12 September 2026 Editorial Words | For SSC, Banking and CDS
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Meaning: The weight of someone or something; ability or influence.
प्रभाव / वज़न
e.g. Being part of BRICS gives India much more global heft on the world stage.
The experienced politician brought considerable intellectual heft to the controversial debate.
Meaning: Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
मायावी / हाथ न आने वाला
e.g. Since the massive expansion of the alliance, a common focus remains highly elusive.
The famously elusive jewel thief easily managed to escape the heavily armed police.
Meaning: A warning of more serious action to come.
चेतावनी
e.g. A success in reconciling all these different strands would indeed be a shot across the bow.
The military exercise near the border was a deliberate shot across the bow.
Meaning: A formal authorization or proposition; a decree.
आदेश / हुक्म
e.g. The editorial clearly states that judicial fiat alone cannot completely prevent traffic fatalities.
The cruel king ruled his massive empire entirely by absolute personal fiat.
Meaning: Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
विफल करना / रोकना
e.g. We must aggressively constrain manufacturers to thwart illegal modifications after purchase.
Our relaxing holiday plans were completely thwarted by the sudden massive thunderstorm.
Meaning: Attach scaffolding to; support or prop up.
सहारा देना / ढांचा बनाना
e.g. The new amendment formally instituted or scaffolded various mechanisms to prevent fatalities.
The incredibly complex new theory is heavily scaffolded by years of strict scientific research.
Meaning: (Of sums of money or benefits) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time.
संचित होना / प्राप्त होना
e.g. The fundamental duty of care accruing to schools and similar institutions truly matters.
Massive financial interest is constantly accruing on the country's huge national debt.
Meaning: Understood or implied without being stated.
मौन / अंतर्निहित
e.g. The referral was a tacit acknowledgment that road safety has finally outgrown judicial fiat.
There was a strictly tacit agreement between the two rival politicians to avoid personal attacks.
Meaning: In a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively.
चुपके से / चोरी-छिपे
e.g. Like the nervous smoker who furtively puffs away at his cigarette behind the building.
He furtively glanced at his glowing phone screen during the incredibly boring meeting.
Meaning: The fact or condition of being banal; unoriginality.
तुच्छता / घिसा-पिटापन
e.g. Behind the mass psychosis, despite knowing the danger, lies the sheer banality of risk.
The absolute banality of the movie's terrible script put half the audience to sleep.
Meaning: No longer fashionable; out of date.
पुराना / अप्रचलित
e.g. In the second decade of the 21st century, the notion of a simple doomsday is passé.
Wearing those incredibly bulky, bright neon clothes is completely passé this year.
Meaning: Involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.
उलझा हुआ / फंसा हुआ
e.g. Several nations became rapidly embroiled in intense competition and violent military conflict.
I strictly refuse to become completely embroiled in their petty office arguments.
Meaning: An extreme edge of land before a steep drop or a point at which something is about to happen.
कगार / किनारा
e.g. Titans of heavy industry have dangerously taken the planet to the absolute brink of apocalypse.
The incredibly tense diplomatic negotiations brought the two countries to the brink of war.
Meaning: A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.
मनोविकृति
e.g. There is a dangerous mass psychosis that drives humans to ever greater environmental peril.
His severe lack of sleep eventually triggered a terrifying episode of acute psychosis.
Meaning: An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice.
काल्पनिक दुर्दशापूर्ण समाज
e.g. It's been a while since reality caught up to the terrifying dystopias of science fiction.
The popular novel describes a brutal, authoritarian dystopia completely devoid of human rights.
Meaning: Relating to existence; concerning the very survival of something.
अस्तित्ववादी / अस्तित्व संबंधी
e.g. For most people, there is only one valid response to this massive existential threat.
The rapidly worsening climate crisis poses a terrifying existential danger to humanity.
Meaning: Having lost one's sense of direction; confused.
भ्रमित / दिशाहीन
e.g. The global financial system remains highly disoriented and completely unsettled by tariffs.
He felt incredibly dizzy and entirely disoriented after heavily hitting his head on the door.
Meaning: Restore friendly relations between; make consistent.
मेल-मिलाप कराना / सामंजस्य बिठाना
e.g. A massive success in reconciling all these different political strands would be a huge win.
She is currently focused on carefully reconciling her demanding career with her family life.
Meaning: Importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement.
प्रतिष्ठा / कद
e.g. The member countries have significantly risen in global stature and massive economic heft.
His incredible scientific discoveries gave him immense stature within the global academic community.
Meaning: Form a concept or idea of (something).
संकल्पना करना
e.g. Since it was first conceptualised 25 years ago, the global summit has vastly expanded.
He brilliantly conceptualised the highly complex new software system entirely in his head.
Meaning: Make less severe, serious, or painful.
कम करना / हल्का करना
e.g. The national strategy is heavily focused on mitigating opportunities for severe human error.
Good drainage systems are absolutely essential for mitigating the devastating effects of the flood.
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