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2022-05-25 03:45:03 Caution and clarity: On the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/caution-and-clarity-the-hindu-editorial-on-the-us-led-indo-pacific-economic-framework-for-prosperity/article65457461.ece Open / Comment

2022-05-24 05:40:28 All hands on deck: On Centre’s duty cut on petro products

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/all-hands-on-deck/article65453833.ece Open / Comment

2022-05-24 05:36:56 The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 24-05-2022
 
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1. AFFLICT (VERB): (पीड़ा देना): trouble
Synonyms: bother, burden
Antonyms: comfort
Example Sentence:
His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease.

2.MORATORIUM (NOUN): (प्रतिबंध): embargo
Synonyms: ban, prohibition
Antonyms: renewal
Example Sentence:
There was a moratorium on the use of drift nets.

3.ENLIVEN (VERB): (हर्षित करना): cheer up
Synonyms: raise someone's spirits, uplift
Antonyms: subdue
Example Sentence:
My visit to my mother had quite clearly enlivened her.

4.THRIVE (VERB): (फलना-फूलना): flourish
Synonyms: prosper, burgeon
Antonyms: fail, collapse
Example Sentence:
The entertainment industry has thrived in the recent decade.

5.SUBVERSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विनाशक): disruptive
Synonyms: inflammatory, insurgent
Antonyms: loyal
Example Sentence:
He was seen as a potentially subversive man within the party.

6.CAPTIVATE (VERB): (मोह लेना): enthrall
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Example Sentence:
He was captivated by her beauty.

7.INCONCEIVABLE (ADJECTIVE): (समझ से बाहर): beyond belief
Synonyms: unbelievable, incredible
Antonyms: likely
Example Sentence:
They behaved with inconceivable cruelty.

8.BUTTRESS (VERB): (समर्थन देना): strengthen
Synonyms: reinforce, fortify
Antonyms: weaken
Example Sentence:
He buttressed his idea by religious belief.

9.PROMINENT (ADJECTIVE):(अगोचर): conspicuous
Synonyms: noticeable, obvious
Antonyms: inconspicuous
Example Sentence:
The new housing estates are prominent landmarks.

10.DETENTION (NOUN): (क़ैद): custody
Synonyms: imprisonment, confinement
Antonyms: relinquishment
Example Sentence:
The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention. Open / Comment

2022-05-23 19:40:36 Synonyms Multiple Choice Worksheet

Choose the correct word for each provided synonym(s).


1. Jewish-Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox

A. reckon
B. articulated
C. orthodox
D. Hurdles
E. consignment

2. hurdling, hurdle race

A. glean
B. Hurdles
C. embroiled
D. combat
E. orthodox

3. herald, come, acclaim

A. Hail
B. embroiled
C. articulated
D. disheartened
E. personify

4. demoralized, demoralised, discouraged

A. orthodox
B. articulated
C. disheartened
D. glean
E. reckon

5. count, think, opine, suppose, imagine, guess, calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, figure, see, consider, view, regard, estimate, count on, forecast, bet, depend, look

A. articulated
B. reckon
C. orthodox
D. embroiled
E. Hurdles

6. entangled

A. embroiled
B. reckon
C. consignment
D. combat
E. Hurdles

7. articulate

A. consignment
B. glean
C. articulated
D. Hail
E. Hurdles

8. reap, harvest

A. Hurdles
B. combat
C. reckon
D. glean
E. embroiled

9. armed combat, fight, fighting, scrap, battle

A. combat
B. Hurdles
C. articulated
D. disheartened
E. consignment

10. commitment, committal, cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment

A. consignment
B. orthodox
C. Hail
D. disheartened
E. reckon

11. personate, embody, be, body

A. Hurdles
B. Hail
C. orthodox
D. personify
E. glean




ANSWERS

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. A
11. D Open / Comment

2022-05-23 05:42:36 Wheat confusion: On India’s export restriction

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/wheat-confusion-the-hindu-editorial-on-indias-restriction-on-wheat-export/article65446637.ece Open / Comment

2022-05-21 16:17:11 Open / Comment

2022-05-21 16:16:42 Find Antonym Open / Comment

2022-05-21 08:05:59 Synonyms Multiple Choice Worksheet
Choose the correct word for each provided synonym(s).

1. blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, deadlock, dead end, stalemate, standstill

A. impasse
B. dwell
C. predicament
D. overhaul
E. conciliatory

2. conciliative, compromising, flexible

A. conciliatory
B. levy
C. impasse
D. inexplicable
E. fortuitous

3. lament, lamentation, wail

A. flagrant
B. Tacit
C. embolden
D. decisive
E. plaint

4. quandary

A. untenable
B. onslaught
C. conciliatory
D. fortuitous
E. dilemma

5. critical

A. Tacit
B. decisive
C. subsume
D. edifice
E. inexplicable

6. levy en masse, impose, recruit, raise

A. Quell
B. conciliatory
C. Nudge
D. levy
E. Tacit

7. stay, appease, squelch, quench

A. plaint
B. overhaul
C. contestation
D. predicament
E. Quell

8. causeless, uncaused

A. levy
B. Nudge
C. fortuitous
D. impasse
E. edifice

9. indefensible

A. untenable
B. edifice
C. predicament
D. levy
E. contestation

10. implied, silent, understood

A. aver
B. Quell
C. decisive
D. onslaught
E. Tacit

11. colligate

A. contestation
B. levy
C. pertinent
D. subsume
E. flagrant

12. live, inhabit, consist, lie, belong, lie in, brood, harp

A. embolden
B. conciliatory
C. dwell
D. edifice
E. fortuitous

13. jog, poke at, prod

A. Nudge
B. Tacit
C. dwell
D. untenable
E. overhaul

14. drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged

A. protracted
B. Quell
C. decisive
D. contestation
E. subsume

15. attack, onset, onrush, barrage, bombardment, outpouring

A. decisive
B. flagrant
C. conducive
D. overhaul
E. onslaught

16. advocate, advocator, exponent

A. conciliatory
B. overhaul
C. plaint
D. proponent
E. Nudge

17. building

A. overhaul
B. inexplicable
C. edifice
D. protracted
E. pertinent

18. self-contemplation, self-examination

A. introspection
B. flagrant
C. proponent
D. Tacit
E. overhaul

19. incomprehensible

A. dwell
B. proponent
C. decisive
D. edifice
E. inexplicable

20. controversy, contention, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing

A. onslaught
B. Nudge
C. aver
D. levy
E. contestation

21. to the point, apposite, appropriate, apt

A. levy
B. pertinent
C. subsume
D. inexplicable
E. predicament

22. inspection and repair, service, modernize, modernise, renovation, redevelopment, pass, overtake

A. levy
B. flagrant
C. Nudge
D. conciliatory
E. overhaul

23. conciliative, compromising, flexible

A. conducive
B. contestation
C. embolden
D. aver
E. conciliatory

24. quandary, plight

A. dilemma
B. inexplicable
C. introspection
D. dwell
E. predicament

25. contributing, contributive, contributory, tributary

A. edifice
B. conducive
C. protracted
D. dilemma
E. conciliatory

26. cheer, hearten, recreate

A. Nudge
B. Tacit
C. embolden
D. overhaul
E. contestation

27. affirm, verify, assert, avow, swan, swear, allege, say

A. conducive
B. predicament
C. subsume
D. impasse
E. aver

28. crying, egregious, glaring, gross, rank

A. conducive
B. introspection
C. embolden
D. flagrant
E. impasse Open / Comment

2022-05-21 04:06:47 conciliatory - adj. intended or likely to overcome animosity or hostility; making or willing to make concessions

dilemma - noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

protracted - adj. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

untenable - adj. (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

dwell - verb inhabit or live in; originate (in); think moodily or anxiously about something; come back to

subsume - verb consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle; contain or include

levy - noun the act of drafting into military service; a charge imposed and collected; verb impose and collect; cause to assemble or enlist in the military

persuasive - adj. capable of convincing; tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief

edifice - noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Quell - verb overcome or allay; suppress or crush completely

pertinent - adj. having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

impasse - noun a street with only one way in or out; a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

aver - verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; report or maintain

fortuitous - adj. occurring by happy chance; having no cause or apparent cause

Nudge - noun a slight push or shake; verb push into action by pestering or annoying gently; to push against gently

introspection - noun the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct

contestation - noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

conciliatory - adj. intended or likely to overcome animosity or hostility; making or willing to make concessions

predicament - noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

Tacit - adj. indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly

cohesive - adj. causing cohesion; cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

overhaul - noun periodic maintenance on a car or machine; the act of improving by renewing and restoring; verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; travel past Open / Comment

2022-05-21 03:45:07 A timely reminder: On Supreme Court’s GST verdict

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/a-timely-reminder-the-hindu-editorial-on-supreme-courts-gst-verdict/article65439674.ece Open / Comment