10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Squawk (noun)
Meaning: A complaint or protest. विरोध; आपत्ति
Synonyms: Objection, Grouse, Whine, Grouch
Antonyms: Compliment, Praise, Admiration, Acclaim
Example: There was a great clamour of squawks from the crowd.
Unwieldy (adjective)
Meaning: (of a system) too large or disorganized to function efficiently. दुर्वह
Synonyms: Unmanageable, Cumbersome, Ungainly, Complex
Antonyms: Manageable, Convenient, Wieldy, Practicable
Example: He has tried to apply similar methods at the unwieldy Energy Department.
Morph (verb)
Meaning: undergo or cause to undergo a gradual process of transformation. रूपांतरण; परिवर्तन
Synonyms: Transform, Metamorphose, Transmute, Convert
Antonyms: Maintain, Sustain, Preserve, Keep
Example: The video showed a man morphing into a tiger.
Sprout (verb)
Meaning: to begin to grow, or to produce new growth. बढ़ना
Synonyms: Develop, Germinate, Bourgeon, Shoot
Antonyms: Decline, Shrink, Diminish, Wane
Example: Office blocks are sprouting up everywhere.
Whim (noun)
Meaning: a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained. सनक
Synonyms: Impulse, Caprice, Megrim, Crotchet
Antonyms: Certainty, Stability, Normality
Example: We booked the holiday on a whim.
Sanguinary (adjective)
Meaning: involving or causing much bloodshed. हिंसक
Synonyms: Brutal, Gruesome, Gory, Grisly
Antonyms: Pleasant, Amiable, Satisfying, Amusing
Example: A revolution is violent, turbulent and sanguinary.
Scrap (verb)
Meaning: to not continue with a system, law, or plan. समाप्त करना; रद्द करना
Synonyms: Abandon, Bin, Abolish, Dump, Ditch
Antonyms: Adopt, Keep, Accept, Preserve
Example: Some people believe that death penalty should be scrapped.
Preferential (adjective)
Meaning: used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other people receive. तरजीही; बेहतर
Synonyms: Superior, Favoured, Privileged, Advantageous
Antonyms: Disadvantageous, Undesirable, Ordinary, Standard
Example: Bank employees usually get preferential rates of interest.
Reckon (verb)
Meaning: establish by calculation. गणना करना
Synonyms: Calculate, Estimate, Compute, Quantify
Example: The authors reckon that public sector debt is over 65% of GDP.
Slash (verb)
Meaning: to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs. कम करना
Synonyms: Lower, Cut, Drop, Axe, Mark Down
Antonyms: Raise, Increase, Inflate, Put Up
Example: Prices have been slashed by 50 percent.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 22 Sep 2019The headline corporate tax rate was cut yesterday through an ordinance by eight percentage points, to 22%. It’s a bold step that seeks to unleash animal spirits by boosting sentiments, in an economy weighed down by weak aggregate demand. The new tax rates are optional. Companies can shift to it provided they forego all tax exemptions. Consequently, government avoided a mid-year disruption but provided a roadmap. Along with tax rate cuts, enhanced surcharges introduced in the budget on capital gains have been rolled back.
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1. Synonym of Scrap
2. Antonym of Slash
3. Synonym of Sprout
4. Antonym of Sanguinary
5. Synonym of Squawk
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