26 October 2026 Editorial Words | For SSC, Banking and CDS
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Meaning: A stern critical remark or censure; a restriction on a person or activity.
เคเคก़ी เคเคฒोเคเคจा / เคฌंเคงเคจ
e.g. The auditor's report contained severe strictures against the department's accounting practices.
Strict regulatory strictures prevented the bank from investing in volatile assets.
Meaning: Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
เคธเคคเคฐ्เค / เคौเคเคจ्เคจा
e.g. Retail investors remain wary of putting their money into unregulated digital tokens.
Experience taught the mountaineer to be wary of sudden weather shifts at high altitudes.
Meaning: A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.
เคเคจเคฎเคค-เคธंเค्เคฐเคน
e.g. The government decided to hold a national referendum on the proposed constitutional amendment.
Citizens turned out in record numbers to vote in the municipal tax referendum.
Meaning: Roughly assemble or produce something from available parts or elements.
เคोเคก़-เคคोเคก़ เคเคฐ เคคैเคฏाเคฐ เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. With the deadline approaching, the engineers had to cobble together a working prototype from spare parts.
The regional parties managed to cobble together a fragile alliance before the assembly session.
Meaning: A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.
เคเคฌเคฐाเคนเค / เคเคถंเคा
e.g. Coastal residents watched the approaching cyclonic storm with growing trepidation.
The young violinist stepped onto the concert stage with a mix of excitement and trepidation.
Meaning: Strong, healthy, and full of energy; forceful.
เคธเคถเค्เคค / เคोเคถीเคฒा
e.g. A vigorous debate took place in parliament over the new environmental guidelines.
Regular vigorous exercise is essential for maintaining cardiovascular health.
Meaning: A major problem or controversial issue which is obviously present but is avoided as a subject for discussion.
เคเคธी เคฌเคก़ी เคธเคฎเคธ्เคฏा เคिเคธे เคธเคฌ เคाเคจเคคे เคนुเค เคญी เคจเค़เคฐเค ंเคฆाเค़ เคเคฐें
e.g. Rising pension liabilities remained the elephant in the room during the state budget meeting.
Nobody wanted to mention the failed product launch, which sat like an elephant in the room.
Meaning: Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.
เค เคธ्เคชเคท्เค / เคฆ्เคต्เคฏเคฐ्เคฅเค
e.g. The contract contained an ambiguous clause that led to a prolonged legal dispute.
Regulators must avoid ambiguous phrasing when drafting safety compliance rules.
Meaning: Join, link, or combine together.
เคोเคก़เคจा / เคเค เคธाเคฅ เคฌांเคงเคจा
e.g. The new rural development scheme seeks to yoke traditional craftsmanship with digital marketing.
Economic prosperity in the port city is closely yoked to global maritime trade volumes.
Meaning: Remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.
เคธुเคाเคจा / เคจเคฎी เคीเคจ เคฒेเคจा
e.g. Weeks of scorching summer winds threatened to desiccate the topsoil across the plateau.
Food processors desiccate fresh coconut meat to extend its shelf life for export.
Meaning: Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
เคชुเคท्เคि เคเคฐเคจा / เคเคชเคाเคฐिเค เคฎंเค़ूเคฐी เคฆेเคจा
e.g. Both parliaments must ratify the bilateral trade treaty before tariff cuts take effect.
The board of directors met on Friday to formally ratify the new dividend policy.
Meaning: Prepare a plan, agreement, or other document in detail.
เคช्เคฐाเคฐूเคช เคคैเคฏाเคฐ เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. The legal team was instructed to draw up a comprehensive non-disclosure agreement.
Municipal engineers will draw up a new master plan to clear urban drainage bottlenecks.
Meaning: Provide (a place) with defensive works as protection; strengthen.
เคฎเค़เคฌूเคค เคเคฐเคจा / เคिเคฒेเคฌंเคฆी เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. Authorities worked through the week to fortify coastal embankments ahead of the monsoon.
Adding essential vitamins helps fortify processed cereals for school nutrition programmes.
Meaning: Inundate with a great quantity of something; flood.
เคฌाเคข़ เคฒाเคจा / เคเคฒเคฎเค्เคจ เคเคฐเคจा
e.g. Torrential rains continued to deluge the low-lying neighbourhoods for three consecutive days.
Angry customers began to deluge the airline's helpline with refund requests after the flight cancellations.
Meaning: A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.
เคเค เคฌंเคงเคจ
e.g. Managing a multi-party coalition requires constant dialogue and policy compromise.
A broad coalition of civil society groups campaigned for stricter air quality standards.
Meaning: A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.
เคช्เคฐเคंเคก เคงाเคฐा / เคฌौเคाเคฐ
e.g. Mountain streams swelled into a raging torrent after the sudden cloudburst.
The controversial editorial unleashed a torrent of letters from readers across the country.
Meaning: Create (something) strong, enduring, or successful.
เคเคข़เคจा / เคฎเค़เคฌूเคค เคธंเคฌंเคง เคฌเคจाเคจा
e.g. The two universities decided to forge a long-term partnership in quantum computing research.
Shared economic interests helped the neighbouring states forge a durable trade alliance.
Meaning: A dramatic change in the leadership of an organization or country.
เคธเคค्เคคा เคฏा เคจेเคคृเคค्เคต เคฎें เคชเคฐिเคตเคฐ्เคคเคจ
e.g. A recent change of guard at the corporate headquarters brought a fresh focus on digital innovation.
Investors are watching closely to see if the change of guard at the ministry alters tax policy.
Meaning: An attitude to a particular issue; a point of view.
เคฆृเคท्เคिเคोเคฃ / เคจเค़เคฐिเคฏा
e.g. From an environmental standpoint, expanding urban public transit is far superior to widening roads.
The proposal looks attractive from a marketing standpoint, but the engineering costs are prohibitive.
Meaning: A way of approaching a problem or making progress toward something.
เคฎाเคฐ्เค / เคจเคฏा เค เคตเคธเคฐ
e.g. Expanding rural broadband opens up new avenues for telemedicine and digital education.
The legal team explored every possible avenue of appeal before accepting the tribunal's verdict.
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