10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Squander (verb)
Meaning: waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner. गंवाना, अपव्यय करना
Synonyms: Waste, Misspend, Splurge, Pour Down the Drain, Lavish
Antonyms: Economize, Conserve, Hoard, Accumulate
Example: But I believe that Spain is likely to squander that advantage.
Disguised (adjective)
Meaning: having changed one's appearance in order to conceal one's identity; concealed or obscured. प्रच्छन्न, गुप्त
Synonyms: Camouflaged, Masquerading, Cloaked, Veiled, Masked
Antonyms: Overt, Explicit, Evident, Blatant, Manifest
Example: The novel is a thinly disguised autobiography.
Conundrum (noun)
Meaning: a confusing and difficult problem or question. पहेली, दुविधा
Synonyms: Enigma, Riddle, Quandary, Poser, Mystry
Antonyms: Solution, Clarification, Explanation
Example: Time will doubtless provide the answer to that conundrum.
Fragmentation (noun)
Meaning: the process or state of breaking or being broken into fragments. विखंडन
Synonyms: Disintegration, Shattering, Crumbling, Breakup
Antonyms: Fusion, Synthesis, Unification, Merging
Example: We can't accept the fragmentation of the country.
Deter (verb)
Meaning: discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences. हतोस्ताहित करना
Synonyms: Dissuade, Dishearten, Demoralize, Daunt, Unnerve
Antonyms: Encourage, Reassure, Embolden, Cheer
Example: Arming the police doesn't deter crime.
Sparingly (adverb)
Meaning: in a restricted or infrequent manner; in small quantities. किफ़ायत से
Synonyms: Meagerly, Frugally, Parsimoniously, Thriftily, Economically
Antonyms: Generously, Amply, Plentifully, Liberally
Example: Use the milk sparingly, there's not much left.
Clamour (noun)
Meaning: a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting. कोलाहल
Synonyms: Din, Racket, Uproar, Tumult, Babel, Clangor
Antonyms: Silence, Quietude, Hush, Tranquility
Example: He raised a hand to still the clamour.
Bestow (verb)
Meaning: confer or present (an honour, right, or gift). प्रदान करना
Synonyms: Confer On, Grant, Endow, Impart, Entrust, Bequeath
Antonyms: Withdraw, Take, Deprive, Withhold
Example: The office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm.
Content (verb)
Meaning: satisfy (someone). संतुष्टि प्रदान करना
Synonyms: Soothe, Placate, Mollify, Appease, Gladden
Antonyms: Dissatisfy, Disgruntle, Peeve, Disappoint
Example: He contented himself with his job.
Alleviate (verb)
Meaning: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe. कम करना, शान्त करना
Synonyms: Attenuate, Assuage, Relieve, Palliate, Quell, Mollify
Antonyms: Aggravate, Exacerbate, Intensify, Worsen
Example: A cold compress can alleviate your pain.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 13 Jun 2019It is a national tragedy that women unable to find work are dropping out of the labour force.
If labour force survey data are to be believed, rural India is in the midst of a gender revolution in which nearly half the women who were in the workforce in 2004-5 had dropped out in 2017-18. The 61st round of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) recorded 48.5% rural women above the age of 15 as being employed either as their major activity or as their subsidiary activity — but this number dropped to 23.7% in the recently released report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). Is this part of a massive transformation of rural lifestyles or are our surveys presenting a skewed picture? If this change is real, does it offer a cause for worry?
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1. Synonym of Deter
2. Antonym of Content
3. Synonym of Clamour
4. Antonym of Alleviate
5. Synonym of Bestow
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