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Article : Shifting the GST goalpost
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Meaning of the words highlighted in the article
1. Steering (noun) (स्टीयरिंग) – the action of steering a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft
Synonyms – conduct, govern
Antonyms – abandon, obey
Ex: It is a good place for learner drivers to practise their steering.
2. Regime (noun) (शासन)– a government, especially an authoritarian one
Synonyms – administration, establishment
Ex: The football player’s nutritional regime requires him to eat several large servings of proteins each day.
3. Modalities (noun) (रूपात्मकता)– modal quality
Synonyms – method, procedure
Ex: Sarah has had so much success with her teaching modality that other teachers often ask her about the process.
4. Codified (verb) (संहिताबद्ध)– arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code
Synonyms – catalogue, condense
Antonyms – disperse, expand
Ex: They can never be codified into any narrow pattern or formula.
5. Unanimously (adverb) (सर्वसम्मति से) – without opposition, with the agreement of all people involved
Synonyms – consistently, collectively
Antonyms – differently, opposite
Ex: The unanimous consent of all the shareholders was required to approve the merger.
6. Thresholds (noun) (थ्रेसहोल्ड)– the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested
Synonyms – brink, verge
Antonyms – completion, conclusion
Ex: Nothing happens until the signal passes the threshold.
7. Unravelled (verb) (सुलझाया) – undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads)
Synonyms – resolve, untangle
Antonyms – question, wonder
Ex: The weather seemed to be easing as the road unravelled before him, indeed it was now becoming a very pleasant December day.
8. Exemptions (noun) (छूट) – the action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others
Synonyms – discharge, absolution
Antonyms – liability, responsibility
Ex: One easy way to understand how bad the bill is can be determined by the exemptions granted.
9. Perspective (noun) (परिप्रेक्ष्य) – the art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other
Synonyms – prospect, proportion
Ex: When you look at the painting, you are viewing the artist’s perspective of the world.
10. Convergence (noun) (अभिसरण) – the process or state of converging
Synonyms – concurrence, merging
Ex: It will focus on economic integration and convergence.
Word of the Day
Acclimate
Meaning (English) – respond physiologically or behaviourally to a change in a single environmental factor
Meaning (Hindi) – जलवायु का अभ्यस्त बनाना
Synonyms – conform, accommodate
Antonyms – soften
Example – The Korbels did not have much time to pull their lives together and acclimate themselves to English culture.
उदाहरण – कोरबेल्स परिवार को समय ही नहीं मिला कि वे अपने जीवन पर थोड़ा नियंत्रण करें और अंग्रेज़ी संस्कृति से अपने आप को अनुकूल कर पाएं।
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