10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Dubious (adjective)
Meaning- Not to be relied upon. संदिग्ध
Synonyms: Suspicious, Unreliable, Equivocal, Indeterminate, Questionable, Untrustworthy
Antonyms: Certain, Unquestionable, Definite, Trustworthy
Example: For some of these reports, he appears to have relied on highly dubious sources.
Robust (adjective)
Meaning- Strong and healthy. मजबूत
Synonyms: Sturdy, Vigorous, Powerful, Tough, Hardy, Well built
Antonyms: Weak, Frail, Infirm, Delicate
Example: She is a pleasantly robust woman of modest means, patriotic in convictions, guileless in manner.
Indigenous (adjective)
Meaning- Belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else. स्वदेशीय
Synonyms: Native, Local, Domestic, Inbred, Internal
Antonyms: Foreign, Nonnative, External, Overseas
Example: Those who speak indigenous languages or wear traditional dress are styled Indians.
Conducive (adjective)
Meaning- Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible. उपकारी सहायक
Synonyms: Good for, Helpful to, Productive of, Useful for, Contributive, Instrumental
Antonyms: Unhelpful, Unfavourable, Useless
Example: The soft lights and music were conducive to a relaxed atmosphere.
Underscore (verb)
Meaning- To emphasize or show that something is important or true. ज़ोर देना
Synonyms: Emphasize, Point up, Give prominence to, Focus attention to, Stress
Antonyms: Understate, Tone down, Weaken
Example: His speech underscored the need for a clear policy.
Redundancy (noun)
Meaning- The state of being not or no longer needed or useful. बहुतायत निरर्थकता
Synonyms: Superfluity, Uselessness, Excess, Expendability, Prolixity
Antonyms: Want, Need, Requirement, Demand
Example: There are usually functional redundancies in the system provided by its components, which are overlooked because of the lack of information.
Obviate (verb)
Meaning- To remove a problem or the need for something. हटाना दूर करना
Synonyms: Preclude, Prevent, Get rid of, Do away with, Eliminate, Avert
Antonyms: Face, Confront, Meet, Permit
Example: This new evidence obviates the need for any further enquiries.
Replenishment (noun)
Meaning- Restoration of a stock or supply to a former level or condition. फिर से भरना
Synonyms: Replacement, Refilling, Substitution, Restoration
Antonyms: Emptiness, Blankness, Vacuity
Example: Computerization has enabled the automatic replenishment of stock.
Thriving (adjective)
Meaning- Continuing to be successful, strong, healthy, etc. फलता-फूलता
Synonyms: Flourishing, Prospering, Bloomy, Progressing, Advancing
Antonyms: Falling, Dying, Declining, Languishing
Example: The archaeological excavation uncovered what was once a thriving church community.
Overhaul (noun)
Meaning- An examination of a machine or system, including doing repairs on it or making changes to it. पूरी जाँच करके मरम्मत करना
Synonyms: Mend, Fix, Revamp, Service, Revamp
Antonyms: Ruin, Damage, Deterioration, Destruction
Example: The government has recently overhauled the healthcare system.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 23 May 2020It might be useful for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to glance through the latest issue of the central bank’s Weekly Statistical Supplement. Since April 1, till April 24, non-food bank credit has declined by over Rs 1 lakh crore. This, after RBI force-fed them liquidity worth nearly Rs 8 lakh crore through an alphabet soup of special facilities. Given this hard reality, how can RBI continue with the pretence that lowering policy rates and magnanimously adopting an accommodative stance will help push money into the hands of India’s economic agents? Accept the reality that India’s banks, burdened as they are by bad debt and hobbled as they are by the fear of incriminating investigations of credit decisions, are poor vehicles of financial intermediation. RBI has to look at other means, while the banks mend.Lowering the repo rate and the reverse repo rate by 40 basis points was the least the Monetary Policy Committee could do, after acknowledging the probability of negative growth this fiscal. Implicit in this decision is a statement that has a bearing on the government’s fiscal choices: this is not the time to worry about inflation, but to try and salvage growth from rubble, to which Covid-19 and the lockdown have reduced swathes of the economy. That is welcome. But what is the point of converting the interest accumulating over the six-month moratorium on loan servicing into a funded interest term loan, if it has to be fully amortised this fiscal itself? If economic growth is expected to be negative, how can companies generate enough revenue and operating profits to pay off such dues in the current fiscal? The US Fed is using some special vehicles set up by the Treasury to buy bonds issued by companies. What prevents RBI from taking such an initiative and putting money in the hands of economic agents, instead of being expansively accommodative towards banks that find it hard to lend?
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1. Synonym of Dubious
2. Antonym of Underscore
3. Synonym of Conducive
4. Antonym of Replenishment
5. Synonym of Redundancy
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