10 words from this editorial with Hindi meaning
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Imminent (adjective)
about to happen or nest to come. निकटस्थ/सन्निकट/आसन्न
Synonyms: Adjacent, Impending, Proximate, Forthcoming, Likely.
Antonyms: Distant, Later, Escapable.
Example: When the Secret Service arrived, everyone knew the State president’s arrival was imminent.
Buoy (verb)
to lift or improve (something)/ to keep or maintain the level. ऊपर उठाए रखना/सम्भालना
Synonyms: Elevate, Raise, Sublimate, Uplift, Boost.
Antonyms: Deprecate, Decrease, Lessen, Lower.
Example: After demonetization The Government is trying to make every effort that cab buoy up the rupee level.
Exert (verb)
to apply bodily or intellectual effort. / put to use. प्रयास करना/बल देना/ज़ोर देना
Synonyms: Apply, Utilize, Employ, Endeavor, Put Forth.
Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Idle, Ignore, Laze, Relax, Rest.
Example: The dictator will use military force to exert control over his people.
Alibi (noun)
An excuse for not being or doing something./ a reason or excuse why someone could not have done something. बहाना
Synonyms: Absenteeism, Excuse, Justification, Non Appearance.
Antonyms: Presence, Active, Existence, Impendence, Attendance.
Example: The minister’s friends were willing to lie in order to give him an alibi for the night of his brother’s murder.
Firmness (noun)
the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place. स्थिरता/दृढ़ता
Synonyms: Perseverance, Persistence, Firmness, Tenacity, Fixture, Solidity, Stability.
Antonyms: flexibility, indefiniteness, infirmity, instability, uncertainty, weakness.
Example: Everyone opposed his proposal of increasing the price of the product, but his firmness eventually made the decision of price increment.
Jeopardize (verb)
put at risk or in a danger to. जोखिम या खतरे में डालना
Synonyms: Endanger, Imperil, Menace, Risk, Put At Risk, Expose To Risk, Put In Danger.
Antonyms: Guard, Protect, Save, Defend, Succor.
Example: Since I do not want to jeopardize my employment, I always complete my daily goals.
Persistence (noun)
the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. सततता / दृढ़ता
Synonyms: Perseverance, Tenacity, Determination, Resolve, Resolution, Resoluteness.
Antonyms: Laziness, Lethargy, Idleness, Indolence.
Example: The millionaire claimed that the secret to his success was persistence.
Caution (noun)
care taken to avoid danger or mistakes. सतर्कता/सावधानी
Synonyms: Carefulness, Wariness, Heedfulness, Attentiveness, Alertness, Watchfulness, Vigilance.
Antonyms: Carelessness, Disregard, Ignorance, Indiscretion, Negligence, Thoughtlessness, Heedlessness.
Example: The Ambassador cautioned the President against making any public statements regarding the incident.
Transient (adjective)
lasting only for a short time; impermanent. अस्थायी/क्षणिक
Synonyms: Transitory, Temporary, Ephemeral, Impermanent, Short, Momentary.
Antonyms: Enduring, Lasting, Lengthy, Long-Lived, Permanent, Perpetual.
Example: The transient storm passed through our town rather quickly.
Hedge (verb)
to save something from being exposed/ to guard or protect against of. (बचाव करना (सीमा में रहकर))
Synonyms: Guard, Protect, Save, Defend, Preserve, Secure, Shield.
Antonyms: Expose, Opening, Endanger, Uncover.
Example: The policy of RBI to maintain the rates is seen as a hedge against various contemporary factors.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 9 Dec 2016The Reserve Bank of India has surprised markets by opting to keep benchmark interest rates unchanged and cutting the outlook for full-year growth in the wake of last month’s decision to withdraw legal tender status to high denomination currency notes. In the fifth bimonthly monetary policy statement, the RBI cited a “backdrop of heightened uncertainty.” It listed global factors including the imminent (निकटस्थ/सन्निकट/आसन्न) tightening of U.S. monetary policy and the rise in oil prices, and “disconcerting” domestic inflation trends that could potentially endanger its price stability goals. Expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will resume its normalization of policy by raising interest rates on December 14 have combined with a homeward-bound flight of capital from emerging markets in the wake of Donald Trump’s win in the presidential election to buoy (ऊपर उठाए रखना/सम्भालना) the dollar at the expense of other currencies. The rupee has not been spared, forcing the RBI to intermittently intervene to reduce volatility. Given that the exchange rate has the potential to exert (प्रयास करना/बल देना/ज़ोर देना) upward inflationary pressure as a bulk of the country’s commodity imports, including crude oil, are largely paid for in dollars, the RBI had little choice but to ensure that at least interest rates don’t end up being another alibi (बहाना) for capital outflows. On the domestic front, food prices other than those of vegetables are showing sustained firmness (स्थिरता/दृढ़ता). More worryingly, inflation excluding food and fuel has stubbornly displayed a “downward inflexibility” that could, coupled with volatile energy costs and further financial market turbulence; jeopardize (जोखिम या खतरे में डालना) the RBI’s end-March retail inflation target of 5 per cent.
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1. Synonym of Firmness
2. Antonym of Alibi
3. Synonym of Buoy
4. Antonym of Caution
5. Synonym of Jeopardize
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