English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Hike of fuel prices: On a glide path ?"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Ahmadinejad bid for Presidency: Populist’s return"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Hike of fuel prices: On a glide path ?"
- Glide path - a series of events or actions leading smoothly to a particular outcome
- Overdue - not done or happening when expected or when needed; late
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Hiking - increasing the cost of something
- Fraught - causing or having extreme worry or anxiety
- Hesitation - a pause before doing something, or a feeling that you should not do it, especially because you are nervous, embarrassed, or worried
- Safeguard - to protect something from harm
- Spike - to rise to a higher amount, price, or level, usually before going down again
- Pilot project - a project that is used to test how good something is before introducing it
- In tandem - together / at the same time
- Outcomes - a result or effect of an action, situation, etc
- Assess - to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something
- Calibrate - to check how accurate something is
- Fortnightly - happening every two weeks
- Eminent - famous, respected, or important
- Integrated - to mix with
- Commodity - a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold
- Impact - an effect, or an influence
- Marginal - very small in amount or effect
- Inflationary - relating to or likely to cause an increase in prices
- Gradual - gradual processes and changes happen slowly and by small amounts
- Ascent - the process of moving to a higher level or position
- Descent - the act of moving down to a lower place or position
- Abrupt - sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way
- Randomly - happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan
- Fiscal - connected with (public) money
- Outlook - the likely future situation
- Alliance - a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims
- Liberating - making you feel free and able to behave as you like
- Dismantling - to get rid of a system or organization, usually over a period of time
- Abandoning - to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever
- Subsidy - money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen
- Distorted - to change something from its usual, original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape
- Overlapping - if two or more activities, subjects, or periods of time overlap, they have some parts that are the same
- Transparently - the quality of being done in an open way without secret
- Dynamic - continuously changing or developing
- Outlets - a shop that is one of many owned by a particular company and that sells the goods that the company has produced
- Winding down - to end, or to finish something gradually
- Liability - legal responsibility for causing damage or injury, or for paying something
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Ahmadinejad bid for Presidency: Populist’s return"
- Bid - to compete for a job
- Populist - representing or relating to the ideas and opinions of ordinary people
- Uncertainty - a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known or certain
- Sprang - to happen or appear somewhere suddenly or unexpectedly
- Controversial - causing disagreement or discussion
- Term - a period of time during which a politician or other official holds their job
- Firebrand - a person who causes political or social trouble by opposing authority and encouraging others to do so
- Inactive - doing nothing
- Ayatollah - an important religious leader of Shiite Muslims in Iran
- Turbulent - involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence
- Supreme - having the highest rank, level, or importance
- Defiant - refusing to obey a person or rule
- Significance - important or noticeable
- Hard-line - extreme and severe and not likely to change
- Successor - someone who has an important position after someone else
- Mild-mannered - a mild-mannered person is gentle and does not show extreme emotions
- Reformist - wanting to change and improve society or an institution
- Toed a line - to do what you are ordered or expected to do
- Strident - holding strong opinions or beliefs and tending to express them frequently, in a way that offends some people
- Negotiate - to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
- Crippling - causing severe damage or problems
- Sanction - an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law
- Crucial - extremely important or necessary
- Referendum - a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question
- Hardliner - a member of a group, typically a political group, who adheres uncompromisingly to a set of ideas or policies.
- Rhetoric - speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people
- Dissident - a person who publicly disagrees with and criticizes their government
- Thereafter - continuing on from a particular point in time, especially after something else has stopped happening
- Intend - to have a plan in your mind to do something
- Agenda - a list of aims or possible future achievements
- Ally - someone who helps and supports someone else
- Reclaim - to take back something that was yours
- Mandate - to give official permission for something to happen
- Legitimacy - the fact that something is legal
- Moderate - a person whose opinions, especially their political ones, are not extreme and are therefore acceptable to a large number of people
- Strongman - a person who is very powerful and able to cause change, especially of a political type
- Narrative - a particular way of explaining or understanding events
- Theocracy - government by religious leaders
- Stitch together - to create or form something quickly or roughly
- Alliance - an agreement to work with someone else to try to achieve the same thing
- Cashing in - to make money from a situation, especially in a way that is not fair or honest
- Guile - clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone
- Withstand - to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully
- Confrontationist - a person who deals with opposition, especially aggressively
- Stance - an attitude or view about an issue that you state clearly
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