something that one has done or failed to do) Usage: She immediately regretted her words
Synonyms: Be sorry about, feel contrite about,
feel apologetic about, feel remorse about/for

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April Month Editorial Vocabulary - 2019

Editorial – (01-04-2019) Antonyms: botch, bungle, foozle, fumble

Meaning: a small organized dissenting group 5) Fierce (adjective) -- भयंकर

Synonyms: burden, responsibility, liability, Synonyms: remark, comment, word, expression,

Editorial – (03-04-2019) 6) Omnibus (adjective) -- सवर्�ाही

1) Anticipate (verb) -- आशा रखना

2) Uptick (noun) -- अिभवृि� Usage: "breaking a disruptive technology into the

Usage: "the reiteration of his campaign promise to Synonyms: oppression, victimization,

Meaning: (of two or more people) fully in 8) Revivifies (verb) - पुनज��वत

9) Consonance (noun) - सामंजस्य

5) Dissenting (adjective) - मतभेदयाअसहमित

Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument;

8) Contentious (adjective) - �ववादास्पद

5) Transgressing (verb) -- सीमासेपरे जाना 10) Unrelenting (adjective) --- बेददर्

6) Silhouette (noun) – रुपरे खा

Usage: "Brazil refused to extradite him to Britain"

3) Anonymity (noun) -- अनािमता

Meaning: a qualification, achievement, quality, or Meaning: having or showing a strong or

4) totemic (adjective) - 9) tortuous (adjective) -

5) fringe (noun) - 10)competent (adjective) -

Synonyms: disgraceful, shameful, dishonourable, Usage: "his acquiescent mood"

8) Acquiescent (adjective)– संतु� 3) Deteriorating (Adjective)– और िबगड़ना

4) Acrimony (Noun) -- कटु ता Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or

6) Intriguing (Adjective) -- सािज़श का Editorial – (24-04-2019)

Usage: "the commission found the plan to be

Usage: Under the new regime, prisoners under

4) Jeopardize (Verb) - ख़तरे म�डालना 9) Inevitable (Noun) - अवश्यंभावी

Antonyms: Faithfulness, honesty, ignorance,

Synonyms: Touch, bump (against), push Synonyms: Alleviation, reduction, diminution,

Meaning: Open resistance; bold disobedience Synonyms: Advocate, supporter, upholder,

Meaning: Feel sad, repentant, or disappointed Antonyms: Applaud, welcome

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