10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Ratchet (verb)
To increase, or make something increase, repeatedly and by small amounts. प्रगति करना
Synonyms: Progress, Go on, Develop
Antonyms: Decline, Decrease
Example: Overuse of credit cards has ratcheted up consumer debt to unacceptable levels.
Reckon (verb)
To be generally considered to be something. मानना माना जाना
Synonyms: Regard as, Consider, View, Think of as, Hold to be
Antonyms: Ignore, Disregard, Neglect, Discard
Example: The event organized by them was reckoned a failure.
Inevitable (adjective)
That you cannot avoid or prevent. जो टल न सके
Synonyms: Unavoidable, Certain, Sure, Unpreventable, Bound To Happen
Antonyms: Evitable, Uncertain, Avoidable, Unsure
Example: The ketchup has to be there on every table.
Fuzzy (adjective)
Confused and not expressed clearly. अस्पष्ट
Synonyms: Confused, Muddled, Perplexed, Befuddled
Antonyms: Clear-headed, Oriented
Example: In short, my mind is fuzzy rather than well defined.
Mitigation (noun)
The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something. गम्भीरता कम कर देना
Synonyms: Alleviation, Reduction, Lessening, Diminution
Antonyms: Intensification, Increase
Example: This is a strategy not of flood prevention but of flood mitigation and control.
Rhetoric (noun)
Speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere. वक्रपटुता
Synonyms: Loftiness, Turgidity, Magniloquence
Example: His speech was dismissed as mere rhetoric by the opposition.
Tellingly (adverb)
With a striking or revealing effect. प्रभावशाली ढंग से
Synonyms: Significantly, Effectively, Effectually
Antonyms: Insignificantly, Doubtfully
Example: The events of the story tellingly illustrate the changing face of society.
Wilful (adjective)
(of a bad or harmful act) intentional. दुराग्रही
Synonyms: Deliberate, Intended, Purposeful
Antonyms: Unintentional, Inadvertent, Accidental
Example: The report concluded that her death was a result of wilful neglect.
Unravel (verb)
To start to fail or no longer stay together as a whole. असफल होना
Synonyms: Fail, Collapse, Fall apart, Come apart
Antonyms: Succeed, Satisfy, Win, Thrive
Example: The Government’s immigration policy appears to be unraveling very quickly, with further changes announced today.
Hover (verb)
To stay close to something. आस पास फिरना
Synonyms: Loiter, Stay nearby, Wait about
Antonyms: Settle, Rest
Example: Temperatures hovered around freezing.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 21 Sep 2020The UN Secretary General’s recent advice to India amounts to asking for its virtual de-industrialisation and stagnation.
The UN Secretary General António Guterres’s call for India to give up coal immediately and reduce emissions by 45% by 2030 is a call to de-industrialise the country and abandon the population to a permanent low-development trap.
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1. Synonym of Reckon
2. Antonym of Hover
3. Synonym of Fuzzy
4. Antonym of Ratchet
5. Synonym of Wilful
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