10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Hail (verb)
Call out to (someone) to attract attention. अभिवादन करना
Synonyms: Address, Speak to, Call out to
Antonyms: Shun, Ignore
Example: Once a member of our Parish hailed me on the street and invited me to enter his house.
Watershed (noun)
An event or period marking a turning point in a situation. ऐतिहासिक घटना
Synonyms: Turning point, Critical point, Landmark, Milestone, Crossroads
Example: These works were a watershed in the history of music.
Cherry-pick (verb)
Choose and take only (the most beneficial or profitable items, opportunities, etc.) from what is available. चुनना
Synonyms: Opt for, Pick, Select
Antonyms: Decline, Throw out
Example: The company should buy the whole airline and not just cherry-pick its best assets.
Mirage (noun)
An unrealistic hope or wish that cannot be achieved. मृगतृष्णा
Synonyms: Illusion, Hallucination, Delusion, Fantasy
Antonyms: Fact, Reality, Truth
Example: Surely, there were signs of our men accomplishing it but that proved a mirage.
Stark (adjective)
Severe or bare in appearance or outline. कठोर
Synonyms: Austere, Severe, Bleak, Harsh
Antonyms: Mild, Gentle, Clement, Moderate
Example: The issues have created a stark fault line within the Peace Process.
Dismantle (verb)
To take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces. विघटित करना
Synonyms: Dissemble, Take apart, Take to pieces
Antonyms: Assemble, Construct, Build
Example: I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
Subvention (noun)
A grant of money, especially from a government. अनुदान
Synonyms: Grant, Allowance, Endowment
Example: Ottawa has begun to cut federal subventions to the provinces.
Resilience (noun)
The ability of people or things to recover quickly after something unpleasant, such as shock, injury, etc. लचीलापन
Synonyms: Toughness, Strength, Firmness, Determination
Antonyms: Weakness, Feebleness, Frailty
Example: He showed great courage and resilience in fighting back from a losing position to win the game.
Doldrums (noun)
A state or period of stagnation or depression. विषाद उदासी
Synonyms: Blues, Stagnant, Subdued, Static
Antonyms: Gladness, Elation
Example: The mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years.
Saddle (verb)
Burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task. लाद देना
Synonyms: Burden, Lumber, Land
Antonyms: Relieve, Unload
Example: You realise you are saddled with responsibilities.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 14 Dec 2021Seen purely from a revenue point of view and as a fiscal policy tool, India’s GST is still on a rocky road.
GST, or Goods and Services Tax, an institutional tax innovation intensively marketed in many countries by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, was wrapped in a “one nation one tax” package, and was accepted by India on the midnight of July 1, 2017. Despite the alleged haste in its launching by the central government, there were adaptations to make it to suit the Indian context.
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1. Synonym of Subvention
2. Antonym of Dismantle
3. Synonym of Stark
4. Antonym of Cherry-pick
5. Synonym of Doldrums
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