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November 18, 2015

English Vocabulary from "The Hindu" - 18th November 2015

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Hi Friends, I am Kani. Here I am sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated November 18, 2015. Happy Reading :)

Topic 1 : "France's 'war' on terrorists"

  1. Personnel - Personnel of an organisation are the people who work for it.
  2. Caliphate - Government lead by Islamic leader.
  3. Strategy - Plan.
  4. Tackle - To Handle.
  5. Implicated - Involved in the harmful action.
  6. Apparent - Clear / Readily seen.
  7. Lapse - Temporary deviation from an expected condition.
  8. Post-attack - To abuse or blame violently.
  9. Scenario - Imagined events.
  10. Xenophobic - Unreasonably hating anything foreign.
  11. Chaos - Confused state.
  12. Enhanced - Magnified.
  13. Reorienting - Over again / Once more.
  14. Topple - Cause them to lose power.
  15. Status quo - The existing state.


Topic 2 : "The cause for the Rajya sabha"

  1. Bracing - Strengthening.
  2. Stormy - Characterised by Violent actions or speech.
  3. Confronted - Came in front of.
  4. Woefully - Unhappily.
  5. Lament - To feel or express sorrow or regret.
  6. Logjams - Any blockage or massive accumulation.
  7. Bicameral - Having two houses as a legislative body.
  8. Stall - To delay (Prevent from passing).
  9. Veto - Veto power is used to stop or reject bills passed by the legislature.
  10. Relevance - Important or Significance.
  11. Chamber - Meeting hall of a legislative assembly.
  12. Merely - Purely.
  13. Devised - To form / design a plan.
  14. Abrupt - Sudden or Unexpected.
  15. Amendment - An alteration or addition to a current moving bill / constitution.
  16. Trifled - To deal lightly.
  17. Stalemate - Any position or situation in which no action can be taken.
  18. Dilute - Reduce the strength.
  19. Federal - Different states having important powers to make their own laws and decisions.
  20. Pragmatic - Practical point of view.
  21. Concession - Special right to someone.
  22. Amended - Changed for the better.
  23. Partisan - Person who strongly supports a particular cause without thinking carefully about the matter.
  24. Confrontationist - Person who comes in front of opposition in an aggressive manner. 
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