English Vocabulary from
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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 8th January 2017 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The slowing economy"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Unclogging the cities"
- Beyond doubt - having no doubts that something is true
- Fiscal year - a financial year
- Reveal - to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret
- Extent - the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen
- Pegged - to keep prices, salaries, or the amount of something at a particular level, often in relation to something else
- Forecast - a statement about what is likely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy
- Emphasised - to make something more noticeable
- Solely - completely
- Consequent - happening as a result of something
- Cash crunch - a situation in which a company, country, etc. does not have enough money available to do the things it usually does
- Sectoral - relating to a sector of the economy
- Projection - a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have
- Mining - the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground by digging
- Quarrying - to dig stone out of the ground
- Utility service - a service that is used by the public, such as an electricity or gas supply or a train service
- Collectively - together, as a group
- Anticipated - exopected that something will happen
- Demonetisation - to officially stop using particular notes or coins, or a particular currency
- Disruption - an interruption in the usual way that a system, process, or event works
- Cash-intensive sector - a sector (business) that receives a significant amount of receipts in cash
- Aggregate - something formed by adding together several amounts or things
- Adverse - having a negative or harmful effect on something
- Silver lining - good aspect of a bad situation
- Accelerate - to happen or make something happen at a faster rate
- Manifest - to show something clearly, through signs or actions
- Tide over - to supply someone for a short time with something that is lacking
- Sowing - to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow
- Cushioning - something that makes the effects of a bad situation less severe
- Nonetheless - despite what has just been said or done
- Substantial - large in size, value, or importance
- Fillip - something that causes a sudden improvement
- Rekindle - to make something start happening again
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Unclogging the cities"
- Unclogging - to clear something by removing something that is blocking it
- Pedestrian - someone who is walking
- Reconquer - to conquer an area or a group of people again (to take control or possession of it or them again by force)
- Preserve - to keep something as it is
- Spectacularly - extremely
- Pilot project - test project (if it works well, it will be implemented for the public)
- Take a leaf out of somebody's book - to copy something that someone else does because it will bring you advantages
- Pedestrianise - to make an area into one where vehicles are not allowed to go
- Conservative - not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change
- Prominent - very well known and important
- Curb - to control or limit something that is not wanted
- Contrary - the opposite
- Apprehension - worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen
- Injury - physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack
- Facilitate - to make something possible or easier
- Intermediate - being between two other related things, levels, or points
- Levy - an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization
- Stiff - formal and controlled in a way that is not friendly or relaxed
- Congestion - a situation in which a place is crowded with people or vehicles, so that it is difficult to move around
- Designated - marked, separated, or given a name for a particular purpose
- Ongoing - happening at the present moment
- Mandate - give (someone) authority to act in a certain way
- Emission - something such as gas or radiation is the release of it into the atmosphere
- Infrastructure - the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively
- Evident - easily seen or understood
- Detrimental - harmful or damaging
- Aesthetic - relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty
- Template - something that is used as a pattern for producing other similar things
- Acknowledging - to know or recognize that someone or something is important
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