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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 1st January 2017 (Sunday)
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Split wide open"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Obama’s parting shot at Russia"
- Feud - an angry disagreement between two people or groups that continues for a long time
- Supremo - someone who is in charge of an organization or an activity involving many people
- Evenly - in equal amounts
- Loaves - parts of bread
- Crisis - a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering
- Engulfing - to surround and cover something or someone completely
- Debunking - to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear
- Revolt - to say that you will not accept someone’s authority or leadership
- Implication - an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
- Perceives - to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something
- Subversion - the act of trying to destroy or damage an established system or government
- Liberate - to help someone or something to be free
- Feudal - outdated or old-fashioned
- Merger - the process of combining two companies or organizations to form a bigger one
- Mobilisation - to encourage people to support an idea or plan
- Communal - relating to a particular community
- Perceived - to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something
- Arguably - used when stating an opinion or belief that you think can be shown to be true
- Peril - great danger
- Intervention - the act or fact of becoming involved intentionally in a difficult situation
- Urbane - behaving in a pleasant, relaxed, and correct way in social situations
- Savvy - practical knowledge and ability
- Substantive - important, serious, or related to real facts
- Brash - showing too much confidence and too little respect
- Tainted - spoiled
- Striking out - to start doing something new, independently of other people
- Lathi - a long, heavy stick, especially one used as a weapon by police officers
- Wielding - to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Obama’s parting shot at Russia"
- Parting shot - a remark that you make when you are leaving, so that it has a stronger effect:
- Sanction - an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law
- Sack - to remove someone from job
- Diplomat - an official whose job is to represent one country in another
- Flashpoint - a place where violence is likely to develop
- Bilateral - involving two groups or countries
- Cold war - unfriendly relations between countries who are not at war with each other
- Foes - enemies
- Trigger - an event or situation, etc. that causes something to start
- Cyberattack - an illegal attempt to harm someone's computer system or the information on it, using the internet
- Deteriorate - to become worse
- Ironically - in a way that is different or opposite from the result you would expect
- Criticism - the act of saying that something or someone is bad
- Decisively - able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality
- Ally - a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one
- Annexed - to take possession of an area of land or a country, usually by force or without permission
- Regime - a particular government or a system or method of government
- Rebel - a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using force
- Spectator - a person who watches an activity, without taking part
- Conflict - angry disagreement between people or groups
- Brutal - cruel, violent, and completely without feelings
- Campaign - a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim
- Multilateral - involving more than two groups or countries
- Diplomacy - the management of relationships between countries
- Plunged - to fall quickly from a high position
- Allegation - a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal
- Mute - silent
- Implication - the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future
- Reignite - to make something such as a disagreement or worry that was disappearing grow stronger
- Upping the ante - if you up the ante, you increase your demands or the risks in a situation in order to achieve a better result
- Deftly - skillfully / cleverly / quickly
- Tit-for-tat - actions done intentionally to punish other people because they have done something unpleasant to you
- Potentially - possibly true in the future, but not true now
- Landscape - the main features of a situation or activity
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