10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Sanguine (adjective)
Meaning- optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation आशावादी
Synonyms: Hopeful, Optimistic, Assured, Positive, Buoyant
Antonyms: Pessimistic, Hopeless, Gloomy, Desperate
Example: Even though the company was closing stores, shareholders were sanguine about their future earnings.
Usurious (adjective)
Meaning - Lending money at very high rates of interest अतिब्याजी
Synonyms: Excessive, Exorbitant, Extortionate
Antonyms: Moderate, Reasonable, Cheap, Low
Example: People who are trapped in poverty can encounter usurious rates.
Amend (verb)
Meaning - To change a law, document, statement, etc. slightly in order to correct a mistake or to improve it. संशोधन करना
Synonyms: Revise, Alter, Change, Modify, Redraft
Antonyms: Worsen, Aggravate, Exacerbate, Debase
Example: The juvenile told the judge that he would amend his ways and contribute to the betterment of society.
Expedite (verb)
Meaning- Make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly. जल्दी करना
Synonyms: Speed Up, Accelerate, Hurry, Hasten
Antonyms: Delay, Slow, Retard
Example: If you would like to expedite the shipping of your order, please pay the express shipping fee.
Augment (verb)
Meaning- To increase the amount, value, size, etc. of something बढ़ाना
Synonyms: Increase, Amplify, Expand, Swell, Magnify
Antonyms: Reduce, Lessen, Lower, Curtail
Example: We need the business loan in order to augment our warehouse so we can fulfill more orders.
Viable (adjective)
Meaning- That can be done; that will be successful व्यवहार्य
Synonyms: Feasible, Workable, Practicable, Applicable, Doable
Antonyms: Impossible, Impracticable, Unlikely
Example: If there was any delay then the rescue plan would cease to be viable.
Precipitate (verb)
Meaning- Cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely जल्दी ला देना
Synonyms: Cause, Lead To, Give Rise To, Induce
Antonyms: Stop, Halt, Block
Example: The rising level of unemployment is going to precipitate a huge crowd at the welfare office.
Dicey (adjective)
Meaning- Unpredictable and potentially dangerous. जिस के बारे में भरोसे से कुछ कहना संभव न हो
Synonyms: Risky, Uncertain, Unpredictable, Touch-And-Go, Precarious
Antonyms: Certain, Sure, Definite
Example: The dicey situation thankfully didn’t turn tragic when the toddler was found crawling in the middle of a crowded highway.
Swift (adjective)
Meaning- Moving very quickly. तेज़
Synonyms: Speedy, Quick, Fast, Hasty
Antonyms: Slow, Tardy, Sluggish
Example: You must be swift if you want to run in the Olympics.
Severe (adjective)
Meaning: Punishing somebody in an extreme way when they break a particular set of rules. सख़्त
Synonyms: Strict, Stern, Rigorous, Harsh, Austere, Draconian
Antonyms: Easy, Lenient, Flexible, Lax
Example: It was a strict regime and punishments were severe.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 15 Feb 2020A brief chapter in an expansive biography of civil servant VP Menon, that alluded to Jawaharlal Nehru having to be coaxed by Mountbatten to induct Sardar Patel in his Cabinet, has kicked off an unwitting controversy 73 years later. After foreign minister S Jaishankar tweeted about it, historian Ramachandra Guha and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh quickly joined issue, the latter also uploading several letters, one in which Nehru writes to Patel terming him the Cabinet’s “central pillar”.
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1. Synonym of Dicey
2. Antonym of Precipitate
3. Synonym of Viable
4. Antonym of Augment
5. Synonym of Swift
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