10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Precarity (noun)
Meaning- The state of being uncertain. अनिश्चितता
Synonyms: Incertitude, Unreliability, Unpredictability, Irresolution
Antonyms: Certainty, Surety, Certitude, Assuredness
Example: Because of a shelter precarity in the city, many families are now left without affordable housing options.
Herald (verb)
Meaning- To say in public that somebody/something is good or important. घोषित करना
Synonyms: Announce, Declare, Proclaim
Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Keep Secret, Cover, Veil
Example: Bringing the baby home heralds the start of a very different lifestyle.
Appeasement (noun)
Meaning- The practice of giving a country what it wants in order to avoid war. मनुहार
Synonyms: Conciliation, Placation, Pacification, Palliation, Pacification
Antonyms: Provocation, Aggravation, Disagreement
Example: This is not a time for political accommodation or popular appeasement.
Subaltern (adjective)
Meaning- Of lower status. अधीनस्थ
Synonyms: Inferior, Petty, Underling, Minor
Antonyms: Superior, Better, First-rate
Example: The private tutor was a recognized subaltern part of the bourgeois family.
Stint (noun)
Spell, Stretch, Period, Time, Run, Session
Synonyms: Spell, Stretch, Period, Time, Run, Session
Example: He hated his two-year stint in the Navy.
Quell (verb)
Meaning- To stop something such as violent behaviour or protests. दमन करना
Synonyms: Put an end to, Stamp out, Quench, End, Finish, Crush
Antonyms: Provoke, Aggravate, Incite, Encourage
Example: Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.
Instrumental (adjective)
Meaning- Important in making something happen. सहायक
Synonyms: Involved, Subservient, Conducive, Contributory, Ancillary
Antonyms: Unhelpful, Useless, Tangential
Example: They were highly instrumental in bringing the business to Newtown.
Satiate (verb)
Meaning- To give somebody so much of something that they do not feel they want any more. संतृप्त करना
Synonyms: Satisfy, Quench, Fulfill, Meet, Content
Antonyms: Dissatisfy, Fail, Annoy, Upset
Example: Hopefully this feast I am preparing will satiate your hunger.
Vantage (noun)
Meaning- A place or position affording a good view of something. नज़रिया
Synonyms: Viewpoint, Standpoint, Outlook, Perspective, Angle
Example: The past is continuously reinterpreted from the vantage point of the present.
Plausible (adjective)
Meaning- Reasonable and likely to be true. विश्वसनीय लगने वाला
Synonyms: Credible, Probable, Believable, Reasonable
Antonyms: Fishy, Improbable, Questionable, Dubious
Example: There is no plausible reason and explanation why the amount should be increased.
The editorial
Source: The Hindu · 3 Jun 2020The migrant labour crisis offers fertile ground for political change but the will to execute it is missing.
As the plight and precarity of migrant workers take centrestage, a pertinent question is about its political bearings. The fact that an overwhelming majority of those precariat are subalterns or Dalit-Bahujans, who, since 2014, shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Hindutva in a big way, merits the question whether they would rethink their saffron link and return to the fold of non-BJP parties. Understanding this puzzle requires a brief engagement with the structure of subalterneity and its dynamic interplay with the Hindutva and Muslim question in India.
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1. Synonym of Instrumental
2. Synonym of Vantage
3. Synonym of Precarity
4. Antonym of Plausible
5. Synonym of Appeasement
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