A new phase

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A new phase
21,Apr,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

Read the words first, then the editorial: you will meet them in the text and remember them. Tap a word for its dictionary page.

Herald (verb)

Meaning- To say in public that somebody/something is good or important. घोषित करना

Synonyms: Announce, Declare, Proclaim

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Keep Secret, Cover, Veil

Example: Bringing the baby home heralds the start of a very different lifestyle.

Tame (verb)

Meaning- Make less powerful and easier to control. दबाना

Synonyms: Subdue, Curb, Control, Tone Down, Mollify, Repress

Antonyms: Incite, Agitate, Provoke, Stir Up

Example: Teaching can curb and tame an undisciplined enthusiasm.

Tailor (verb)

Meaning- Make or adapt for a particular purpose or person. उपयुक्त बनाना

Synonyms: Customize, Adapt, Mould, Attune, Modify, Reshape, Mould

Antonyms: Reject, Refuse, Deny, Spurn, Turn Down

Example: Arrangements can be tailored to meet individual requirements.

Iterate (verb)

Meaning- Perform or utter repeatedly. दोहराना

Synonyms: Repeat, Rehearse, Go Over Again, Recapitulate, Ingeminate

Example: If you want, we can start iterating them one by one.

Fragile (adjective)

Meaning- Weak and uncertain. कमज़ोर

Synonyms: Weak, Delicate, Frail, Feeble, Debilitated, Brittle

Antonyms: Strong, Tough, Sturdy, Robust, Firm

Example: The economy remains extremely fragile.

Convene (verb)

Meaning- Come or bring together for a meeting or activity. एकत्र करना

Synonyms: Assemble, Gather, Muster, Collect, Summon, Come Together

Antonyms: Disperse, Scatter, Split, Dissemble

Example: He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel.

Elicit (verb)

Meaning- To get information or a reaction from somebody, often with difficulty. प्राप्त करना

Synonyms: Obtain, Evoke, Draw Out, Induce, Bring About

Antonyms: Keep, Repress, Suppress, Hide

Example: The work elicited enormous public interest.

Usurp (verb)

Meaning- To take somebody’s position and/or power without having the right to do this. अन्याय से ले लेना

Synonyms: Seize, Take Over, Arrogate, Appropriate, Wrest

Antonyms: Give in, Capitulate, Yield, Relent

Example: He attempted to usurp the principal's authority.

Robust (adjective)

Meaning- Strong and healthy. मजबूत

Synonyms: Vigorous, Powerful, Strong, Hardy, Rugged

Antonyms: Weak, Frail, Infirm, Delicate, Sensitive

Example: She is a pleasantly robust woman of modest means, patriotic in convictions, guileless in manner.

Temptation (noun)

Meaning- The desire to do or have something that you know is bad or wrong. चाह कामना

Synonyms: Desire, Urge, Impulse, Whim

Antonyms: Repulsion, Aversion, Indifference, Loathing

Example: I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.

The editorial

Source: The Times of India · 21 Apr 2020

Stepping up relaxations now will firm up strategy to end the lockdown.

The graded restoration of economic activity outside red/ containment zones even as the nationwide lockdown continues will offer a measure of reprieve to livelihoods that have taken a harsh knock over the past month. Across India, governments at various tiers, from the Centre down to municipal bodies, are offering dos and don’ts for local businesses to resume. Contradictions between various regulations and differences of opinion between authorities are bound to manifest, but the overriding emphasis must be on relaxing restrictions more and more. Even developed countries, which do not lack hard currencies or social security for their citizens, and which have been hit far harder than India by Covid-19, are moving towards resuming economic activity.

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Temptation

2. Antonym of Fragile

3. Synonym of Usurp

4. Antonym of Convene

5. Synonym of Elicit

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