24 October 2026 Editorial Words | For SSC, Banking and CDS
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Meaning: Very weak or slight; insubstantial.
เคเคฎเค़ोเคฐ / เค เคธ्เคฅिเคฐ
e.g. The prosecutor's case relied on a tenuous link between the two financial transactions.
Peace in the border province remains tenuous despite the recent ceasefire agreement.
Meaning: Unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest.
เคเคเคुเคเคคा / เคเคเคคा
e.g. Factory workers marched together in a strong display of union solidarity.
International solidarity is essential when responding to cross-border humanitarian crises.
Meaning: The dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.
เคช्เคฐเคตाเคธी เคธเคฎुเคฆाเคฏ
e.g. Remittances sent home by the Indian diaspora contribute significantly to foreign exchange reserves.
The cultural festival celebrated the literary achievements of the global African diaspora.
Meaning: Prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious or widespread.
เคช्เคฐเคฌเคฒ เคนोเคจा / เคตिเคเคฏी เคนोเคจा
e.g. Common sense and calm diplomacy must prevail over reckless military aggression.
Truth and justice will ultimately prevail despite temporary procedural delays.
Meaning: Back up one's words or promises with tangible actions.
เคเคฅเคจी เคเคฐ เคเคฐเคจी เคเค เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. Corporations that pledge net-zero emissions must walk the talk by investing in clean energy.
Voters respect leaders who walk the talk rather than merely delivering grand speeches.
Meaning: The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy.
เคชुเคจเคฐ्เคตाเคธ / เคธ्เคตाเคธ्เคฅ्เคฏ เคฒाเคญ
e.g. The state government opened new centres for the medical rehabilitation of substance abuse patients.
Post-flood rehabilitation of the damaged villages required months of coordinated effort.
Meaning: Express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.
เคธ्เคชเคท्เค เคฐूเคช เคธे เคต्เคฏเค्เคค เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. The spokesperson failed to articulate a clear timeline for the policy rollout.
Citizens need representatives who can effectively articulate local grievances in parliament.
Meaning: The holder of an office or post.
เคชเคฆเคงाเคฐी / เคตเคฐ्เคคเคฎाเคจ เค เคงिเคाเคฐी
e.g. The incumbent mayor faces a tough challenge from the reformist candidate in next month's election.
Anti-incumbency sentiment often forces the incumbent to defend their economic record vigorously.
Meaning: Have an adverse effect; cause gradual damage, suffering, or weariness.
เคฌुเคฐा เค เคธเคฐ เคกाเคฒเคจा / เคญाเคฐी เคจुเคเคธाเคจ เคชเคนुंเคाเคจा
e.g. Working twelve-hour night shifts will eventually take a toll on your physical health.
Prolonged drought conditions have begun to take a toll on the region's winter harvest.
Meaning: Tense, nervous, or irritable.
เคคเคจाเคตเค्เคฐเคธ्เคค / เคฌेเคैเคจ
e.g. Financial markets remained on edge ahead of the central bank's monetary policy announcement.
Residents in the coastal town were on edge as the cyclonic storm approached the shore.
Meaning: Leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere.
เคซंเคธा เคฆेเคจा / เค เคธเคนाเคฏ เคोเคก़ เคฆेเคจा
e.g. Heavy snowfall on the mountain pass threatened to strand hundreds of tourists overnight.
A sudden strike by ground staff can strand thousands of international passengers at the airport.
Meaning: A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.
เคฐाเคฎเคฌाเคฃ เคเคชाเคฏ / เคाเคฆुเค เคธเคฎाเคงाเคจ
e.g. Electric vehicles are important, but they are not a silver bullet for urban traffic congestion.
There is no silver bullet to cure structural inflation overnight without fiscal discipline.
Meaning: The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
เคจिเคตाเคฐเคฃ / เคช्เคฐเคคिเคฐोเคงเค เค्เคทเคฎเคคा
e.g. Maintaining a credible submarine fleet is a vital component of maritime deterrence.
Strict enforcement and swift trials are the most effective forms of deterrence against cybercrime.
Meaning: A drug taken for its calming or sleep-inducing effect.
เคถाเคฎเค / เคจींเคฆ เคฒाเคจे เคตाเคฒी เคฆเคตा
e.g. The veterinarian administered a mild sedative to calm the injured leopard before surgery.
Over-the-counter sale of strong sedatives is strictly regulated by the drug controller.
Meaning: Depressing or worrying to consider; forbidding or uninviting.
เคंเคญीเคฐ / เคจिเคฐाเคถाเคเคจเค
e.g. The economic survey painted a grim picture of industrial employment in the war-torn country.
Rescue workers maintained a grim determination as they searched through the rubble.
Meaning: Strike repeatedly with hard blows; damage or wear down severely.
เคฌुเคฐी เคคเคฐเคน เคชीเคเคจा / เคเคเคोเคฐเคจा
e.g. High-velocity cyclonic winds continued to batter the coastal embankments all night.
Supply chain shocks and high inflation combined to batter the small manufacturing sector.
Meaning: Relating to or denoting drugs that affect a person's mental state.
เคฎเคจःเคช्เคฐเคญाเคตी (เคฎाเคจเคธिเค เคธ्เคฅिเคคि เคो เคช्เคฐเคญाเคตिเคค เคเคฐเคจे เคตाเคฒा)
e.g. Customs officials intercepted a large consignment of illegal psychotropic substances at the port.
Psychotropic medications must only be dispensed against a valid prescription from a specialist.
Meaning: Harmed or negatively affected by a conflict or dispute between two other parties.
เคฆो เคชเค्เคทों เคी เคฒเคก़ाเค เคฎें เคซंเคธเคจा
e.g. Small ancillary suppliers often get caught in the crossfire during tariff wars between major economies.
Innocent civilians were tragically caught in the crossfire when fighting broke out in the city.
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