10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Stipulate (verb)
Meaning: Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement. अनुबंध करना, शर्त रखना
Synonyms: Specify, Prescribe, Impose, State, Pledge, Precondition
Antonyms: Retract, Withdraw, Revoke, Recant
Example: We stipulate that our employees must be polite to customer.
Vindicate (verb)
Meaning: show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified. सच या ठीक ठहराना
Synonyms: Warrant, Substantiate, Ratify, Corroborate
Antonyms: Disprove, Invalidate, Rebut, Debunk
Example: The director said he had been vindicated by the experts' report.
Avert (verb)
Meaning: prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence). टालना
Synonyms: Avoid, Forestall, Deter, Forfend, Obviate, Preclude
Antonyms: Promote, Assist, Recommend, Permit, Let
Example: The lake will be dyked to avert floods.
Redundant (adjective)
Meaning: not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous. निरर्थक, अनावश्यक
Synonyms: Superfluous, Inessential, Needless, Spare, Surplus
Antonyms: Essential, Vital, Requisite, Imperative
Example: The illustration had too much redundant detail.
Transient (adjective)
Meaning: lasting only for a short time; impermanent. क्षणिक, अस्थायी
Synonyms: Transitory, Ephemeral, Fleeting, Evanescent, Fugitive
Antonyms: Permanent, Perpetual, Everlasting, Undying
Example: Her feeling of depression was transient.
Renege (verb)
Meaning: go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract. इनकार करना, त्यागना
Synonyms: Repudiate, Retract, Pull Out Of, Withdraw From, Default
Antonyms: Keep, Honor, Fulfill, Discharge
Example: If you renege on the deal now, I'll fight you in the courts.
Rationale (noun)
Meaning: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief. तर्काधार
Synonyms: Reasoning, Philosophy, Hypothesis, Justification, Grounds
Example: The rationale behind the changes is not at all evident.
Proficient (adjective)
Meaning: competent or skilled in doing or using something. प्रवीण, कुशल
Synonyms: Seasoned, Adept, Adroit, Deft, Dexterous, Apt
Antonyms: Inept, Incompetent, Amateurish, Inexpert
Example: She's proficient in several languages.
Conversant (adjective)
Meaning: familiar with or knowledgeable about something. परिचित, विज्ञ
Synonyms: Familiar, Acquainted, Knowledgeable, Up-To-Date, Au Fait
Antonyms: Ill-Informed, Unversed, Unaware, Unaccustomed
Example: Staff members are conversant with the issues.
Fathom (verb)
Meaning: understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought. समझना, बूझना
Synonyms: Comprehend, Grasp, Perceive, Penetrate, Assimilate, Interpret
Antonyms: Misunderstand, Misread, Misjudge
Example: I still can't fathom out what she meant.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 7 Jun 2019The Monetary Policy Committee has confined itself to the routine tinkering of rates, guided as it is by its mandate to contain inflation as measured by the consumer price index. A reduction of the policy rate by 25 basis points is neither here nor there, when it comes to addressing the funds crunch faced by builders and other players in the infrastructure sector, who depend on short-term financing from non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to complete their projects. NBFCs raise short-term money for their operations. The collapse of IL&FS has shaken investor confidence in NBFCs as a class. Disruption in their funding cycle is manifesting as a solvency problem for their clients. In the absence of meaningful intervention, perfectly viable projects would go belly up for no fault of theirs. And an RBI rate cut of even 50 basis points or 100 basis points would not address this.
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1. Synonym of Renege
2. Antonym of Proficient
3. Synonym of Stipulate
4. Antonym of Conversant
5. Synonym of Fathom
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