That troubling questions about the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets will persist despite a clean chit of sorts from the Supreme Court, was demonstrated compellingly last week following The Hindu’s detailed investigation into the deal.
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Below is today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Clear the air: on Rafale deal) – Jan 21, 2019.
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Today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Clear the air: on Rafale deal) – Jan 21, 2019
- Clear the air (Phrase)
Meaning – to discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better.
- Fog (Verb) – अंधेरा करना
Meaning – a confused or confusing situation or state
Sentence – The government has been fogging the issue.
- Transparency (Noun) – पारदर्शिता
Meaning – the quality of being done in an open way without secrets.
Synonyms – clarity, clearness, lucidity, straightforwardness, clearness, clarity, plainness.
Sentence – In simple terms, the new code will create transparency in the process.
- Persist (verb) – दृढ़ रहना
Meaning – to continue to exist.
Synonyms – hold, carry on, last, keep on, keep up, remain, linger, stay, endure, survive
Sentence – If drought persists some limited irrigation may be permitted.
- Despite (adverb) – के बावजूद
Meaning – used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
Synonyms – in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of, in defiance of.
Sentence – he remains a great leader despite age and infirmity
- Compelling (adjective) – सम्मोहक
Meaning – interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely
Synonyms – enthralling, captivating, gripping, engrossing, riveting.
Sentence – His eyes were strangely compelling.
- Escalation (noun) – वृद्धि
Meaning – to rise or to make something rise
Synonyms – rise, hike, advance, growth, leap.
Sentence – In cost escalation, Kerala is among the top states.
- Bare-bones (adjective) – जरुरी जानकारी
Meaning – the most basic features or details
Synonyms – concise, condensed, contracted, compressed, abbreviated, reduced, decreased
Sentence – The previous edition of the film was a non-anamorphic bare-bones disc.
- Significantly (adverb) – अर्थपूर्णता से
Meaning – by a large amount, or in a way that is easily noticeable
Synonyms – remarkably, outstandingly, importantly, seriously
Sentence – Energy bills have increased significantly this year.
- Negotiate (verb) – तय करना
Meaning – Obtain or bring about by discussion.
Synonyms – work out, thrash out, hammer out, reach an agreement on
Sentence – He negotiated a new contract with the sellers.
- Eventually (adverb) – आखिरकार
Meaning – at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen
Synonyms – in the end, in due course, by and by, in time, after some time, after a period of time, finally.
Sentence – Eventually, after midnight, I arrived at the hotel.
- On the ground (Phrase)
Meaning – in the place being discussed
- Obvious (adjective) – ज़ाहिर, स्पष्ट
Meaning – clear to almost anyone
Synonyms – clear, plain, plain to see, crystal clear, evident, apparent, manifest.
Sentence – Unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession.
- Perplexing (adjective) – हैरान करनेवाला
Meaning – confusing
Sentence – A perplexing problem.
- Clause (noun) – धारा, वाक्यांश
Meaning – a part of a legal document or law that officially states that something must be done
Synonyms – paragraph, article, subsection, note, item, point.
Sentence – Under a provision referred to as clause 24 of the contract there was a time limit.
- Altogether (adverb) – कुल मिलाकर, पूर्ण रूप से
Meaning – completely
Synonyms – totally, entirely, absolutely, wholly, fully, thoroughly
Sentence – I stopped seeing her altogether.
- Deplete (verb) – व्यय करना
Meaning – to reduce the amount of something or the number of things
Synonyms – use up, consume, expend, spend, drain, empty.
Sentence – Supplies are depleting fast.
- Fleet (noun) – बेड़ा, जहाज़ों का बेड़ा
Meaning – a group of vehicles, planes, boats, or trains, especially when they are owned by one organization or person
Sentence – The small port supports a fishing fleet.
- Flyaway (adjective) – उड़ जाना
Meaning – (of a person’s hair) fine and difficult to control.
Synonyms – light, delicate, wispy, floaty, feathery
Sentence – The gel is designed to smooth down flyaway hair.
- Strategic (adjective) – सामरिक, रणनीति-संबंधी
Meaning – Relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
Synonyms – planned, calculated, deliberate
Sentence – Progress in achieving our strategic goals is contained in this Report.
- Fray (noun) – दंगा, लड़ाई
Meaning – an exciting activity or situation in which someone competes with other people
Synonyms – unravelled, worn, well worn, threadbare, tattered, ragged, holey
Sentence – The hallway was a drab grey and the worn carpet was fraying.
- Vigour (noun) – ताक़त, शक्ति
Meaning – Physical strength and good health.
Synonyms – healthiness, good health, hardiness, strength, stamina
Sentence – He has managed to retain his youthful vigour.
- Preparedness – तत्परता, मुस्तैद
Meaning – the state of being ready for something
Synonyms – anticipation, planning, forward planning, provision
Sentence – The country maintained a high level of military preparedness.
- Owing to (phrase)
Meaning – because of something
- Acquisition (noun) – अर्जन, अभिग्रहण
Meaning – the process of buying something or obtaining it in some other way
Synonyms – purchase, accession, addition, asset
Sentence – The overriding problem with acquisitions is in integrating the new assets.
- Jeopardise (verb) – ख़तरे में डालना
- Meaning – to risk damaging or destroying something important
Synonyms – threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put at risk
Sentence – These orders must be followed to the letter, Recin, or we risk jeopardizing the mission.
- Unconvincingly (adverb)
Meaning – in a way that does not seem true or real
Sentence – I think the men in the garage would then maybe smile, but unconvincingly and maybe say, ‘Yeah, all right mate.
- Accommodating (adjective) – मिलनसार
Meaning – helpful and easy to work with
Synonyms – obliging, cooperative, helpful, eager to help, eager to please, adaptable.
Sentence – We always found the our local branch most accommodating.
- Briefing (noun) – वार्ता, पत्रसार
Meaning – a meeting or document in which people receive information or instructions
Synonyms – information, orientation, preparation, rundown
Sentence – A media briefing in the House of Commons.
- Presumption (noun) – अनुमान, परिकल्पना, संभावना
Meaning – An idea that is taken to be true on the basis of probability.
Sentence – Underlying presumptions about human nature.
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