English Vocabulary from
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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 21st January 2018 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Time for clarity: on Doklam stand-off"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Time for clarity: on Doklam stand-off"
- Stand-off - a disagreement or fight in which neither opponent can do anything to win or achieve their aim
- Diplomacy - the profession or skill of preserving or creating friendly relationships between countries
- Troops - soldiers, especially in large numbers
- Contour - an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something
- Mutual - felt or done in the same way by each of two or more people
- Disengage - to stop being involved in something, or to stop someone being involved in something
- Plateau - a large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it
- Disputed - a disputed area is one that different countries claim belongs to them, so that there is a disagreement or war between them
- Hitherto - until the present time
- Manned - operated or controlled by people
- Maintained - to continue to say that something is true, even if other people do not believe you
- Status quo - the present situation, or the way that things usually are
- Discretion - the right or ability to make a judgment or decision
- Negotiation - formal discussions in which people or groups try to reach an agreement, especially in a business or political situation
- Divergence - a difference in the way that two or more things develop from the same thing
- Speculation - ideas or discussion about why something has happened or what might happen
- Roil - to cause something to stop working in the usual or expected way
- Disruptor - a person or thing that prevents something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected
- Raise eyebrows - to show surprise
- Casualty- someone who is injured or killed in an accident or military action
- Belligerent - very unfriendly and angry
- Unravelling - begins to fail
- Imperative - extremely important and urgent
- Consistency - the ability to remain the same in behaviour, attitudes, or qualities
- Ambiguity - something that is not clear because it has more than one possible meaning
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Profit and loss: on AAP MLAs' disqualification"
- Disqualification - a situation in which someone is not allowed to take part in something because they have committed an offence or have done something that is not allowed by the rules
- Liable - legally responsible for causing damage or injury, so that you have to pay something or be punished
- Inevitably - used for saying that something is certain to happen
- Scrutiny - careful examination of someone or something
- Allege - to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong or illegal, even though this has not been proved
- Malice - the wish to harm or upset other people
- Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Incur - to experience something unpleasant as a result of something that you have done
- Contend - to claim that something is true
- Perquisite - an extra benefit that you get from your job
- In the affirmative - in agreement with what has been said or approved
- Concerned - involved in something, or affected by something
- Pecuniary - relating to or consisting of money
- Regime - a system or form of government
- Mindful - careful about or conscious of something
- Perception - a particular way of understanding or thinking about something
- Conflict - angry disagreement between people or groups
