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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "In the air: on the no-fly list"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "In the air: on the no-fly list"
- In the air - if something is in the air, you feel that it is happening or about to happen
- Innovation - a new idea, method, piece of equipment etc
- Unruly - very difficult to control
- Gravity - the seriousness or importance of something
- Offence - a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment
- Stringent - stringent rules or conditions are strict and make you achieve high standards
- Aviation - connected with making or flying planes
- Quantum of punishment - the amount of punishment that a person deserves or that the court has awarded
- Compensation - money that someone receives because something bad has happened to them
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Aggrieved - feeling angry and unhappy because you think you have been treated in an unfair way
- Appellate - relating to a legal appeal
- Empowering - to give a person or organization the legal authority to do something
- Graver - so serious that you feel worried
- Widespread - happening or existing in many places, or affecting many people
- Entitlement - the feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are
- Unruly - very difficult to control
- Subsequently - after something else happened
- Grudging - done in an unwilling way
- Apology - a statement that tells someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem
- Provision - a part of an agreement or law that deals with a particular problem
- Necessitating - to make something necessary
- As a last resort - used for saying that you will do something only after trying everything else to solve a problem
- Ideally - used for saying what you would like to happen or how things should be if everything that you wanted were possible
- Deterrent - something that makes people decide not to do something by making them realize that something unpleasant could happen to them
- Egregious - extremely bad
- Isolate - happening only once, or existing only in one place
- Consequence - a result or effect of something
- Inefficiency - not organized, skilled, or able to work in a satisfactory way
- Over-booking - to sell more tickets than you have available
- Threat - a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed
- Evade - to avoid accepting or dealing with something that you should do
- Profitability - the degree to which something is profitable, or the state of being profitable
- Shakeout - a major change in an industry that causes some companies to close or a lot of people to lose their jobs
- Enhance - to improve something
- Angst - a strong feeling of worry about what you should do, how you should behave
- Preventive - done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem
- Egregious - extremely bad
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Back to the future: on the Nadal-Federer resurgence"
- Resurgence - the start of something again that quickly increases in influence, effect etc
- Phenomenal - extremely impressive or surprising
- Transported - if something transports you to a different time or place, it makes you feel as if you were in it
- Precisely - exactly / clearly
- Clinical - not showing any excitement or emotion
- Ruthless - willing to make other people suffer so that you can achieve your aims
- Transcend - to become free of negative attitudes, thoughts, or feelings that limit what you can achieve
- Frenetic - done very fast and with a lot of energy, often by someone who is in a hurry
- Monotone - unchanging / continuing in the same way
- Soaked in - to spend time experiencing and enjoying the mood or feeling in a place
- Applause - the sound of people clapping their hands repeatedly to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech
- Boisterous - lively and noisy
- Merely - just / only
- Debunk - to prove that something such as an idea or belief is false and silly
- Triumph - to win a great victory, or to have a great success
- Legacy - something that someone has achieved that continues to exist after they stop working or die
- Cultivated - a cultivated person is well educated and knows how to behave politely
- Innate - an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had
- Relentlessness - something bad that is relentless never seems to stop or improve
- Former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
- Conqueror - winner
- Heart-warming - making you feel happy
- Tactical - a tactical action is one that you do as part of a plan for achieving what you want
- Mastery - great knowledge or skill
- Advancement - progress
- Painstakingly - very carefully and thoroughly
- Impact - an effect, or an influence
- Tribute - something that you do, say, or build to show that you respect and admire someone or something
- Longevity - the fact of having a long life or existence
- Injury - physical damage done to a person or a part of their body
- Setback - a problem that delays or that stops progress or makes a situation worse
- Remarkable - unusual in a way that surprises or impresses you
- Triumph - a great victory or success
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