10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Slowdown (noun)
Meaning - A decline in economic activity. मंदी
Synonyms: Decline, Stagnation, Downtrend, Retardation
Antonyms: Speed-Up, Acceleration, Rise, Increase
Example: The business had a slowdown after the holidays.
Implication (noun)
Meaning- A possible effect or result of an action or a decision. प्रभाव
Synonyms: Effect, Ramification, Repercussion, Reverberation
Example: They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions.
Feasible (adjective)
Meaning: That is possible and likely to be achieved. होने के योग्य
Synonyms: Practicable, Realizable, Viable, Doable
Antonyms: Impractical, Improbable, Unrealistic, Far-Fetched
Example: It may be feasible to clone human beings, but is it ethical?
Marginalized (adjective)
Meaning: (of a person, group, or concept) treated as insignificant or peripheral. उपेक्षित
Synonyms: Ignored, Disregarded, Unnoticed, Overlooked, Unheeded
Antonyms: Noted, Cherished, Privileged, Esteemed
Example: The area became marginalized, cut off from the hub of business activity across the river.
Adverse (adjective)
Meaning- Negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result. विरुद्ध
Synonyms: Unfavorable, Disadvantageous, Inauspicious, Unpropitious,
Antonyms: Beneficial, Helpful, Favorable, Advantageous
Example: This drug is known to have adverse side effects.
Morbidity (noun)
Meaning- The condition of being diseased. अस्वस्थता
Synonyms: Illness, Sickness, Malaise, Unease
Antonyms: Pleasure, Delight, Comfort, Cheerfulness
Example: The morbidity rate rose significantly in the impoverished country due to the increase in Malaria.
Trigger (verb)
Meaning- To cause something to start शुरू करना
Synonyms: Bring About, Activate, Start, Set Off
Antonyms: Prevent, End, Destroy, Stop
Example: If you don't dress warmly in the winter, the cold temperatures could trigger serious health conditions.
Facilitate (verb)
Meaning- Make (an action or process) easy or easier. सुगम करना
Synonyms: Ease, Assist, Aid, Help
Antonyms: Complicate, Aggravate, Hinder, Worsen
Example: According to the contract, a mediator will facilitate the settling of our dispute.
Prosperity (noun)
Meaning – The state of being successful, especially in making money. समृद्धि
Synonyms: Affluence, Opulence, Riches, Success, Prosperousness
Antonyms: Poverty, Poorness, Penury, Destitution
Example: Our future prosperity depends on economic growth.
Percolate (verb)
Meaning- Spread gradually through an area or group of people. फैलना
Synonyms: Spread, Be Disseminated, Filter, Pass, Go
Example: The light from the rising sun has started to percolate the dark forest.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 8 Feb 2020Astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station are helping NASA test technologies for improving life on Earth as well as for facilitating humanity’s journey to Mars. This week astronaut Christina Koch has returned here after spending 328 days up there, the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Her research activities during this period involved putting on the hats of farmer, biologist, physicist, engineer, test subject and many more. Memorably, she also took part in the first all-female spacewalk in October, with astronaut Jessica Meir.
Actually this feat would have taken place in March, when Anne McClain and Koch were all set to step out to install massive lithium-ion batteries to help power the research lab. Except there was only one suit available that would fit the women, so the mission was restaffed, with a man stepping in for McClain.
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1. Synonym of Feasible
2. Synonym of Percolate
3. Synonym of Trigger
4. Antonym of Prosperity
5. Synonym of Morbidity
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