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The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 248

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1) Coup (Noun) – तख्तापलट

Meaning: a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

Synonyms: seizure of power, overthrow, takeover

Antonyms: election

Usage: “he was overthrown in an army coup”

 

2) Treason (Noun) – राजद्रोह

Meaning: the crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government.

Synonyms: treachery, lese-majesty, disloyalty

Antonyms: allegiance, loyalty

Usage: “they were convicted of treason”

 

3) Purge (Noun) – शुचिता

Meaning: an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people.

Synonyms: remove, get rid of, clear out

Antonyms: dirtying, holding, keeping

Usage: “the savagery of the government’s political purges”

 

4) Subverting (Verb) – पलट देना

Meaning: undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow

Antonyms: aiding, building, complying

Usage: “an attempt to subvert democratic government”

 

5) Restrain (Verb) – रोकना  

Meaning: prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

Synonyms: prevent, stop, keep

Antonyms: force, compel, encourage

Usage: “the need to restrain public expenditure”

 

6) Sway (Noun) शासन या नियंत्रण

Meaning: rule; control.

Synonyms: jurisdiction, rule, government

Antonyms: powerlessness, helplessness, hopelessness

Usage: “the country was under the sway of rival warlords”

 

7) Deterrent (Noun)निवारक

Meaning: a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

Synonyms: disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion

Antonyms: incentive, encouragement

Usage: “cameras are a major deterrent to crime”

 

8) Primacy (Noun)प्रधानता

Meaning: the fact of being pre-eminent or most important.

Synonyms: greater importance, priority, precedence

Antonyms: last place, bottom, last position

Usage: “London’s primacy as a financial centre”

 

9) Alleged (Adjective)अभिकथित

Meaning: said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.

Synonyms: supposed, so-called, claimed

Antonyms: certain, confirmed, definite

Usage: “the alleged conspirators”

 

10) Pertains (Verb)मुनासिब होना

Meaning: be appropriate, related, or applicable to.

Synonyms: concern, relate to, be related to

Antonyms: disconnects, disjoins, divides

Usage: “matters pertaining to the organization of government”

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