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 :)

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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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