Delhi vision 2025

The Times of India

Delhi vision 2025
13,Feb,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Inflection point (noun)

Meaning- (in business) A time of significant change in a situation

Synonyms: Turning Point, Game Changer, Landmark, Critical Point

Example: The invention of the microprocessor by Intel was an inflection point.

Unveil (verb)

Meaning- Show or announce publicly for the first time. रहस्योद्घाटन करना

Synonyms: Reveal, Disclose, Display, Release

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Cloud, Shroud

Example: The governor will unveil his plan for the state budget in a meeting with his team.

Incline (verb)

Meaning- Be favorably disposed towards or willing to do something. रुझान होना

Synonyms: Go For, Have A Preference For, Have a Liking For

Antonyms: Be Unwilling, Be Reluctant, Be Hesitant, Be Unwilling

Example: I would be inclined to agree with him, that peanut butter is very good.

Rely (verb)

Meaning- Depend on with full trust or confidence. भरोसा करना

Synonyms: Bank On, Trust In, Count On, Reckon On

Antonyms: Distrust, Mistrust, Suspect, Disbelieve

Example: One of the good things about her is that you can always rely on her unfailing enthusiasm.

Hitherto (adverb)

Meaning- Until now or until the point in time under discussion. अभी तक

Synonyms: Until Now, So Far, Yet, Up To Now

Antonyms: Later, Hereafter

Example: Before John learned to fly an airplane, he had hitherto been afraid of heights.

Undergo (verb)

Meaning- To experience something, especially a change or something unpleasant गुज़रना

Synonyms: Go Through, Sustain, Bear, Experience

Antonyms: Refuse, Surrender, Oppose

Example: In order to purchase the property, they had to undergo a lengthy application process.

Crucial (adjective)

Meaning- Of great importance. अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण

Synonyms: Influential, Significant, Historic, Momentous, Pivotal

Antonyms: Unimportant, Insignificant, Trivial

Example: Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery

Prowess (noun)

Meaning- Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field. कौशल

Synonyms: Skill, Mastery, Capability, Talent

Antonyms: Inability, Ineptitude, Incapacity, Incompetence

Example: With a prowess for writing, the promising author wrote a thirteen chapter fiction novel.

Deluge (noun)

Meaning- A very large volume of something. भरमार

Synonyms: Flood, Torrential Rain, Avalanche

Example: The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article.

Cement (verb)

Meaning: to make a relationship, an agreement, etc. stronger. मज़बूत बनाना

Synonyms: Strengthen, Reinforce, Bolster, Toughen

Antonyms: Lessen, Undermine, Weaken, Diminish

Example: The President's visit was intended to cement the alliance between the two countries.

The editorial

Source: The Times of India · 13 Feb 2020

AAP’s new goals can make Delhi more liveable. But CM Kejriwal and PM Modi have to work together.

After blunting BJP’s hyper-nationalist narrative with a credible governance agenda, Aam Aadmi Party can count heavily on the experience of the past five years to push new goals and fulfil old ones. AAP’s biggest learning was that it gained little from needless confrontations with the Centre. After focus on government schools, mohalla clinics, doorstep services delivery and populist doles, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has signalled that air pollution, sanitation, transport and water supply will top his future priorities. Kejriwal has correctly read the capital city’s mood. But success on each of these fronts will require Centre’s help.

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

1. Synonym of Undergo

2. Antonym of Rely

3. Synonym of Unveil

4. Antonym of Crucial

5. Synonym of Cement

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