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Article : Peace on the horizon in Colombia
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Meaning of the words highlighted in the article
1. Protracted (adjective) (दीर्घ) – lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual
Synonyms – dragging, distant
Ex: Finally, after a protracted wait, Marsellus spoke to his friend.
2. Scepticism (noun) (अविभाज्य)– a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something
Synonyms – doubt, lack of Conviction
Ex: The mark of these technologies is that they are greeted with universal skepticism at first.
3. Pessimism (noun) (निराशावाद)– a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
Synonyms – cynicism, gloom
Antonyms – confidence, trust
Ex: Pessimism, therefore, depends upon the individual point of view, and the term is frequently used merely in a condemnatory sense by hostile critics.
4. Pitted (adjective) (गुठलियों हटाना) – having a hollow or indentation on the surface
Synonyms – contend, vie
Antonyms – agree, go along
Ex: The town wall was pitted and riddled with holes.
5. Guerrillas (noun) (छापामारों)– a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces
Synonyms – commando, mercenary
Ex: Even in civilized corporate offices, professionals in business attire say their work tasks place them “down in the trenches” or that a certain “campaign” requires “guerrilla” marketing.
6. Amnesty (noun) (आशावाद)– an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences
Synonyms – forgiveness, reprieve
Ex: This he put to account when the amnesty of 1866 enabled him to return to Germany.
7. Resonate (verb) (समझ में आना)– produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound
Synonyms – vibrate, oscillate
Ex: The speaker hopes her inspirational story will resonate with audience members and spur them to chase their dreams.
8. Disillusioned (adjective) (मोहभंग)– disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed
Synonyms –debunked, shattered
Antonyms – enchanted, encouraged
Ex: But the defeat of his plans disillusioned him, and he turned to reform.
9. Massacre (noun) (नरसंहार)– an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people
Synonyms –carnage, genocide
Ex: Reports of massacres by government troops.
10. Rehabilitation (noun) (पुनर्वास)– act of restoring something to its original state
Synonyms –improvement, overhaul
Antonyms – damage, injury
Ex: Darwin’s theory had as one of its results the reformation and rehabilitation of teleology.
Word of the Day
Arcanum
Meaning (English) – secrets or mysteries
Meaning (Hindi) – रहस्य
Synonyms – invocation, orison
Antonyms –refusal, execration
Example – The European monarch craved the formula or arcanum for the philosopher’s stone, the magical compound that would turn base metal into gold.
उदाहरण –यूरोपीय सम्राट लोहे को स्वर्ण में बदल सकने वाले पारस पत्थर के जादुई यौगिक के फोर्मूले या रहस्य की चाह में था।
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