10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Noxious (adjective)
Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. हानिकारक, अस्वास्थ्यकर
Synonyms: Pernicious, Virulent, Detrimental, Toxic
Antonyms: Innocuous, Wholesome, Healthy, Benign
Example: They died from inhaling noxious fumes.
Strain every nerve and sinew (idiom)
To expend a maximum amount of effort to do something. खून पसीना एक करना
Synonyms: Strive, Endeavour, Struggle, Effort
Example: I strained every nerve and sinew to reach that book on the top shelf, and I still couldn't get it.
Deplorable (adjective)
Shockingly bad in quality. खेदजनक, निंदनीय
Synonyms: Lamentable, Regrettable, Grievous, Dire, Atrocious, Abysmal
Antonyms: Praiseworthy, Admirable, Laudable, Creditable
Example: I can’t believe you are trying to sell me a car in such a deplorable condition.
Notion (noun)
A conception of or belief about something. धारणा, विचार, मत, विश्वास
Synonyms: Idea, Belief, Conviction, Opinion, View, Perception
Antonyms: Truth, Reality, Actuality, Fact
Example: When the girl saw how much her friends liked her sugar cookies, she had the notion to open an online bakery.
Redress (verb)
To make something right or the payment for a wrong. सुधारना, ठीक कर देना, हरजाना
Synonyms: Correct, Remedy, Restitution, Amends, Reparation
Antonyms: Worsen, Wrong
Example: The manager gave me a free meal as redress for the awful service I received in his restaurant.
Culminate (verb)
To come to a significant point such as the end of an event. समापन
Synonyms: Climax, Terminate, End, Conclude, Finish
Antonyms: Start, Begin, Commence, Initiate
Example: At the end of the night, the concert will culminate in a huge fireworks display.
Bay at the moon (idiom)
To make appeals in vain. व्यर्थ में प्रयास करने के लिए
Synonyms: Lash The Waves, Beat The Air, Speak To The Winds, Milk The Ram
Example: You're looking for the perfect man and he doesn't exist. You're baying at the moon.
Doomed (adjective)
Certain to fail, die, or be destroyed: असफल, अभिशप्त
Synonyms: Damned, Ill-Fated, Cursed, Hopeless
Antonyms: Lucky, Hopeful, Blessed
Example: If he lived, he was doomed to spend the war as a prisoner.
Futility (noun)
Pointlessness or uselessness. निरर्थकता, व्यर्थता
Synonyms: Worthlessness, Inefficacy, Ineffectiveness, Fruitlessness
Antonyms: Fruitfulness, Usefulness
Example: He well knew the futility of trying to contend against the high –handed businessman, so he gave up discouraged.
Arable (adjective)
Used or suitable for growing crops. कृषि योग्य, खेती के लायक
Synonyms: Fertile, Fecund, Fruitful, Productive
Antonyms: Infertile, Barren, Impotent, Arid
Example: The soil in the front yard is arable and perfect for planting a rose garden.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 4 Jul 2018The move to create an alternate resolution plan for distressed assets in addition to the bankruptcy code is a good idea. The plan, proposed by a panel of bankers, entails the setting up of an asset management company (AMC) — with equity contribution from banks, among others — to take over bad loans and an alternate investment fund to raise money from institutional investors. Essentially, the proposed mechanism would relieve banks of their bad loans in the short run, while giving the assets underlying the bad loans more time to realise their productive potential, that can them be monetised to compensate those who fund the purchase of the bad loans from the banks. The proposal entails immediate recapitalisation of the banks, so that they can provide for the haircuts they take, and regain the capacity to lend, to finance growth, which has started showing signs of strengthening.
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1. Synonym of Bay at the moon
2. Antonym of Deplorable
3. Synonym of Notion
4. Antonym of Arable
5. Synonym of Doomed
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