English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "ASEAN rising — on India-Southeast Asia cooperation"
- Beyond - further away than something else
- Summitry - the act or practice of holding a summit
- Summit - a meeting or series of meetings between leaders of two or more countries
- Integration - the process of becoming a full member of a group or society, and becoming involved completely in its activities
- Symbolism - the way in which an action or event is a sign of something more important
- Substance - the quality of being important, real, or useful
- Commemorative - done in order to honour and remember an important person or event
- Consensus - agreement among all the people involved
- Forge - to develop a successful relationship, especially in business or politics, with another country, organization, or person
- Naval - relating to or belonging to a country’s navy
- Foray - an attempt at doing something new or something that you do not usually do
- Overhang - something that has a negative effect on a situation
- Cold War - unfriendly relations between countries who are not at war with each other
- Reap - to get something as a result of something that you do
- Potential - someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
- Proximity - how near something is to another thing, especially in distance or time
- Declaration - an important statement
- Concern - a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue
- Socio-cultural - involving a combination of social and cultural matters
- Maritime - involving ships or the business of moving people and goods in ships
- Code of conduct - a set of rules about how something should be done or how people should behave
- Dialogue - a process in which two people or groups have discussions in order to solve problems
- Comprehensive - including many details or aspects of something
- Negotiation - formal discussions in which people or groups try to reach an agreement, especially in a business or political situation
- Unfettered - without limits or controls
- Lagged behind - to not be as successful or advanced as another person, organization, or group
- Heavy-lifting - difficult work that needs a lot of effort
- Integrate - to make someone become a full member of a group or society and be involved completely in its activities
- In sync - working together at the same time, at the same speed, or in the same way
- Yield - to produce something useful such as information or evidence
- Rousing - making you feel emotional, excited, or enthusiastic
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "The oil risk — on the rise in international prices"
- Expedite - to make something happen quickly or easily
- Impact - an effect, or an influence
- Brace yourself - to get ready for something unpleasant
- Crude oil - oil that is still in its natural state and has not yet been refined for use by chemical processes
- Rally - an increase in the value of something after a period when its value has been low
- Dynamics - the set of forces that exist in a situation, and that affect how it changes or develops
- Outlook - an idea about what a situation will be like in the future
- Respite - a short period of rest from having to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
- Onslaught - an attack
- Shale - a type of smooth dark rock that breaks into thin layers
- For instance - for example
- Break even - if a person or business breaks even, they neither make a profit nor lose money
- Spurt - a sudden increase in something
- Gradually - slowly and in small stages or amounts
- Treasury - the government department responsible for a country’s financial matters
- Unlikely - not likely to happen
- Consumer - someone who buys and uses goods and services
- Feel the pinch - to have less money than you need
- Retail - relating to the sale of goods directly to the public for their own use
- Dynamic - continuously changing
- Desist - to stop doing something
- Resorting to something - to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something
- Rationalising - to try to find a reasonable explanation for behaviour that does not seem reasonable or suitable
- Undue - not necessary or reasonable
- Windfall - an amount of money that you get when you are not expecting it, especially a large amount
- Tweak - to make small changes in order to improve something
- Exploration - the activity of searching and finding out about something
- Expedite - to make something happen quickly or easily
- Overseas - happening or existing in a country across the sea from your country
- Self-reliance - able to do things for yourself and not depend on other people
- Hedge - a way of protecting, controlling, or limiting something
