Deal with surge carry out capacity expansion instead of peddling restrictive access to hospitals tests

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Deal with surge  carry out capacity expansion instead of peddling restrictive access to hospitals  tests
09,Jun,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Haul (verb)

Meaning- (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force. बलपूर्वक खींचना

Synonyms: Drag, Pull, Draw, Tug, Trail

Antonyms: Push, Keep, Remain

Example: The wagons were hauled by horses.

Slur (noun)

Meaning- An unfair remark about somebody/something that may damage other people’s opinion of them. अप्रतिष्ठा कलंक

Synonyms: Insult, Slight, Slander, Contumely, Calumny

Antonyms: Compliment, Praise, Honour, Praise

Example: She had dared to cast a slur on his character.

Imprecation (noun)

Meaning- A spoken curse. अभिशाप

Synonyms: Curse, Malediction, Anathema, Damnation, Profanity

Antonyms: Blessing, Benediction, Benison

Example: He was muttering threats and imprecations.

Innuendoes (noun)

Meaning- An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. वक्रोक्ति संकेत

Synonyms: Insinuation, Implication, Allusion, Suggestion, Whisper, Aspersion

Example: I laughed, thoroughly amused by his responses to my innuendos.

Paraphernalia (noun)

Meaning- A large number of objects or personal possessions, especially the equipment that you need for a particular activity. निजी सामग्री

Synonyms: Equipment, Stuff, Accoutrement, Impedimenta, Appurtenance, Implement

Example: Drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements.

Chisel (verb)

Meaning- To get money or some advantage from somebody by cheating them. ठग लेना

Synonyms: Swindle, Defraud, Cheat, Fleece

Antonyms: Be honest, Be truthful

Example: They chiseled him out of hundreds of dollars.

Loathe (verb)

Meaning- To dislike somebody/something very much. नफरत करना

Synonyms: Hate, Detest, Despise, Abominate, Execrate

Antonyms: Like, Abhor, Admire, Adore

Example: He loathes war and militarism, and despises chauvinism in every form.

Nostrum (noun)

Meaning- A scheme or remedy for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement. प्रतिकार

Synonyms: Remedy, Cure, Magic formula, Recipe, Answer

Antonyms: Injury, Harm, Damage

Example: The old nostrums of national reformism are well and truly dead.

Consternation (noun)

Meaning- A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. विस्मय व्याकुलता

Synonyms: Dismay, Perturbation, Distress, Trepidation, Angst

Antonyms: Calmness, Peacefulness, Coolness

Example: The latest scheme has caused similar consternation among traders.

Countenance (verb)

Meaning- Admit as acceptable or possible. प्रतिपालन करना अनुग्रह करना

Synonyms: Permit, Allow, Approve, Go along with, Agree to

Antonyms: Disapprove, Reject, Refuse, Disallow

Example: He was reluctant to countenance the use of force.

The editorial

Source: The Times of India · 9 Jun 2020

Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal has done the right thing by quashing the Delhi cabinet’s decision to reserve Covid beds in private and state government hospitals to capital city residents, which would have set a bad example for the rest of the country. If implemented, the Delhi cabinet’s decision would have denied healthcare access to newcomers to the city, migrants not having acceptable official identification proof and even people living in border areas. Denial of healthcare would be a repudiation of the very concept of citizenship. Moreover, leaving people untreated is also medically inadvisable – it increases the risk of disease spreading even to those considered bona fide residents.

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

1. Synonym of Haul

2. Antonym of Slur

3. Synonym of Consternation

4. Antonym of Countenance

5. Synonym of Chisel

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