10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Eradicate (verb)
Meaning: destroy completely; put an end to. उन्मूलन करना
Synonyms: Eliminate, Exterminate, Annihilate, Extirpate, Obliterate, Extinguish
Antonyms: Preserve, Protect, Create, Establish
Example: How can we eradicate mosquitoes from our planet?
Pragmatic (adjective)
Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. व्यावहारिक
Synonyms: Practical, Hard-Headed, Realistic, Rational, Reasonable
Antonyms: Impractical, Unrealistic, Idealistic, Theoretical
Example: Williams took a more pragmatic approach to management problems.
Palliative (adjective)
Meaning: (of a treatment or medicine) relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause. शांति देनेवाला
Synonyms: Soothing, Alleviating, Sedative, Calmative, Lenitive, Mitigative
Antonyms: Hurtful, Damaging, Harmful, Injurious
Example: The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles.
Envisage (verb)
Meaning: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event. कल्पना करना
Synonyms: Foresee, Predict, Forecast, Envision, Contemplate, Visualize
Antonyms: Disregard, Ignore, Overlook
Example: Nobody can envisage the consequences of total nuclear war.
Imprudent (adjective)
Meaning: not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash अविवेकी, लापरवाह
Synonyms: Injudicious, Indiscreet, Unwary, Reckless, Shortsighted, Foolhardy
Antonyms: Prudent, Cautious, Sensible, Discreet
Example: The banks made hundreds of imprudent loans in the 1970s.
Endow (verb)
Meaning: provide with a quality, ability, or asset. प्रदान करना
Synonyms: Endue, Furnish, Equip, Confer, Bestow
Antonyms: Receive, Dispossess, Deprive
Example: He was endowed with tremendous physical strength.
Requisite (adjective)
Meaning: made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations. अपेक्षित, आवश्यक
Synonyms: Essential, Vital, Precondition, Needful, Indispensable
Antonyms: Unnecessary, Optional, Needless, Dispensable
Example: He lacked the requisite skills for the job.
Essence (noun)
Meaning: the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract that determines its character. मर्म, मूलतत्त्व
Synonyms: Quintessence, Crux, Nub, Kernel, Marrow, Gist
Antonyms: Detail
Example: Selt-trust is the essence of heroism.
Discernible (adjective)
Meaning: able to be discerned; perceptible. सुस्पष्ट, प्रत्यक्ष
Synonyms: Conspicuous, Perceptible, Manifest, Evident, Distinct
Antonyms: Inconspicuous, Unobtrusive, Delphian, Imperceptible
Example: The scandal had no discernible effect on his career.
Insurmountable (adjective)
Meaning: too great to be overcome. अजेय, अति कठिन
Synonyms: Insuperable, Unconquerable, Unassailable, Invincible, Impregnable
Antonyms: Surmountable, Superable, Vulnerable, Vincible, Attainable
Example: No difficulty is insurmountable if one sets one's mind on it.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 16 Apr 2019The provision of health, education and public services matters more than income support schemes.
It is by now close to 50 years since Indira Gandhi brought the idea of eradicating poverty into the electoral arena in India. ‘Garibi Hatao’ had been her slogan. She actually took the country some distance in the promised direction. Though it had not come close to being eradicated in her time, it was under her leadership that the reduction in poverty commenced, in the late 1960s. And it was under her leadership again that the reduction accelerated, in the early 1980s. This is not surprising for she was a pragmatic politician and took pride in being Indian. While the last attribute motivated her to improve the condition of her people, the first left her aware of the centrality of income generation in poverty eradication.
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1. Synonym of Imprudent
2. Antonym of Envisage
3. Synonym of Discernible
4. Antonym of Eradicate
5. Synonym of Pragmatic
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