10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Bleat (verb)
To make the natural cry of a sheep or goat or to complain in an annoying way. मिमियाना, शिकायत भरी आह निकालना
Synonyms: Moan, Whine, Complain, Grumble
Antonyms: Delight, Rejoice, Applaud
Example: She's always bleating (on) about how badly she's been treated.
Stultify (verb)
Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine. कुंद हो जाना, बेकार हो जाना, अक्षम हो जाना
Synonyms: Deaden, Dampen, Bore, Numb
Antonyms: Excite, Encourage, Stimulate, Invoke
Example: She felt the repetitive exercises stultified her musical technique so she stopped doing them.
First dibs on something (idioms)
The rights to have first choice of something. विशेषाधिकार
Synonyms: Claim, Privilege, Entitlement, Prerogative
Antonyms: Waiver, Disclaimer
Example: I had first dibs on being in front of the line.
Curtail (verb)
Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. घटाना, कम करना
Synonyms: Abbreviate, Truncate, Retrench, Abridge
Antonyms: Protract, Elongate, Prolong, Extend
Example: He had to curtail his speech when time ran out.
Leave someone in the lurch (idioms)
To leave or abandon one without assistance in a difficult situation. मुसिबत में छोड़कर भाग जाना
Synonyms: Desert, Abandon, Forsake, Jilt
Antonyms: Help, Support
Example: He said he would help with the rent, but he left me in the lurch.
Stymie (verb)
Prevent or hinder the progress of. बाधाएँ डालना
Synonyms: Impede, Interfere, Hamper; Obstruct, Inhibit
Antonyms: Aid, Assist, Facilitate, Help
Example: The raging blizzard stymied the rescuers' attempts to find the stranded mountain climbers.
Be in limbo (idioms)
To be in a situation where someone seems to be caught between two stages and it is unclear what will happen next. अनिश्चित स्थिति में होना
Synonyms: Oblivion, Obscurity, Uncertainty
Antonyms: Certainty, Surety, Certitude
Example: After graduating from college, he was in limbo for a while, trying to decide what to do next.
Blue-collar (adjective)
Relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry. शारीरिक परिश्रम करने वाला
Synonyms: Industrial, Proletariat, Working-Class, Physical
Antonyms: White-Collar, Pink-Collar, Clerk, Manager
Example: Sometimes you may have to take a blue collar job if the economy is down and white collar jobs are hard to find.
Fecund (adjective)
Producing abundantly. उपजाऊ, उत्पादक
Synonyms: Cornucopian, Fertile, Fructuous, Productive, Prolific
Antonyms: Barren, Dead, Infertile, Unproductive
Example: The pampas are still among the most fecund lands in the world.
Caravan (noun)
A company of travellers on a journey through desert or hostile regions: कारवां, काफिला
Synonyms: Convoy, Cavalcade, Procession
Antonyms: Individual
Example: The nomads travelled as a caravan from place to place.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 23 Oct 2018Central recruitment to fill judges’ vacancies is the right idea.
In a welcome development, the Union law ministry is working with the Supreme Court to conduct a nationwide examination to recruit around 6,000 judges for the lower judiciary as a one-time measure. This is much needed given the huge number of vacancies for judges and the high pendency of cases. In fact, lower courts currently have a backlog of 2.78 crore cases. Unless judges are quickly recruited, this number can’t be kept down. True, appointment of judges in district and subordinate courts is the responsibility of state governments and the high courts concerned. But things have come to this pass because of inordinate delays in holding examinations for judicial recruitment at the state level.
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1. Synonym of First dibs on something
2. Antonym of Fecund
3. Synonym of Caravan
4. Antonym of Curtail
5. Synonym of Blue-collar
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