10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Upbeat (adjective)
Cheerful; optimistic. जोशपूर्ण
Synonyms: Cheery, Sanguine, Rosy, Hopeful
Antonyms: Gloomy, Hopeless, Downbeat, Sorrowful
Example: The meeting ended on an upbeat note.
Iniquitous (adjective)
Grossly unfair and morally wrong. अन्यायपूर्ण
Synonyms: Dishonourable, Improper, Immoral
Antonyms: Moral, Honourable
Example: It is always the story of those upholding higher human virtues locked in battle against the wicked and the iniquitous.
Convene (verb)
Come or bring together for a meeting or activity. एकत्र होना
Synonyms: Assemble, Gather, Muster, Collect
Antonyms: Disperse, Scatter, Split, Dissemble
Example: He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel.
Buoyancy (noun)
A high level of activity in an economy or stock market. अधिक उछाल
Synonyms: Improvement, Development, Mushrooming
Example: Our British headquarters is amazed = at the buoyancy of the Irish market.
Momentum (noun)
The impetus and driving force gained by the development of a process or course of events. आवेग
Synonyms: Impulse, Drive, Thrust
Example: This will surely add momentum to a constitutional process already on that track.
Commensurate (adjective)
Corresponding in size or degree. आनुपातिक
Synonyms: Proportionate, Comparable, Equal
Antonyms: Disproportionate, Incommensurate, Inappropriate
Example: Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Glimmer (noun)
A faint sign of a feeling or quality, especially a desirable one. क्षीण प्रकाश
Synonyms: Trace, Sign, Hint
Example: There are glimmers of hope for the manufacturing sector.
Musings (noun)
A period of reflection or thought. विचारमग्न
Synonyms: Thinking, Contemplation, Pondering
Antonyms: Thoughtless, Mindless
Example: We await with bated breath your musings on other complicated hygiene issues.
Wherewithal (noun)
The money or other means needed for a particular purpose. साधन
Synonyms: Ready money, Resources, Reserves, Funds, Finances
Antonyms: Debts, Liabilities, Indebtedness
Example: They lacked the wherewithal to pay for the repairs.
Rein (noun)
The power to direct and control. बाग-डोर
Synonyms: Control, Govern, Curb, Command
Antonyms: Powerlessness, Weakness, Incapability
Example: A new chairperson will soon take over the reins.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 8 Nov 2021In strong signals of how it will approach the upcoming assembly elections, the BJP national executive was a picture of confidence as it went on the front foot to claim the recent bypoll results as an approval of its policies. BJP’s attack on opposition parties for being family-run entities and even painting the fuel excise duty cuts as relief for the ordinary citizen amid global fuel price rise were deft attempts to convey pro-incumbency sentiment. The swiftness with which the fuel excise duty cuts were announced by Centre and nine states ruled by BJP on the same evening as the bypoll results had clearly caught the opposition unawares. They are now on the defensive having to explain the higher prices for fuel in opposition ruled states.
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1. Synonym of Commensurate
2. Antonym of Wherewithal
3. Synonym of Iniquitous
4. Antonym of Upbeat
5. Synonym of Glimmer
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