Sharing the contagious burden

The Economic Times

Sharing the contagious burden
14,Apr,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

Read the words first, then the editorial: you will meet them in the text and remember them. Tap a word for its dictionary page.

Presumptive (adjective)

Meaning- Likely to be true, based on the facts that are available. संभावित

Synonyms: Probable, Likely, Tentative, Anticipated, Potential

Antonyms: Improbable, Unlikely, Implausible

Example: Donald Trump has become the presumptive Republican nominee.

Demagogue (noun)

Meaning- A political leader who tries to win support by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason. जनोत्तेजक

Synonyms: Rabble-Rouser, Agitator, Firebrand, Incendiary, Instigator, Fomenter

Antonyms: Peacemaker, Reconciler, Intercessor, Negotiator

Example: A gifted demagogue with particular skill in manipulating the press.

Incantation (noun)

Meaning- The use of words as a magic spell. मंत्रोच्चार

Synonyms: Chanting, Intonation, Recitation

Example: There was no magic in such incantation.

Hurtle (verb)

Meaning- To move very fast in a particular direction. तेजी से आना

Synonyms: Rush, Speed, Shoot, Dash, Race, Dart

Antonyms: Crawl, Linger, Dawdle, Go slowly

Example: A runaway car came hurtling towards us.

Galvanise (verb)

Meaning- To make somebody take action by shocking them or by making them excited. प्रेरित करना

Synonyms: Startle, Animate, Vitalize, Incite, Occasion

Antonyms: Discourage, Depress, Deter, Dissuade

Example: The win galvanized the whole team.

Precarity (noun)

Meaning- The state of being uncertain. खतरनाक अस्थिर

Synonyms: Danger, Peril, Insecurity, Hazard, Threat

Antonyms: Certainty, Security, Stability, Safety

Example: Because of a shelter precarity in the city, many families are now left without affordable housing options.

Amorphous (adjective)

Meaning- Without a clearly defined shape or form. अनाकार

Synonyms: Shapeless, Formless, Nebulous, Indeterminate, Inchoate

Antonyms: Definite, Structured, Shapen, Formed

Example: Sometimes, that's the only way to get an amorphous blob into shape.

Pertinent (adjective)

Meaning- Appropriate to a particular situation. उपयुक्त मुनासिब

Synonyms: Relevant, To the point, Apposite, Appropriate, Germane, Suitable

Antonyms: Irrelevant, Unsuitable, Extraneous, Inappropriate

Example: Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.

Ramble (verb)

Meaning- Talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way. बेसिर पैर की बातें करना

Synonyms: Chatter, Prattle, Jabber, Maunder, Prate

Example: He had lost track of what he was saying and began to ramble.

Tactile (adjective)

Meaning- Connected with the sense of touch. स्पर्शनीय

Synonyms: Palpable, Tangible, Touchable, Perceptible, Haptic

Antonyms: Intangible, Impalpable, Imperceptible

Example: The child’s tactile response was to move her hand away from the hot stove.

The editorial

Source: The Economic Times · 14 Apr 2020

With the Covid-19 nationwide lockdown causing severe constraints and hardships on businesses and livelihoods, among other requests made to the citizenry, GoI has also asked businesses not to terminate the services of employees during this crisis. Most SMEs can comply with this request for, say, a month, but to expect them to sustain ‘unemployed employment’ beyond that would not only be unfair, but also practically impossible.

India can only overcome this financial crisis and dodge economic devastation if all four stakeholders — employer, employee or contract worker, government(s) and vendor — make some sacrifices and share the financial burden. For the duration of business lockdown, as well as the next two months (the time by which one could hope some ‘normalcy’ returning), the payables to the employees and contract workers could be dealt in the following manner:

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1. Synonym of Pertinent

2. Antonym of Amorphous

3. Synonym of Incantation

4. Antonym of Hurtle

5. Synonym of Demagogue

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