10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Emasculate (verb)
To make somebody/something less powerful or less effective. प्रभावहीन करना
Synonyms: Weaken, Enfeeble, Debilitate, Undermine
Antonyms: Strengthen, Fortify, Invigorate
Example: You are going to have truncated, emasculated tribunals.
Bifurcation (noun)
The division of something into two branches or parts. द्विभाजन
Synonyms: Separation, Parting, Branching, Forking
Antonyms: Union, Convergence, Unification
Example: In many ways there was a kind of bifurcation of social history in the field of Latin America.
Stealth (noun)
The fact of doing something in a quiet or secret way. गोपनीयता
Synonyms: Furtiveness, Slyness, Covertness
Antonyms: Openness, Public, Overt
Example: The government was accused of trying to introduce the tax by stealth.
Abrogation (noun)
The fact of officially ending a law, an agreement, etc. रद्दीकरण
Synonyms: Repudiation, Repeal, Cancellation, Annulment
Antonyms: Commandment, Mandating, Sanctioning, Ordering
Example: It had tightened its grip on power through unconstitutional legislation, abrogation of the rule of law, and crude violence.
Incarceration (noun)
The state of being confined in prison. क़ैद करना
Synonyms: Imprisonment, Confinement, Internment, Captivity
Antonyms: Freedom, Liberty, Discharge, Release
Example: The public would not be served by her incarceration.
Ingrained (adjective)
(of a habit, an attitude, etc.) that has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change. अंतर्निहित
Synonyms: Entrenched, Deep-rooted, Established, Firm
Antonyms: Unfixed, Temporary, Short-lived
Example: The belief that we should do our duty is deeply ingrained in most of us.
Straitjacket (noun)
Used in reference to something that restricts freedom of action, development, or expression. विकास में बाधक
Synonyms: Restriction, Restraint, Constraint
Antonyms: Freedom, Liberation, Expansion
Example: The government is operating in an economic straitjacket.
Extant (adjective)
(of something very old) still in existence. मौजूदा
Synonyms: Still Existing, Surviving, Remaining, Enduring, Present
Antonyms: Defunct, Vanished, Disappeared
Example: A limited number of documents from the period are still extant.
Fallout (noun)
The bad results of a situation or an action. बुरा परिणाम
Synonyms: Repercussion, Consequence, Aftermath, Side-Effect
Antonyms: Cause, Reason, Grounds
Example: Television video recording was practically a fall-out of the military application.
Reckon (verb)
To be generally considered to be something. मानना माना जाना
Synonyms: Regard as, Consider, View, Think of as, Hold to be
Antonyms: Ignore, Disregard, Neglect, Discard
Example: The event organized by them was reckoned a failure.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 4 Sep 2020The Global Innovation Index, brought out by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, in association with Cornell University and Insead, offers an opportunity to assess how a country compares with its peers. India can cheer that it has moved up four positions and is now placed 48th, within the top 50, out of 131. China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Japan are ahead of India in Asia. No surprise. But so are Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. With the world’s largest cohort of young people of college-going age, who can be trained in science, engineering, technology, maths and the creative arts, India can and should be among world leaders in innovation. But how to reach there?
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1. Synonym of Abrogation
2. Antonym of Extant
3. Synonym of Emasculate
4. Antonym of Straitjacket
5. Synonym of Stealth
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