10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Fret (verb)
Meaning: To be nervous or worried. बेचैन रहना
Synonyms: Worry, Agonise, Bother, Be Distressed
Antonyms: Relax, Calm Down, Settle Down, De-Stress
Example: He frets away all the time when she isn't at home.
Rift (noun)
Meaning: A serious disagreement between people that stops their relationship from continuing. मनमुटाव, दरार
Synonyms: Division, Falling-Out, Altercation, Contretemps
Antonyms: Harmony, Unison, Comradeship, Rapport
Example: He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.
Bystander (noun)
Meaning: A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part. दर्शक, तमाशाई
Synonyms: Observer, Onlooker, Spectator, Sightseer
Antonyms: Participant, Partaker, Entrant, Contributor
Example: Police warned bystanders to keep away from the blazing building.
Prosaic (adjective)
Meaning: Ordinary and not especially interesting or unusual. सामान्य, नीरस
Synonyms: Plain, Banal, Mundane, Vanilla, Humdrum
Antonyms: Extraordinary, Astonishing, Phenomenal, Remarkable
Example: Only a few prosaic tables and chairs remained by the time we got to the auction.
Overriding (adjective)
Meaning: More important than any other considerations. अति महत्वपूर्ण, अधिभावी
Synonyms: Dominant, Paramount, Prevailing, Preponderant
Antonyms: Minor, Insignificant, Inconsequential, Trifling
Example: The government's overriding concern is to reduce inflation.
Esoteric (adjective)
Meaning: Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. गूढ़, गुप्त
Synonyms: Abstruse, Arcane, Recondite, Cryptic, Delphic
Antonyms: Exoteric, Familiar, Straightforward
Example: These symbols are really too esoteric for common folks to understand.
Construe (verb)
Meaning: To understand the meaning of something in a particular way. समझना
Synonyms: Interpret, Elucidate, Decode, Gloss
Antonyms: Misunderstand, Confuse, Obfuscate, Obscure
Example: Different lawyers may construe the same law differently.
Wage (verb)
Meaning: Carry on (a war or campaign). संचालित करना, जारी रखना
Synonyms: Conduct, Pursue, Prosecute, Undertake
Antonyms: Cease, Halt, Quit, Terminate
Example: CHP leader says AKP is waging smear campaign against his party.
Folly (noun)
Meaning: The fact of being stupid, or a stupid action, idea, etc. मूर्खता; मूर्खतापूर्ण कार्य
Synonyms: Foolishness, Inanity, Lunacy, Indiscretion
Antonyms: Sanity, Prudence, Rationality, Soundness
Example: She said that the idea was folly.
Unpalatable (adjective)
Meaning: (of facts, ideas, etc.) unpleasant and not easy to accept. अप्रिय, असंतोषजनक
Synonyms: Disagreeable, Distasteful, Objectionable, Obnoxious
Antonyms: Pleasant, Acceptable, Satisfactory, Sapid
Example: His views on capital punishment are unpalatable to many.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 24 Dec 2019Last week’s NCLAT ruling in favour of Mistry could push India Inc from the realm of law to business morality.
In the savage and fickle world of politics, where the balance of power is a function of time and events, the role of ‘margdarshak’ (guide) is a bit part often forced upon a patriarch. He struts and frets, and then is heard no more. In business, where the reins of control are coded in legal rights, the person in question may well have the last word — till an unpredictable judge turns the table and tilts the powers, even if it is for a few fleeting weeks.
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1. Synonym of Rift
2. Antonym of Wage
3. Synonym of Unpalatable
4. Antonym of Folly
5. Synonym of Overriding
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