10 words from this editorial with Hindi meaning
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Bicker (verb)
Argue about petty and trivial matters. झगड़ा करना /कलह करना
Synonyms: Disagree, Quarrel, Quibble, Squabble, Wrangle, Brawl, Dispute
Antonyms: Agree, Concur, Make Peace, Concede
Example: People are so obsessed with their wants, after going through all bickering eventually it is the soul peace that one wants.
Bizarre (adjective)
Very strange or unusual. अजीब/अनोखा/विचित्र
Synonyms: Eccentric, Freakish, Strange, Peculiar, Odd, Unconventional, Unorthodox, Queer.
Antonyms: Common, Common, Customary, Familiar, Normal, Ordinary, Regular
Example: On her trip around the world, Bridgett found the custom of eating snake quite bizarre.
Punitive (adjective)
Inflicting or intended as punishment./ done as an act of punishment. दंडात्मक
Synonyms: Penal, Disciplinary, Corrective, Punishing
Antonyms: Rewarding, Amnesty, Pardon
Example: The purpose of the punitive lawsuit’s community service ruling is to forever remind the drunk driver of the cost of his actions.
Laudable (adjective)
(of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation. प्रशंसनीय/सराहने योग्य
Synonyms: Appreciable, Admirable, Laudable, Commendable, Praiseworthy
Antonyms: Disrespected, Unworthy, Bad, Blameable
Example: While Jason did not win the contest, his efforts were laudable enough to be mentioned by the judges.
Utopian (adjective)
Modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic. (काल्पनिक आदर्श
Synonyms: Abstract, Fanciful, Grandiose, Idealistic, Illusory
Antonyms: Dystopian, Real
Example: This world is not a utopia because it contains too much crime and starvation.
Incentivize (verb)
Motivate or Encourage (Someone) To Do Something. प्रोत्साहन
Synonyms: Encourage, Motivate, Boost, Stimulate, Actuate, Energize
Antonyms: Deter, Dis-Incentivize, Discourage, De-Motivate
Example: I'm already at the top of my pay scale at work, so I don't really have any economic incentive to work harder.
Dubious (adjective)
Not to be relied upon; suspect. संदिग्ध/संदेहात्मक
Synonyms: Suspicious, Suspect, Under Suspicion, Untrustworthy, Unreliable, Questionable.
Antonyms: Definite, Clear, Believable, Certain, Undoubted, Trustworthy, Reliable.
Example: In spite of her dubious ancestry, the con artist continued to claim her parents were of noble birth.
Credible (adjective)
Able to be believed; convincing. विश्वसनीय
Synonyms: Trustworthy, Reliable, Dependable, Believable, Trusty.
Antonyms: Deceptive, Dishonest, Unacceptable, Unbelievable, Unreliable, Untrustworthy.
Example: The detectives searched for a credible account of the robbery they could believe.
Aptly (adverb)
In a fitting way / with competence; in a competent capable manner. कुशलतापूर्वक/समुचित रूप से
Synonyms: Timely, Appropriately, Opportunely, Pertinently, Suitably, ably, capably, competently
Antonyms: Inappropriately, Irrelevantly, Unsuitably
Example: The recent category five hurricane could be aptly described as the worst natural disaster of the year.
Aphorism (noun)
A pithy observation which contains a general truth./ a concise statement of a principle. कहावत/सूक्ति
Synonyms: Adage, Axiom, Dictum, Maxim, Proverb, Apothegm, Saying, Truism
Example: While Ted’s aphorism was short and funny, it was enough to make us briefly forget our father was having life-saving surgery.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 25 Nov 2016If we have the will, here's how to make a lasting impact on black money. The two weeks old demonetization tsunami is still reverberating (परावर्तनीय/प्रतिध्वनीय) through the nation's socioeconomic fabric. It will be months before its impact can be fully understood, but the economic and political landscape has already been rearranged.
Political bickering (झगड़ा /कलह) over long bank and ATM queues dominated media reports for the first two weeks. Now there is increasing coverage on the expected benefits ¬ or lack thereof, depending on which side you are on ¬ as well as various short and long term effects on the economy. This column will focus on how to cleanse politics of illicit (अवैध/अनुचित) , tax-evaded, `black money'.
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1. Synonym of Punitive
2. Antonym of Utopian
3. Synonym of Aptly
4. Antonym of Bicker
5. Synonym of Laudable
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