10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Tad (noun)
Meaning- A very small amount. थोड़ा
Synonyms: Small portion, Small piece, Portion, Segment, Part
Antonyms: Whole, Total, Entire
Example: Could you turn the sound down just a tad?
Banish (verb)
Meaning- Get rid of (something unwanted). दूर करना
Synonyms: Dispel, Dismiss, Cast out, Expel, Drive off, Ostracize
Antonyms: Admit, Allow, Accept, Take in
Example: Television was banished from the Swinton household some years ago.
Usurp (verb)
Meaning- To take somebody’s position and/or power without having the right to do this. अन्याय से ले लेना
Synonyms: Seize, Take Over, Arrogate, Appropriate, Wrest
Antonyms: Give in, Capitulate, Yield, Relent
Example: He attempted to usurp the principal’s authority.
Usher (verb)
Meaning- Show or guide (someone) somewhere. रास्ता दिखाना
Synonyms: Escort, Accompany, Lead the way, Guide, Convoy
Antonyms: Neglect, Ignore, Disregard
Example: The secretary ushered me into his office.
Behemoth (noun)
Meaning- Something that is very big and powerful, especially a company or organization. विशालकाय
Synonyms: Titan, Giant, Goliath
Example: She works in a seventy-storey behemoth in Manhattan.
Wield (verb)
Meaning- Have and be able to use (power or influence). उपयोग करना
Synonyms: Exercise, Exert, Hold, Maintain, Be in charge of, Control
Antonyms: Neglect, Ignore, Disregard, Avoid
Example: She wields enormous power within the party.
Gofer (noun)
Meaning- A person whose job is to do small boring tasks for other people, especially in an office or on a film set. छोटा मोटा प्रशासनिक काम करने वाला
Synonyms: Dogsbody, Subordinate, Lackey, Minion
Example: He had worked his way from a gofer in the front office to general manager.
Retribution (noun)
Meaning- Severe punishment for something seriously wrong that somebody has done. कठोर दण्ड प्रतिकार
Synonyms: Punishment, Nemesis, Retaliation, Vengeance
Antonyms: Pardon, Clemency, Forgiveness, Mercy
Example: People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages.
Disgruntled (adjective)
Meaning- Angry or dissatisfied. असन्तुष्ट ग़ुस्सैल
Synonyms: Discontented, Aggrieved, Displeased, Malcontent, Resentful
Antonyms: Contented, Satisfied, Pleased, Gratified
Example: Judges received letters from disgruntled members of the public.
Ire (noun)
Meaning- Anger. क्रोध
Synonyms: Wrath, Rage, Fury, Outrage, Choler
Antonyms: Pleasure, Calmness, Delight, Cheer
Example: The plans provoked the ire of conservationists.
The editorial
Source: The Economic Times · 4 Jun 2020The government is toying with the idea of privatising some public sector banks (PSBs). This is welcome in principle. The government’s stated policy on strategic sectors of the economy is to limit the number of State-owned enterprises to four. If banking is classified as a strategic sector, and it is difficult to classify it otherwise, the government has to either merge PSBs further to reduce their number to four or privatise some of the smaller ones. In either case, a necessary pre-requisite is to create a governance and supervision framework that would render the nature of ownership, whether public or private, immaterial to the functioning of the bank. That would include shoring up the banks’ capital buffers, including some tiers of capital meant primarily to absorb risk, providers of which would need higher than normal returns to induce them to make that capital available.
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1. Synonym of Usurp
2. Antonym of Disgruntled
3. Synonym of Behemoth
4. Antonym of Ire
5. Synonym of Usher
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