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Time to prioritise education and health
31,Jan,2020

10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Salience (Noun)

Meaning: The quality of being particularly noticeable or important प्रमुखता, विशेषता

Synonyms: Prominence, Eminence, Distinction, Primacy

Antonyms: Insignificance, Futility, Inexactness

Example: The political salience of religion has a considerable impact.

Jettison (Verb)

Meaning: To reject an idea, a belief, a plan, etc. that you no longer think is useful or likely to be successful. नहीं लेना

Synonyms: Get Rid of, Abandon, Discard, Ditch, Throw Away

Antonyms: Keep, Continue, Retain, Hold On To

Example: The scheme was jettisoned.

Brush aside (Verb)

Meaning: To ignore somebody/something; to treat somebody/something as unimportant. उपेक्षा करना

Synonyms: Ignore, Dismiss, Disregard, Shrug Off

Antonyms: Regard, Attend, Heed, Acknowledge, Dote On, Mark

Example: He brushed aside my fears.

Gestation (Noun)

Meaning: The development of something over a period of time. क्रम-विकास

Synonyms: Development, Coming Into Being, Evolution, Emergence

Example: Ten years is a lifetime for a project gestation.

Single out (Verb)

Meaning: To choose somebody/something from a group for special attention. चुनना

Synonyms: Select, Pick Out, Fix On, Choose, Decide On

Antonyms: Reject, Refuse, Repudiate, Decline

Example: He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games.

Grossly (Adverb)

Meaning: (used to describe unpleasant qualities) extremely. मोटे तौर पर

Synonyms: Wholly, Totally, Completely, Excessively

Antonyms: Slightly, Partly, Lightly, Hardly

Example: The economic benefits have been grossly exaggerated.

Compliant (adjective)

Meaning: In agreement with a set of rules. के अनुसार

Synonyms: Conforming, In Compliance, In Accordance with, Pursuant

Antonyms: Non-Compliant, Violating, Disobeying

Example: The fuel is kept in specially designed containers compliant with international standards.

Deficit (Noun)

Meaning: shortage. कमी

Synonyms: Shortfall, Scarcity, Dearth, Paucity

Antonyms: Surplus, Excess, Abundance, Surfeit

Example: Many countries have a big deficit in food supply.

Advocate (Verb)

Meaning: To support something publicly. समर्थन करना

Synonyms: Support, Champion, Uphold, Endorse, Espouse

Antonyms: Oppose, Contradict, Counter

Example: The group does not advocate the use of violence.

Envisage (Verb)

Meaning: Meaning: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event. कल्पना करना

Synonyms: Foresee, Predict, Forecast, Envision, Contemplate, Visualize

Antonyms: Disregard, Ignore, Overlook

Example: Nobody can envisage the consequences of total nuclear war.

The editorial

Source: The Hindu · 31 Jan 2020

Investment in these areas will create demand in the short run and make the economy more competitive in the long run

In recent months, the government’s macroeconomic policy has acquired a new salience in the context of reversing the current slowdown. The policy currently being pursued is intended primarily to incentivise potential investors by facilitating ease-of-doing-business and making large-scale concessions to the corporate sector. In this context, the government is taking credit for the relatively higher, though by no means spectacular, flow of foreign private capital and the progress of India in the ease-of-doing-business rankings. Further, tax concessions given to the corporate sector in the last budget are estimated at more than Rs. 1.40 lakh crore.

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1. Synonym of Compliant

2. Synonym of Gestation

3. Synonym of Brush aside

4. Antonym of Advocate

5. Synonym of Envisage

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