10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Circumspect (adjective)
Meaning - Wary and unwilling to take risks. सावधान, होशियार
Synonyms: Cautious, Prudent, Discreet, Heedful
Antonyms: Careless, Incautious, Thoughtless
Example: The officials were very circumspect in their statements.
Insidious (adjective)
Meaning - Spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm. प्रच्छन्न रूप से
Synonyms: Subtle, Stealthy, Artful, Tricky
Antonyms: Harmless, Honest, Fair
Example: This trade recession will be just as insidious in its effects as any market blowout.
Wanton (adjective)
Meaning - Causing harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason. दुर्भावनापूर्ण
Synonyms: Malicious, Malevolent, Wicked, Cruel
Antonyms: Decent, Moral, Kind
Example: It's all about growth and building something successful - instead of wanton violence and destruction.
Denigrate (verb)
Meaning - Criticize unfairly. आलोचना करना
Synonyms: Disparage, Defame, Belittle, Speak ill of
Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Laud
Example: I didn't intend to denigrate her achievements.
Fraught (adjective)
Meaning- Filled with something unpleasant. भरपूर
Synonyms: Full of, Filled with, Rife with, Charged with
Antonyms: Empty, Void
Example: The treasure hunt was fraught with puzzles that had to be solved in order to find the fortune.
Glean (verb)
Meaning - Obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty. सूचना प्राप्त करना
Synonyms: Derive, Extract, Gather, Draw
Antonyms: Keep, Hold
Example: The information is gleaned from press cuttings.
Vilify (verb)
Meaning - Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner. तिरस्कार करना कलंकित करना
Synonyms: Vituperate, Calumniate, Condemn, Slander
Antonyms: Praise, Compliment, Glorify
Example: She has been vilified and misunderstood by her community.
Veritable (adjective)
Used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor. वास्तविक यथार्थ
Synonyms: True, Accurate, Correct, Precise, Literal
Antonyms: False, Unreal, Fake
Example: Women's presence in civil and political society is a veritable moral reproach.
Imprecision (noun)
Meaning - Lack of exactness or accuracy. अयथार्थता
Synonyms: Inexactness, Vagueness, Inaccuracy
Antonyms: Accuracy, Precision
Example: There is considerable imprecision in the terminology used.
Chisel (verb)
Meaning- To get money or some advantage from somebody by cheating them. ठग लेना
Synonyms: Swindle, Defraud, Cheat, Fleece
Antonyms: Be honest, Be truthful
Example: They chiseled him out of hundreds of dollars.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 23 Sep 2020The tabling of the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill 2020 is welcome. As economist Sanjeev Sanyal pointed out on this page on Tuesday, the Bill would allow financial institutions to ‘net’ out their capital exposures against each other, rather than require that it be done on a gross basis routinely. The latter route would be prohibitively expensive, grossly inefficient and simply not as per global practice. Absence of netting precludes an active corporate bond market.
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1. Synonym of Fraught
2. Antonym of Vilify
3. Synonym of Chisel
4. Antonym of Veritable
5. Synonym of Imprecision
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