10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Trenchant (adjective)
So sharp as to cause mental pain: तीखा, पैना
Synonyms: Acerbic, Astringent, Mordant, Scathing, Vitriolic
Antonyms: Kind, Soothing, Appeasing, Mollifying
Example: Sometimes your tone of voice is so trenchant that you come across as being a mean person.
Go against the grain (idioms)
Be or do something different from what is normal or natural: स्वभाव के विरुद्ध होना
Synonyms: Vary, Contrast, Differ
Example: It goes against the grain for her to spend a lot of money on clothes.
Commensurate (adjective)
Of the same size, extent, or duration as another. अनुरूप, समान, आनुपातिक
Synonyms: Equivalent, Corresponding, Comparable, Compatible, Proportionate
Antonyms: Disproportionate, Incomparable, Unequal
Example: A pay increase should commensurate with job performance.
Pique (noun)
A feeling of anger, especially caused by someone damaging your feeling of being proud of yourself. मनमुटाव, नाराजगी
Synonyms: Resentment, Dudgeon, Indignation, Vexation, Exasperation
Antonyms: Pleasure, Happiness, Delight, Gratification
Example: In a fit of pique, she slammed the door and walked out of the room.
Meddle (verb)
Interfere in something that is not one's concern. हस्तक्षेप करना, दखल देना
Synonyms: Tamper, Pry, Poke, Interpose
Antonyms: Avoid, Ignore, Disregard
Example: I don't want him meddling in our affairs.
Denizen (noun)
An animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place. निवासी, बाशिंदा
Synonyms: Resident, Dweller, Inhabitant, Natives
Antonyms: Immigrants, Foreigner, Alien
Example: Deer and squirrels are among the denizens of the forest.
Incumbent on someone (phrases)
Morally binding or necessary. लाजिमी, अनिवार्य
Synonyms: Obligatory, Necessary, Compulsory, Required, Essential
Antonyms: Optional, Non-Compulsory, Discretionary
Example: It is incumbent on us all to help the needy.
Dissident (noun)
A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state. मतभेद करनेवाला, विरोधी
Synonyms: Dissenter, Insurgent, Protester, Revolutionary
Antonyms: Conforming, Agreeing
Example: The dissident was jailed for refusing to obey the law.
Stifling (adjective)
(of heat, air, or a room) very hot and causing difficulties in breathing. दम घुटनेवाला
Synonyms: Choking, Smothering, Strangling, Suffocating, Suppressing
Antonyms: Resuscitating, Reviving, Ventilated, Invigorating
Example: Since I have respiratory issues, I often find the odour of cigarette smoke to be quite stifling.
Bulwark (noun)
A defensive wall. बांध, बचाव दीवार
Synonyms: Rampart, Fortification, Barricade, Embankment
Example: Vaccines act as a bulwark against many childhood diseases.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 26 Oct 2018The government and the RBI must get their act together to convince the markets that there is serious commitment to averting a drought of liquidity in the financial markets. The central bank’s intervention in the currency market, selling dollars and sucking out the counterpart rupees, has contributed to the liquidity crunch. Conspiracy theorists see political parties’ amassing of cash in the run up to the elections later this year and a few months thereafter as a factor — it will get back into the system once it starts getting spent. These amounts are not so large. The supply of liquidity has been significant: bond sales by the RBI, purchase of non-banking financial company (NBFC) assets by State Bank of India, stepped up refinance of real estate loans by the National Housing Bank. The real problem would appear to be fright. Mutual funds and banks are wary of buying NBFC paper.
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1. Synonym of Commensurate
2. Antonym of Pique
3. Synonym of Trenchant
4. Antonym of Meddle
5. Synonym of Dissident
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