| 1. Quell (Verb) Elaborated meaning : put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force. Synonyms: defeat, suppress ,annihilate Antonyms : build up ,compliment ,encourage Example : An ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act of 1949 has been issued to QUELL doubts whether the existing provisions allowed the RBI to direct banks to deal with specific stressed assets. |
| 2. Revitalise (Verb) Elaborated meaning : Imbue (something) with new life and vitality. Synonyms: boost, regenerate, revive Antonyms : break,damage,destroy Example : In 2015, the Prime Minister launched a Gyan Sangam conclave with bankers, and an Indradhanush road map to REVITALISE public sector banks. Last year, a Banks Board Bureau was set up to recommend the appointment of top bosses at banks and help them develop strategies and plan raising of capital |
| 3. Spurt (Noun) Elaborated meaning : a sudden gushing stream. Synonyms: commotion ,eruption ,explosion Antonyms : peace ,continuity Example : If the government wants to see a SPURT in investment and job-creation, it needs to do more than just pin its hopes on new oversight committees. It must amend the anti-corruption law as has been promised for a while now, and accept the need to fix the policy-level stress affecting sectors such as telecom, power and highways. |
| 4. Dissipate (Verb) Elaborated meaning : squander or fritter away (money, energy, or resources). Synonyms: misspend, waste ,deplete Antonyms : build,hoard,save Example : the government cannot in the same breath argue that the political cost of reforms is DISSIPATING, but that the ‘re-privatisation’ of banks . |
| 5. Prowess (Noun) Elaborated meaning : skill or expertise in a particular activity or field. Synonyms: skill, ability , mastery Antonyms : failure,inability,incapacity Example : By y launching the GSAT-9 ‘South Asia satellite’, India has reaffirmed the Indian Space Research Organisation’s scientific PROWESS, but the messaging is perhaps more geopolitical than geospatial. |
| 6. Dealt (Verb) Elaborated meaning : take part in commercial trading of a particular commodity. Synonyms: handle,negotiate,trade Antonyms : agree,deny,hold Example : the Modi government is signalling that it will continue with its plans for the neighbourhood — ‘SAARC minus one’ — if necessary. This vision was DEALT a minor blow. |
| Important word : Aggrieved (Verb) Elaborated meaning : feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated. Synonyms: disturbed,grieving ,oppressed Antonyms : comforted,happy,pleased Example : As Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, particularly AGGRIEVED by Pakistan’s refusal to grant transit rights for India-Afghanistan trade |
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