10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Outbreak (noun)
Meaning -The sudden start of something unpleasant, especially violence or a disease. प्रकोप
Synonyms: Breakout, Eruption, Outburst, Flare-Up
Antonyms: Peace, Harmony, Order
Example: The super cyclone may lead to an outbreak of water-borne diseases.
Fatality (noun)
Meaning - An occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from disease. अपमृत्यु
Synonyms: Death, Casualty, Mortality
Example: Seatbelt use significantly reduces the risk of a fatality during a traffic accident.
Prompt (verb)
Meaning- To make somebody decide to do something; to cause something to happen. प्रयोजन करना
Synonyms: Give Rise to, Cause, Trigger, Bring About
Antonyms: Prevent, Deter, Restrain, Delay
Example: Recent worries over the president's health have prompted speculation over his political future.
Reconvene (verb)
Meaning- To come together again or to bring a group of people together again for a meeting एकत्र होना
Synonyms: Assemble, Reunify, Get Together, Reunite
Antonyms: Separate, Breakup, Dissolve, Go Separate Ways
Example: We will reconvene after lunch to vote on the proposed amendment.
Screening (noun)
Meaning- The testing of a person or group of people for the presence of a disease or other condition. जाँच
Synonyms: Examination, Inspection, Scrutiny, Testing
Example: If a baby fails a screening, the test is usually repeated.
Isolate (verb)
Meaning - To separate somebody/something physically or socially from other people or things. पृथक करना
Synonyms: Set Apart, Segregate, Detach, Cut Off, Sequester, Quarantine
Antonyms: Include, Integrate, Unify, Amalgamate
Example: The quick-thinking general tried to isolate the enemy troop in the woods and cut them off from all supply sources.
Overt (adjective)
Meaning- Done or shown openly; plainly apparent. प्रत्यक्ष
Synonyms: Apparent, Clear, Conspicuous, Obvious, Manifest
Antonyms: Hidden, Clandestine, Covert, Invisible
Example: The security guard easily noticed the shoplifter’s overt actions.
Exhibit (verb)
Meaning- To show clearly that you have or feel a particular quality, ability, feeling or symptom. प्रकट करना
Synonyms: Show Signs Of, Reveal, Display, Manifest, Evince
Antonyms: Hide, Camouflage, Conceal, Obscure
Example: Animals typically exhibit odd behaviors when they are put in uncomfortable situations.
Drastically (adverb)
Meaning- In an extreme way that has a sudden, serious or violent effect on something. ज़बर्दस्त रूप से
Synonyms: Extremely, Significantly, Severely, Considerably, Dramatically, Acutely
Antonyms: Slightly, Trivially, Moderately, Mildly
Example: Prices of onions are rising drastically.
Novel (adjective)
Meaning- Different from anything known before; new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange. अनूठा
Synonyms: Unusual, Unfamiliar, Unconventional, Off-Center
Antonyms: Common, Ordinary, Hackneyed, Traditional
Example: The studio is looking for novel concepts to turn into original television series.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 6 Feb 2020The budget announcement that the government would divest a part of its holding in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) via an initial public offering is good news not just for the government, hungry for non-borrowed receipts, but for the public as well. The public would gain in two ways: as the insured and as investors, apart, of course, from better macroeconomic management arising from a lower fiscal deficit. The Opposition should cooperate with the government in amending the law of 1956 that set up the Life Insurance Corporation, to convert it into a company, so that its shares, owned in totality by the government, at present, could be offered to investors.
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1. Synonym of Drastically
2. Antonym of Reconvene
3. Synonym of Isolate
4. Antonym of Exhibit
5. Synonym of Prompt
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