10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Pernicious (adjective)
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. हानिकारक
Synonyms: Harmful, Injurious, Detrimental, Noxious, Pestilent
Antonyms: Harmless, Beneficial, Innocuous, Advantageous
Example: The pernicious influence of TV violence on children
Subtle (adjective)
Good at noticing and understanding things. सूक्ष्म
Synonyms: Shrewd, Astute, Keen, Sagacious, Perceptive, Discerning
Antonyms: Stupid, Idiotic, Dumb, Foolish
Example: The job required a subtle mind which he was lacking.
Harrowing (adjective)
Making you feel very upset because you are very shocked or frightened. शोकजनक
Synonyms: Painful, Distressing, Torturous, Disturbing, Agonizing
Antonyms: Pleasing, Gratifying, Calming, Bearable
Example: The book makes harrowing reading.
Mount (verb)
To increase gradually. बढ़ना
Synonyms: Grow, Rise, Escalate, Soar, Shoot up, Go up
Antonyms: Decrease, Decline, Fall, Diminish
Example: Pressure is mounting on the government to change the law.
Repudiate (verb)
Refuse to accept. मुकर जाना
Synonyms: Reject, Abandon, Renounce, Deny
Antonyms: Accept, Admit
Example: She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
Expound (verb)
Explain the meaning of (a literary or doctrinal work) समझाना
Synonyms: Interpret, Elucidate, Explicate
Antonyms: Mystify, Obscure, Confuse
Example: The task of studying, clarifying, and expounding doctrines is typically the responsibility of a literate, educated élite.
Coercion (noun)
The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats. ज़बरदस्ती
Synonyms: Compulsion, Force, Oppression, Insistence
Antonyms: Consent, Approval
Example: Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement.
Relinquish (verb)
Voluntarily cease to keep or claim. त्यागना
Synonyms: Renounce, Give up, Cease, Abandon
Antonyms: Keep, Hold, Continue
Example: There is no evidence of her ever wishing to voluntarily relinquish the post.
Subsist (verb)
Maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level. निर्वाह करना
Synonyms: Survive, Endure, Exist
Antonyms: Perish, Expire
Example: He subsisted on welfare and casual labour.
Gusto (noun)
Enjoyment and enthusiasm in doing something. उत्साह
Synonyms: Zest, Relish, Delight, Verve
Antonyms: Indifference, Apathy
Example: The club song was sung with much gusto after the game.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 24 Dec 2021It allows employers to extend unlimited advances to workers and charge an unspecified interest rate on such loans.
Debt bondage is a form of slavery that exists when a worker is induced to accept advances on wages, of a size, or at a level of interest, such that the advance will never be repaid. One of India’s hastily-passed Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, 2019 — gives legal sanction to this horrifically repressive, inhuman practice, by allowing employers to extend limitless credit advances to their workers, and charge an unspecified (and hence, usurious) interest rate on them.
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1. Synonym of Harrowing
2. Antonym of Coercion
3. Synonym of Subsist
4. Antonym of Gusto
5. Synonym of Repudiate
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