Build consensus on farm reforms

The Economic Times

Build consensus on farm reforms
08,Jun,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Obviate (verb)

Meaning- To remove a problem or the need for something. हटाना दूर करना

Synonyms: Preclude, Prevent, Get rid of, Do away with, Eliminate, Avert

Antonyms: Face, Confront, Meet, Permit

Example: This new evidence obviates the need for any further enquiries.

Overhaul (noun)

Meaning- An examination of a machine or system, including doing repairs on it or making changes to it. पूरी जांच और मरम्मत

Synonyms: Repair, Rebuilding, Restoration, Mending

Antonyms: Deterioration, Destruction, Worsening

Example: They can only be honestly confronted by a thorough overhaul of the system the minister will be asked to control.

Tenable (adjective)

Meaning- Easy to defend against attack or criticism. रक्षा-शक्तिपूर्ण

Synonyms: Defendable, Sustainable, Justifiable, Viable, Reasonable

Antonyms: Untenable, Unreasonable, Unsustainable

Example: The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.

Munitions (noun)

Meaning- Military weapons, ammunition and equipment. शस्त्र युद्ध-सामग्री

Synonyms: Armaments, Weaponry, Arms, Artillery, Guns

Example: The attack failed because of a shortage of munitions.

Synergy (noun)

Meaning- The extra energy, power, success, etc. that is achieved by two or more people, companies or elements working together, instead of on their own. सहक्रियता

Synonyms: Collaboration, Joint action, Coopetition, Combined effort

Antonyms: Noncooperation, Disunion, Disassociation

Example: This provides for more synergy and becomes another part of our ongoing training.’

Belligerent (adjective)

Meaning- Engaged in a war or conflict, as recognized by international law. युद्धकारी

Synonyms: Warring, Battling, Combatant, Conflicting, Clashing

Antonyms: Peaceful, Conciliatory, Amicable

Example: He also reminds readers that neutral status in wartime runs the risk of attracting contempt from belligerent states.

Nexus (noun)

Meaning- A connection or series of connections linking two or more things. बंधन संधि

Synonyms: Join, Junction, Juncture, Intersection, Linkage, Bond

Antonyms: Disassociation, Separation, Disunion

Example: The school cafeteria is the nexus of student activity.

Portentous (adjective)

Meaning- Of momentous significance. अनिष्टसूचक

Synonyms: Ominous, Warning, Foreshadowing, Fateful, Premonitory

Antonyms: Promising, Favourable, Auspicious, Unthreatening

Example: The first half of the movie is full of dreadful portentous moments that either go nowhere or end in cheap shocks.

Mirage (noun)

Meaning- An unrealistic hope or wish that cannot be achieved. मृगतृष्णा

Synonyms: Illusion, Hallucination, Delusion, Fantasy

Antonyms: Fact, Reality, Truth

Example: Surely, there were signs of our men accomplishing it but that proved a mirage.

Earnest (adjective)

Meaning- Very Serious and Sincere. सत्यता पूर्वक

Synonyms: Sincere, Serious, Sober, Intense

Antonyms: Flippant, Insincere, Frivolous

Example: Despite her earnest efforts, she could not find a job.

The editorial

Source: The Economic Times · 8 Jun 2020

The reforms the central government seeks to bring about in India’s farm sector via the three Ordinances the Cabinet approved last week are welcome. However, some reservations remain, and the government would do well to address them. It is also relevant to note that these reforms will not, by themselves, quite make milk and honey flow in rural India and will need be supplemented with reforms to input pricing and significant public investment in farm infrastructure and its linkage to marketing.

While the amendment to the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), removing cereals, pulses, onions, potatoes, oil and oilseeds from its ambit, is welcome, the Centre’s decision to retain the power to reintroduce these items under the Act if prices go up unreasonably is ill-advised.

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

1. Synonym of Portentous

2. Antonym of Belligerent

3. Synonym of Obviate

4. Synonym of Munitions

5. Synonym of Nexus

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