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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Clamping down on ordinance raj"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Dhoni: A remarkable captain"
- Clamp down on something - to take strong action to stop or limit a harmful or unwanted activity
- Ordinance - a law or rule made by a government or authority
- Superior - higher in rank or social position than others
- Constitutional - allowed by the constitution of a country or organization
- Functionaries - officials who works for a government or a political party
- Routinely - as part of the usual way of doing something
- Deprecate - to not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something
- Propensity - the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way
- Expediency - the use of methods that produce an immediate result or solution to a problem, but may not be fair or honest
- Temptation - the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have
- Vested in somebody - if property, shares, etc. vest in someone, they legally become theirs
- Reluctance - not willing to do something
- Impasse - a situation in which progress is impossible, especially because the people involved cannot agree
- Wilful - done deliberately in order to cause damage or harm
- Vociferous - someone who is vociferous expresses their opinion loudly and with force
- Verdict - an official judgment made in a court
- Cavalier - not considering other people's feelings or safety
- Promulgation - to spread beliefs or ideas among a lot of people
- Abuse - to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong
- Fraud - the crime of getting money by deceiving people
- Oblique - not expressing something directly
- Ethical - involving the principles used for deciding what is right and what is wrong
- Circumstance - a fact or condition that affects a situation
- Cynical - believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere
- Privilege - an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich
- Expediency - the use of methods that produce an immediate result or solution to a problem, but may not be fair or honest
- Accountability - a situation in which someone is responsible for things that happen and can give a satisfactory reason for them:
- Contending - to compete in order to win something
- Exigency - the difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands
- Compelling - if a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong
- Tactic - a planned way of doing something
- Dysfunctional - not working normally
- Obstructionism - the act of intentionally stopping or slowing down an official process
- Obstinacy - the quality of being unwilling to be reasonable and change your behaviour, plans, or ideas
- Aisle - ideological differences between parties
- Derail - to prevent a plan or process from succeeding
- Propriety - correct moral behaviour or actions
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Dhoni: A remarkable captain"
- Remarkable - unusual in a way that surprises or impresses you
- Regard - to consider or have an opinion about something or someone
- Dashing - attractive in a confident, exciting, and stylish way
- Flamboyance - very confident in behaviour, and liking to be noticed by other people
- Ironically - in a way that is different or opposite from the result you would expect
- Inexplicably - unable to be explained or understood
- Relinquish - to give up something such as a responsibility or job
- Play your cards close to your chest - to not tell people what you are thinking or planning
- Juncture - a particular point in time
- Exceptionally - much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, quality, etc
- Clear-sighted - having a good understanding of a particular subject and the ability to make good judgments about it
- Virtue - a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good
- Skipper - the captain of a sports team
- Unlikely - not probable or likely to happen
- Summon - to increase your courage or strength, especially with an effort
- Significantly - in a way that is easy to see or by a large amount
- Predatory - treating other people badly for your own benefit
- Aura - a feeling or character that a person or place seems to have
- Eerie - strange in a frightening and mysterious way
- Dissipated - spending too much time and money on physical pleasures that are not good for your health
- Consistency - the quality of always behaving or performing in a similar way, or of always happening in a similar way
- Legacy - something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time
- Bequeaths - pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else
- Verve - great energy and enthusiasm
- Intuitive - based on your feelings rather than on facts or evidence
- Nerve - the courage or confidence necessary to do something difficult, rude
- Pre-empt - to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective
- Panicking - a sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought and action
- Blink - to close your eyes for a very short time and quickly open them again
- Composure - the feeling of being calm, confident, and in control
- Successor - someone who has an important position after someone else
- Moreover - used for introducing an additional and important fact that supports or emphasizes what you have just said
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