10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Galvanise (verb)
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.
Reticent (adjective)
Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. कम बोलने वाला
Synonyms: Reserved, Withdrawn, Restrained, Diffident
Antonyms: Communicative, Unreserved, Extroverted
Example: Their performances are at once reticent and emotionally-charged.
Prickly (adjective)
(of a subject, issue, etc.) likely to cause offence or controversy. समस्यात्मक
Synonyms: Problematic, Sensitive, Difficult, Hard
Antonyms: Easy, Simple, Uncomplicated
Example: Yet nationhood is such a prickly issue, it overwhelms even great tragedy.
Reinstate (verb)
Restore (someone or something) to their former position or state. पुन:स्थापित करना
Synonyms: Restore, Put back, Return to power, Replace
Antonyms: Kill, Destroy
Example: We are reinstating the rights we always claimed we had.
Chart (verb)
Record the progress or development of. रूपरेखा तैयार करना
Synonyms: Follow, Trace, Outline, Register
Antonyms: Erase, Delete
Example: Participants recorded and charted their daily lifestyle activities in each area to provide evaluative feedback.
Pragmatic (adjective)
Solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories. तथ्यात्मक
Synonyms: Practical, Hard-Headed, Rational, Empirical
Antonyms: Impractical, Idealistic, Irrational, Theoretical
Example: The scientist had a pragmatic approach to dealing with the water crisis.
Conflate (verb)
To put two or more things together to make one new thing. मिलाना
Synonyms: Combine, Amalgamate, Mix
Antonyms: Separate, Divide, Split
Example: The issues of race and class are separate and should not be conflated.
Stark (adjective)
Severe or bare in appearance or outline. कठोर
Synonyms: Austere, Severe, Bleak, Harsh
Antonyms: Mild, Gentle, Clement, Moderate
Example: The issues have created a stark fault line within the Peace Process.
Mandarin (noun)
A powerful official of high rank, especially in the civil service. दफ़्तरशाह
Synonyms: Official, Bureaucrat, Office-holder
Example: The treasury mandarins and their minions are working overtime.’<br><br> Traditionally, senior positions in the civil service have been reserved for long-serving mandarins.
Dread (verb)
Anticipate with great apprehension or fear. डरना
Synonyms: Fear, Be afraid of, Worry about
Antonyms: Delight, Please
Example: We dread to think what the punishment for ‘breaking’ this law will be.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 1 Mar 2021The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reported rule to disallow online merchants, ecommerce websites and payment aggregators from storing customer card credentials in their database or servers from July this year is needlessly restrictive and counterproductive from the point of view of encouraging digital payments. The implication of the directive is that a consumer will have to enter her entire card details for recurring payments that she can otherwise make today by just entering the three-digit card verification value (CVV). An OTP (one-time password) on the consumer’s registered mobile is the second factor of authentication, ensuring security of the online payment.
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1. Synonym of Reticent
2. Antonym of Stark
3. Synonym of Reinstate
4. Synonym of Mandarin
5. Synonym of Chart
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