19 October 2026 Editorial Words | For SSC, Banking and CDS
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Meaning: Weight; influence or ability.
เคช्เคฐเคญाเคต / เคตเค़เคจ
e.g. The senior diplomat's presence added considerable political heft to the peace negotiations.
He tested the heft of the heavy brass fixture before mounting it on the wall.
Meaning: The presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
เคเคฎी / เค เคญाเคต
e.g. The investigation was severely hampered by a glaring paucity of reliable eyewitnesses.
A sudden paucity of skilled technicians forced the factory to delay its expansion plans.
Meaning: Move forcefully or roughly into a place without permission.
เคฌिเคจा เค เคจुเคฎเคคि เคुเคธเคจा / เคงเคก़เคงเคก़ाเคคे เคนुเค เคुเคธเคจा
e.g. You cannot simply barge into the boardroom while a confidential meeting is underway.
Panicked commuters began to barge into the waiting train before passengers could alight.
Meaning: Accustom someone to managing without something on which they have become dependent.
เคเคฆเคค เคुเคก़ाเคจा / เคงीเคฐे-เคงीเคฐे เค เคฒเค เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. The new agricultural policy aims to gradually wean away farmers from water-intensive crops.
Financial incentives are necessary to wean away small industries from polluting fossil fuels.
Meaning: A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or people.
เคญเคเคฆเคก़
e.g. False rumors of a fire triggered a deadly stampede near the narrow stadium exit.
The sudden clap of thunder caused the herd of cattle to break into a wild stampede.
Meaning: A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
เคจिเคตाเคฐเค / เคนเคคोเคค्เคธाเคนिเคค เคเคฐเคจे เคตाเคฒा
e.g. Heavy financial penalties serve as a strong deterrent against corporate tax evasion.
The visible presence of armed guards acted as an effective deterrent to potential thieves.
Meaning: Travel regularly over a route, typically for commercial purposes.
เคจिเคฏเคฎिเคค เคฐूเคช เคธे เคเคฒเคจा / เคเคตाเคเคฎเคจ เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. Wooden ferries ply between the two riverbanks from dawn until dusk every day.
Only licensed commercial vehicles are permitted to ply along the steep mountain highway.
Meaning: (Of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
เคीเคฐ्เคฃ-เคถीเคฐ्เคฃ / เคเคฐ्เคเคฐ
e.g. The municipal corporation ordered the immediate demolition of the dilapidated wooden bridge.
They bought a dilapidated colonial bungalow and spent two years restoring its original charm.
Meaning: Guilty of or involving betrayal; presenting hidden or unpredictable dangers.
เคเคคเคฐเคจाเค / เคตिเคถ्เคตाเคธเคाเคคी
e.g. Strong undercurrents make this stretch of the river extremely treacherous for small boats.
The mountaineers navigated the treacherous ice ridge with extreme caution.
Meaning: (Of a boat) be overturned in the water.
เคจाเคต เคा เคชเคฒเคเคจा
e.g. Overloading the narrow wooden vessel caused it to capsize in the middle of the lake.
Fierce gale-force winds threatened to capsize the fishing trawler near the coast.
Meaning: A dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work or series of events.
เคฎुเค्เคฏ เคตिเคाเคฐ / เคเคตเคฐ्เคคी เคตिเคทเคฏ
e.g. Betrayal by close allies is a recurring motif throughout the author's historical novels.
The weaver incorporated a traditional floral motif into the border of the silk fabric.
Meaning: Rapid increase in the number or amount of something.
เคคीเคต्เคฐ เคช्เคฐเคธाเคฐ / เคธंเค्เคฏा เคฎें เคตृเคฆ्เคงि
e.g. Regulators are struggling to monitor the rapid proliferation of unregistered lending apps.
The treaty was signed to halt the dangerous proliferation of chemical weapons across the region.
Meaning: The state of being uncertain or insecure.
เค เคจिเคถ्เคिเคคเคคा / เค เคธुเคฐเค्เคทा
e.g. Seasonal labourers face constant financial precarity whenever the monsoon fails.
The sudden closure of the factory highlighted the economic precarity of contract workers.
Meaning: Subject to chance; occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case.
เคจिเคฐ्เคญเคฐ / เคเคเคธ्เคฎिเค
e.g. The final approval of the massive construction loan is strictly contingent upon a satisfactory environmental audit.
Outdoor sports events are always contingent on favorable weather conditions.
Meaning: Close (a business or building) permanently or temporarily.
เคฌंเคฆ เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. Rising operational costs forced the retail chain to shutter three of its oldest outlets.
Authorities decided to shutter the unsafe chemical plant following the inspection report.
Meaning: More important than anything else; supreme.
เคธเคฐ्เคตोเคชเคฐि / เคช्เคฐเคฎुเค
e.g. Passenger safety must remain of paramount importance during railway modernisation drives.
Securing clean drinking water is the paramount concern for the flood-affected villagers.
Meaning: Deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.
เคถोเคाเคुเคฒ / เคถोเคเคธंเคคเคช्เคค
e.g. The state government announced immediate financial relief for the bereaved families.
Neighbors gathered quietly to offer their condolences to the bereaved parents.
Meaning: Originate in or be caused by.
เคธे เคเคค्เคชเคจ्เคจ เคนोเคจा / เคा เคชเคฐिเคฃाเคฎ เคนोเคจा
e.g. Most of the project's delays stem from poor coordination between the two departments.
His deep distrust of financial institutions stems from a bad investment experience in his youth.
Meaning: Come together from different directions so as eventually to meet.
เคเคเคค्เคฐ เคนोเคจा / เคเค เคฌिंเคฆु เคชเคฐ เคฎिเคฒเคจा
e.g. Thousands of pilgrims converge at the sacred confluence every winter for the annual fair.
Rescue teams from three neighboring districts began to converge on the disaster site.
Meaning: Prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence).
เคाเคฒเคจा / เคฐोเคเคจा
e.g. Swift intervention by the air traffic controller helped avert a mid-air collision.
Diplomatic talks were resumed at the eleventh hour to avert a full-scale trade war.
Meaning: Be replaced or superseded by; yield or collapse under pressure.
เคी เคเคเคน เคฒेเคจा / เคขเคน เคाเคจा
e.g. After the intense monsoon storms, the dark clouds will finally give way to bright, sunny skies.
Initial panic among the stranded passengers gradually gave way to calm cooperation.
Meaning: The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
เคธเคคเคฐ्เคเคคा / เคौเคเคธी
e.g. Constant vigilance is required to protect banking networks from sophisticated cyberattacks.
The border guards maintained strict vigilance throughout the foggy winter night.
Meaning: A long-term security yielding a fixed rate of interest, issued by a company and unsecured by physical assets.
เคเคฃเคชเคค्เคฐ
e.g. The infrastructure company issued convertible debentures to raise capital for its new highway project.
Conservative investors often prefer fixed-rate debentures over volatile equity shares.
Meaning: Treat something as unimportant; dismiss casually.
เคจเค़เคฐเค ंเคฆाเค़ เคเคฐเคจा / เคाเคฐिเค เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. The management decided to brush aside the union's warnings about faulty factory equipment.
You cannot simply brush aside serious audit objections without providing a written explanation.
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