20 October 2026 Editorial Words | For SSC, Banking and CDS
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Meaning: A device, action, or opening remark, typically one calculated to gain an advantage.
เคाเคฒ / เคชเคนเคฒा เคเคฆเคฎ
e.g. Offering a massive discount on the new software was a clever marketing gambit.
His opening gambit in the trade negotiations caught the rival delegation by surprise.
Meaning: Something enormous, especially a large and powerful organization.
เคตिเคถाเคฒเคाเคฏ เคธंเคเค เคจ / เคฎเคนाเคाเคฏ เคตเคธ्เคคु
e.g. The local bookstore struggled to compete against the online retail behemoth.
What started as a small garage startup eventually grew into a global financial behemoth.
Meaning: Emphasize or show that something is important or true.
เค़ोเคฐ เคฆेเคจा / เคฐेเคांเคिเคค เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. The recent cyberattacks underscore the urgent need for stronger network firewalls.
The audit report will underscore several critical flaws in the procurement process.
Meaning: Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.
เคौเคถเคฒ / เคชเคฐाเค्เคฐเคฎ
e.g. The young archer demonstrated remarkable technical prowess during the national tournament.
The engineering firm is widely respected for its technical prowess in bridge construction.
Meaning: Put an end to; remove or abolish.
เคธเคฎाเคช्เคค เคเคฐเคจा / เคเคค्เคฎ เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. The committee voted to do away with outdated regulations that were slowing down software development.
Many modern offices have decided to do away with rigid dress codes altogether.
Meaning: A standard or point of reference against which things may be compared.
เคฎाเคจเคฆंเคก / เคเคธौเคी
e.g. The new electric vehicle set a high benchmark for battery efficiency and range.
Independent test scores serve as a reliable benchmark for evaluating school performance.
Meaning: The whole of a person's knowledge, responsibility, or sphere of activity.
เคाเคฐ्เคฏเค्เคทेเคค्เคฐ / เค เคงिเคाเคฐ-เค्เคทेเคค्เคฐ
e.g. Complex tax litigation falls outside the province of a general corporate paralegal.
Interpreting constitutional law is strictly the province of the judiciary.
Meaning: Relating to time; relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs.
เคธเคฎเคฏ เคธंเคฌंเคงी / เคฒौเคिเค
e.g. High-frequency trading algorithms require extreme temporal precision to execute orders.
The monk renounced all temporal possessions to live a life of quiet contemplation.
Meaning: So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.
เคธूเค्เคท्เคฎ / เคฌाเคฐीเค
e.g. A subtle change in the engine's vibration alerted the mechanic to a worn bearing.
The artist used subtle shades of grey to create a sense of depth in the portrait.
Meaning: A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
เค เคธाเคฎाเคจ्เคฏเคคा / เคตिเคเคฒเคจ
e.g. The sudden drop in summer temperatures was treated as a temporary climatic aberration.
For a disciplined athlete, missing a morning training session was a rare aberration.
Meaning: The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.
เคเคเคฎเคจ / เคถुเคฐुเคเคค
e.g. The advent of high-speed satellite internet has transformed remote education.
Before the advent of modern refrigeration, preserving perishable food was a major challenge.
Meaning: Created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.
เคคเคฆเคฐ्เคฅ / เคตिเคถेเคท เคเคฆ्เคฆेเคถ्เคฏ เคे เคฒिเค
e.g. The municipal board formed an ad hoc committee to investigate the water supply failure.
Relying on ad hoc repairs instead of scheduled maintenance will eventually ruin the machinery.
Meaning: Difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior.
เคธ्เคตเค्เคंเคฆ / เค เคก़िเคฏเคฒ
e.g. The shepherd spent hours searching the rocky hills for a wayward lamb.
Strict quality checks were introduced to correct wayward manufacturing processes.
Meaning: Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination.
เคฐเคนเคธ्เคฏเคฎเคฏ / เคเคง्เคฏाเคค्เคฎिเค
e.g. The poet's verses are filled with mystical imagery drawn from ancient folklore.
Early morning mist over the mountain lake gave the landscape a mystical quality.
Meaning: Protect someone or something from unpleasant influences or experiences.
เคธुเคฐเค्เคทिเคค เคฐเคเคจा / เค เคฒเค เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. Diversifying your investment portfolio will help insulate your savings from sudden market crashes.
Thick copper recubrimiento is used to insulate the high-voltage underground cables.
Meaning: The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
เคเคฌเคฐเคจ เคตเคธूเคฒी / เคฐंเคเคฆाเคฐी
e.g. The police arrested three gang members involved in an organized extortion racket.
Shopkeepers refused to bow to extortion and reported the threatening calls to the authorities.
Meaning: Officially punish someone or make them give an account of their behavior.
เคธเค़ा เคฆेเคจा / เคเคตाเคฌเคฆेเคน เค เคนเคฐाเคจा
e.g. The regulatory authority vowed to bring to book those responsible for the banking fraud.
Unless traffic violators are swiftly brought to book, road accidents will continue to rise.
Meaning: Become prominent or important.
เคธाเคฎเคจे เคเคจा / เคฎเคนเคค्เคตเคชूเคฐ्เคฃ เคฌเคจเคจा
e.g. Several talented young athletes came to the fore during the national championship trials.
Questions regarding data privacy have come to the fore with the rapid rise of artificial intelligence.
Meaning: A person who physically attacks another.
เคนเคฎเคฒाเคตเคฐ / เคเค्เคฐเคฎเคฃเคाเคฐी
e.g. The security camera captured a clear image of the masked assailant fleeing the scene.
The brave shopkeeper managed to disarm the assailant before the police patrol arrived.
Meaning: Arrest of someone for a crime; anxiety or fear that something bad will happen.
เคिเคฐเคซ्เคคाเคฐी / เคเคถंเคा
e.g. Timely intelligence shared by local residents led to the quick apprehension of the smugglers.
Students waited outside the examination hall with a visible sense of nervous apprehension.
Meaning: A secure position from which further progress may be made.
เคฎเคเคฌूเคค เคชเคเคก़ / เคชैเคฐ เคเคฎाเคจे เคी เคเคเคน
e.g. Acquiring the local distribution network gave the company a solid foothold in the Asian market.
The climbers chipped into the steep ice wall to carve out a safe foothold.
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