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December 01, 2015

English Vocabulary from "The Hindu" - 1st December 2015

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Hi Friends, I am Kani. Here I am sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated December 1st, 2015. Happy Reading :)

Note : Click on the Titles to read Editorials

Topic 1 : "Towards peace in the House"

  1. Confabulation - The act of talking informally.
  2. Conciliatory - Tending to agree / Willing to end disagreement.
  3. Aggression - Attacking behaviour / Offensive action.
  4. Consensus - Majority of Opinion.
  5. Mandate - Authority to carry it out as a result of winning an election.
  6. Barring - Excepting.
  7. Setbacks - Defeat.
  8. Dimmed - Tending to be unfavourable.
  9. Negotiate - Deal with.
  10. Paralysis - Unable to act or function properly.
  11. Cautionary - Containing a warning.
  12. Narrative - Series of events.
  13. Triumph - Victory / Great success.
  14. Disdain - Think unworthy of notice.
  15. Barely - Only just / No more than.
  16. Citing - Mentioning.
  17. Concede - Accept / Acknowledge as true.
  18. Debate - Discussion.
  19. Scrutiny - Investigation / Close and searching look.
  20. Reckon with - Deal with / Include in consideration.
  21. Courtesies - Polite behaviour.
  22. Reciprocated - To make a return.
  23. Overwhelming - Much greater.
  24. Hotheads - One who acts too quickly without thinking / Short-tempered person.
  25. Tenure - Period or term of holding.

Topic 2 : "End the stand-off"

  1. Detention - Maintenance of a person in custody or in prison.
  2. Deteriorating - Become worse.
  3. Inadvertently - Unintentional / Not Attentive.
  4. Smugglers - Person who import or export goods secretly without the payment of legal duty.
  5. Crux - Most important part which affects everything else / Basic.
  6. Protestors - People who express their objection.
  7. Backlog - Hold in Reserve.
  8. Piling - Assemblage of things lying one upon the other.
  9. Serpentine - Curving and winding in shape.
  10. Obsession - Idea / Domination of one's thought.
  11. Come a cropper - Unexpected and embarrassing failure.
  12. Diplomacy - Skill in managing negotiations or handling people.
  13. Dogmatic - Refused to consider other's opinion.
  14. Stance - Attitude.
  15. Seep - Enters gradually.
  16. Taint - Trace of something bad / Trace of dishonour.
  17. Confrontationist - Person who face the opposition in an aggressive manner.
  18. Impasse - Deadlock.

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