10 words from this editorial with Hindi meaning
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Extent (noun)
The particular degree to which something is or is believed to be the case. सीमा/हद
Synonyms: Degree, Scale, Level, Magnitude, Scope, Extensiveness, Amount
Antonyms: Parochial, Narrowness
Example: She had to have exploratory surgery to determine the extent of her injuries.
Vulnerable (adjective)
Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed. अतिसंवेदनशील/असुरक्षित/कमजोर
Synonyms: Penetrable, Unsafe, Unprotected, Permeable, Unguarded
Antonyms: Protected, Sage, Secure
Example: Because little kids have weak immune systems, they are very vulnerable to illness.
Punitive (adjective)
Inflicting or intended as punishment. दंडात्मक
Synonyms: Punishing, Vindictive, Penal
Antonyms: Beneficial, Rewarding
Example: The university is taking punitive actions against the football player who failed his drug test.
Ameliorative (adjective)
Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. सुधारात्मक/सुधारने योग्य
Synonyms: Reformative, Rectifiable, Amendable, Corrective, Curative
Antonyms: Harmful, Hurting, Injurious, Damaging, Hurtful
Example: In an attempt to ameliorate the situation, Superman flew into action and saved the young woman from the villain.
Chaos (noun)
Complete disorder and confusion. A condition or place of great disorder or confusion. अव्यवस्था/अस्तव्यस्तता/भगदड़
Synonyms: Anarchy, Turmoil, Clutter, Disarray, Muddle
Antonyms: Order, Peace, Quietness, Tidiness
Example: If the police go on strike, our crime-ridden city will drown in chaos.
Disbursal (noun)
The act of spending or disbursing money. संवितरण
Synonyms: Distribution, Dispensation, Use, Delivery, Expending
Antonyms: Hold, Keep, Save, Gather, Accumulation
Example: The Disbursal of money accumulated by means of fine on black money will be deployed for poor means.
Significant (adjective)
Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy. महत्त्वपूर्ण/काफी/अर्थपूर्ण
Synonyms: Notable, Noteworthy, Worthy of attention, Remarkable, Outstanding, Of Importance
Antonyms: Insignificant, Trivial, Unimportant, Meaningless, Minor
Example: Without any significant proof of his involvement, the man was let off with a stern warning.
Estimate (verb)
Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of. अनुमानित/प्राक्कलित
Synonyms: Approximate, Evaluate, Judge, Gauge, Reckon, Rate, Appraise
Antonyms: Fact, True, Ignorance
Example: The engineer estimated that it would take two years to build the museum.
Inflict (verb)
To force something unpleasant upon a person or thing. थोपना/प्रयुक्त करना
Synonyms: Impose, Force, Press, Thrust, Foist, Saddle someone with
Antonyms: Withhold, Keep, Hold
Example: By blowing up the airport, the terrorist group hoped to inflict fear upon the public.
Roll back (verb)
Restore (a database) to a previously defined state./ taking back one’s own decision due to errors occurring in current version. वापस लेना
Synonyms: Withdraw, Hark back, Go back, Reversing or undoing of something
Antonyms: Extend, Develop, Raise, Lengthen, Prolong, Amplify
Example: Because of the chaos in public the opposition parties are demonstrating to roll back the decision of demonetization.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 30 Nov 2016To what extent (सीमा/हद) do you punish honest people, particularly if they are poor, vulnerable (अतिसंवेदनशील/असुरक्षित/कमजोर) or struggling, in order to flush out the dishonest? The government hasn’t got the mix right yet, with too much emphasis on the punitive (दंडात्मक) and too little on the ameliorative (सुधारात्मक/सुधारने योग्य) . For example it abruptly withdrew the facility to exchange notes, which will hurt especially poor people and migrant workers in a population that is still under-banked. Besides banks are very far apart in rural areas and are enveloped in chaos (अव्यवस्था/अस्तव्यस्तता/भगदड़) , given the rank mismanagement of disbursal (संवितरण) of fresh notes.
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1. Synonym of Estimate
2. Antonym of Vulnerable
3. Synonym of Ameliorative
4. Antonym of Disbursal
5. Synonym of Significant
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