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12,May,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Combat (verb)

Meaning- To stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or from getting worse. सामना करना

Synonyms: Battle Against, Wage War Against, Tackle, Do battle with

Antonyms: Surrender, Accord, Agree

Example: Measures to combat violent crime have been proposed.

Unprecedented (adjective)

Meaning- That has never happened, been done or been known before. अभूतपूर्व

Synonyms: Unparalleled, Extraordinary, Remarkable, Unusual

Antonyms: Familiar, Ordinary, Traditional, Normal

Example: The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence.

Cue (noun)

Meaning- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something. संकेत

Synonyms: Signal, Sign, Indication, Prompt, Intimation, Reminder

Example: I think that's my cue to explain why I'm here.

Invoke (verb)

Meaning- To mention or use a law, rule, etc. as a reason for doing something. उल्लेख करना

Synonyms: Cite, Adduce, Refer to, Instance

Antonyms: Misrepresent, Misquote, Distort, Misstate

Example: It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked.

Seamlessly (adverb)

Meaning- Smooth and continuous, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next. बिना जोड़ का

Synonyms: Flawlessly, Smoothly, Faultlessly, Consistently

Antonyms: Defectively, Intermittently, Unevenly

Example: The alliance is an effort by the three companies to create a seamless digital music system.

Archaic (adjective)

Meaning- Very old or old-fashioned. प्राचीन

Synonyms: Obsolete, Old-fashioned, Old-fangled, Ancient, Primitive, Outmoded

Antonyms: New, Modern, Contemporary, Newfangled

Example: Prisons are run on archaic methods.

Sine die (adverb)

Meaning- Without a future date being arranged. अनिश्चित काल के लिए

Synonyms: For an unspecified period, For an unlimited period, Endlessly, Indefinitely

Antonyms: In continuously, Definitely, Unquestionably

Example: The case was adjourned sine die.

Consolidate (verb)

Meaning- Combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole. मिलाना

Synonyms: Combine, Integrate, Amalgamate, Merge, Bring together

Antonyms: Separate, Disperse, Divide, Part

Example: All manufacturing activities have been consolidated in new premises.

Pre-emptively (adverb)

Meaning- Done to stop somebody taking action, especially action that will be harmful to yourself. रक्षात्मक ढंग से

Synonyms: Preventively, Obstructively, Protectively

Example: To prevent disease spreading and encourage growth, drug programs such as vitamins and antibiotics are administered preemptively.

Promulgate (verb)

Meaning- To announce a new law or system officially or publicly. एलान करना

Synonyms: Put into effect, Enact, Enforce, Implement, Pass

Antonyms: Withhold, Refrain, Suppress

Example: The surcharge was imposed under the country's emergency regulations promulgated in May.

The editorial

Source: The Times of India · 12 May 2020

Redesigning offices around the threat of Covid is all about physical distancing.

Barring the rare honcho who moved up to a much-envied expansive corner office, most readers would have experienced a shrinking of their desk space over the past years and decades, despite one promotion after another. Because densification has been the core mantra of open plan offices, packing in more people and reducing physical distancing. Covid has upturned all that. First it pushed vast numbers to start working from home, with jolly little notice. Now as offices are gradually repopulated, their AC look could be altogether different from BC.

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Seamlessly

2. Synonym of Cue

3. Synonym of Pre-emptively

4. Antonym of Combat

5. Synonym of Invoke

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