10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Gravity (noun)
Meaning- Extreme importance and a cause for worry. गंभीरता
Synonyms: Seriousness, Significance, Graveness, Earnestness
Antonyms: Frivolity, Flippancy, Levity, Insincerity, Insignificance
Example: Punishment varies according to the gravity of the offence.
Imperative (adjective)
Meaning- Very important and needing immediate attention or action. अत्यावश्यक
Synonyms: Vital, Crucial, Essential, Necessary, Urgent
Antonyms: Unnecessary, Nonessential, Unimportant, Insignificant
Example: It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week.
Constraint (noun)
Meaning- A thing that limits something. बाध्यता
Synonyms: Restriction, Limitation, Restraint, Stricture, Control
Antonyms: Liberation, Unconstraint, Permission, Release
Example: This decision will impose serious constraints on all schools.
Tweak (verb)
Meaning- To make slight changes to a machine, system, etc. to improve it. सुधारना
Synonyms: Adjust, Modify, Alter, Adapt, Transform
Antonyms: Remain, Keep, hold
Example: He should push harder on some innovative ways to tweak the welfare system.
Resort (verb)
Meaning- To make use of something, especially something bad, as a means of achieving something, often because there is no other possible solution. सहारा लेना
Synonyms: Recourse, Press into Service, Way out, Turn to, Fall back on
Antonyms: Stop, Halt, Stay, Shun, Avoid
Example: They achieved their demands without having to resort to force.
Retrenchment (noun)
Meaning- A deliberate reduction of costs. घटाव
Synonyms: Curtailment, Reduction, Cutback, Decrease
Antonyms: Expansion, Extension, amplification
Example: This period of retrenchment will see companies shed staff
Tepid (adjective)
Meaning- Showing little enthusiasm. उत्साहहीन
Synonyms: Unenthusiastic, Listless, Half-Hearted, Uninterested, Indifferent
Antonyms: Enthusiastic, Zealous, Ardent, Eager, Passionate
Example: The play was greeted with tepid applause.
Moratorium (noun)
Meaning- A temporary stopping of an activity, especially by official agreement. थोड़े समय के लिये रुकावट
Synonyms: Suspension, Postponement, Delay, Respite, Freeze, Hiatus
Antonyms: Continuance, Renewal, Resumption
Example: He announced a moratorium on the building of new power stations.
Indulge (verb)
Meaning - Allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of. आनंद लूटना
Synonyms: wallow in, give oneself up to, give way to, yield to
Antonyms: Abstain, Deny, Deprive, Neglect
Example: She was able to indulge a growing passion for literature.
Axe (verb)
Meaning- Reduce (costs or services) drastically. कटौती करना
Synonyms: Shorten, Cut Down, Abate, Lessen, Lower, Abridge, curtail
Antonyms: Increase, Expand, Raise, Extend
Example: The Chancellor warned the cabinet to axe public spending.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 20 Apr 2020Shutting the door to automatic entry of Chinese FDI is a sensible step in the current context.
The Narendra Modi government on Friday announced a modification in India’s FDI policy which raises barriers for Chinese investors. In the wake of a Covid-19 induced fall in asset prices, the modification aims to curb “opportunistic takeovers” of Indian companies. The relevant details close the door to companies and citizens of countries which share a land border with India to buy into domestic companies without prior government approval. The restriction has long been there for investments originating from Pakistan and Bangladesh. In practical terms, therefore, a new barrier has been created specifically for Chinese FDI.
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1. Synonym of Tweak
2. Antonym of Tepid
3. Synonym of Imperative
4. Antonym of Indulge
5. Synonym of Retrenchment
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