10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Propriety (noun)
The condition of being right, appropriate, or fitting. औचित्य
Synonyms: Correctness, Suitability, Appropriateness, Morality
Antonyms: Inappropriateness, Unsuitability, Immorality
Example: Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone.
Allude (verb)
Suggest or call attention to indirectly. संकेत करना
Synonyms: Refer to, Suggest, Mention
Antonyms: Order, Impose
Example: She had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name.
Raging (adjective)
Continuing with great force or intensity. प्रबल
Synonyms: Extreme, Severe, Very great
Antonyms: Moderate, Delighted
Example: The raging fire light up the sky as the storm continued.
Contend (verb)
Compete with others in a struggle to achieve (something). दावे के साथ कहना
Synonyms: Compete, Challenge, Contest
Antonyms: Surrender, Give Up, Quit
Example: I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point.
Earmark (verb)
Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose. अलग रखना
Synonyms: Set aside, Reserve, Appropriate, Allocate
Antonyms: Waste, Misuse, Consume, Squander
Example: The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.
Defray (verb)
To give somebody back the money that they have spent on something. चुकाना
Synonyms: Pay for, Meet, Square, Clear
Antonyms: Withhold, Deprive
Example: While he was in prison his house and its furniture were sold to defray his debts.
Obfuscate (verb)
To make something less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately. अस्पष्ट करना
Synonyms: Make unclear, Obscure, Cloud, Befog
Antonyms: Clarify, Elucidate, Simplify
Example: A technology that was designed to enhance our already communication-heavy lives now serves to obfuscate it.
Ostensible (adjective)
Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so. तथाकथित
Synonyms: Apparent, Seeming, Outward
Antonyms: Genuine, Real
Example: The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
Evoke (verb)
To bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind. ताज़ा करना
Synonyms: Bring to mind, give rise to, arouse, induce
Antonyms: Suppress, Subdue, Repress
Example: The sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood.
Proliferation (noun)
Rapid increase in the number or amount of something. प्रसार फैलाव
Synonyms: Increase, Expansion, Mushrooming, Propagation
Antonyms: Decline, Depletion
Example: This muteness increases the sense of proliferation in his art.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 6 Oct 2020The C&AG’s observations in its financial audit report relate to the denial of States’ share in the divisible taxes pool.
The Financial Audit Report of the Government of India by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) for 2018-19 placed in Parliament on September 23 has raised significant issues of a lack of transparency and propriety. The Opposition-ruled States have criticised the Centre on the short transfer of Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation cess revenues to the GST Compensation Fund.
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1. Synonym of Propriety
2. Antonym of Ostensible
3. Synonym of Obfuscate
4. Antonym of Evoke
5. Synonym of Defray
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