10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Fray (verb)
(of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain. चिढ़ना
Synonyms: Strain, Make tense, Irritate
Antonyms: Accord, Please, Harmonize
Example: Despite this I was full of restless energy, and my nerves were fraying.
Milieu (noun)
A person's social environment. वातावरण
Synonyms: Environment, Background, Ambience
Example: The social milieu upon which they have up to now been based is deeply divided.
Flurry (noun)
A sudden short period of activity or excitement. उत्तेजना
Synonyms: Burst, Outbreak, Spurt, Blaze
Antonyms: Calmness, Peace
Example: This period also saw a flurry of construction activities in Bangalore.
Formidable (adjective)
Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable. भयभीत करने वाला
Synonyms: Intimidating, Redoubtable, Foreboding
Antonyms: Tender, Mild, Gentle
Example: The first game after the enforced break was a tough encounter against formidable opponents.
Stasis (noun)
A period or state of inactivity or equilibrium. अवरोध
Synonyms: Inactivity, Inaction, Dullness
Antonyms: Imbalance, Difference
Example: During this period of time, an almost complete stasis was observed.
Wedge (noun)
An object or piece of something. टुकड़ा
Synonyms: Tapered piece, Slice, Section
Antonyms: Whole, Total
Example: Without peeling them, I cut each into 8 thin wedges.
Antagonism (noun)
Active hostility or opposition. मनमुटाव
Synonyms: Enmity, Discord, Hostility
Antonyms: Agreement, Harmony
Example: Our natural state is antagonism towards authority and a general feeling of disenchantment.
Dormant (adjective)
Temporarily inactive or inoperative. निष्क्रिय
Synonyms: Inactive, Resting, Reposing
Antonyms: Active, Operative
Example: The successful consortium included a dormant company.
Rapprochement (noun)
(especially in international affairs) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations. मेल-जोल
Synonyms: Reuniting, Reunion, Reconciliation
Antonyms: Hostility, Aloofness, Antagonism
Example: Policies aimed at bringing about a rapprochement with China.
Heft (noun)
Ability or influence. महत्त्व
Synonyms: Competence, Capacity, Skill
Antonyms: Inability, Ineptitude
Example: They lacked the political heft to get the formulation banned.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 11 Dec 2021Bipartisan support, at least in the Lok Sabha, has again surfaced for a National Judicial Appointments Commission. The commission was supposed to replace the collegium system of judges’ appointment. But the law was struck down by a five-judge Supreme Court bench with a 4-1 majority in 2015. The current support for NJAC is a good context for all stakeholders to review the debate. The political class rightly critiques the principle of “judges appointing judges”, which has virtually no precedent anywhere. Collegium-backers cite instances of executive overreach and suspicious government interest in judicial appointments in the 1970s and 1980s. Those misgivings led to the collegium system, its rules formalised through the Second and Third Judges Cases in the 1990s. But the collegium has attracted credible suspicions of nepotism, it also displays manifest opacity, and on occasion, ignores obviously meritorious candidates.
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1. Synonym of Formidable
2. Antonym of Wedge
3. Synonym of Flurry
4. Antonym of Heft
5. Synonym of Milieu
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