English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The limits to popular sentiment"
- Popular sentiment - public acceptance of a course of action
- Spontaneous - happening in a natural way without being planned or thought about
- Upsurge - a sudden and usually large increase in something
- Taming - to control a dangerous or powerful animal
- Spectacle - an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
- Harvest - the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields
- Vigil - a period of time, especially at night, when you stay in a place to wait for something or to give your support to someone
- Ritual - a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony
- Solidarity - agreement between and support for the members of a group, especially a political group
- In contrast - used when you are comparing two things or people and saying that the second one is very different from the first
- Aggression - an angry feeling that makes you want to attack or defeat someone else
- Enthusiast - a person who is very interested in and involved with a particular subject or activity
- Compelled - having to do something, because you are forced to or feel it is necessary
- Wrest - to get something with effort or difficulty
- Ordinance - a law or rule made by a government or authority
- Nullify - to make something lose its legal effect
- Amok - to be out of control and act in a wild or dangerous manner
- Hump - a round raised part on a person's or animal's back
- Pulling at something - to pull something quickly and usually repeatedly
- Feudal - the social system in which land belonged to powerful lords and the people they allowed to live on the land had to work and fight for them
- Progressive - developing or happening gradually
- Masculine - having characteristics that are traditionally thought to be typical of or suitable for men
- Valour - great courage
- Violate - to do something that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Frittered away - to waste money, time, or an opportunity
- Reproach - to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected
- Exemption - the fact of not having to obey a rule or do something that other people have to do
- Persuade - to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it
- Spectator - a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part
- Legislation - a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament
- Undermine - 1 to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful
- Rebooting - to start something again or do something again, in a way that is new and interesting
- Disinvestment - to sell your shares in a company or to stop taking part in a business activity
- Perspective - a particular way of considering something
- Divest - to sell something, especially a business or a part of a business
- Stake - a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business
- Scrutiny - the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it
- Underwriting - the act of giving financial support for an activity, and for paying any costs if it fails
- Firm - a company or business
- Outliers - a result that is very different from the other results in a set
- Transparency - the quality of being done in an open way without secrets
- Accountability - a situation in which someone is responsible for things that happen and can give a satisfactory reason for them
- For instance - for example
- Liability - the fact that someone is legally responsible for something
- Perhaps - used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something
- In-principle - used for saying that something is possible in theory, although it has not yet been tried
- Symptomatic - if something bad is symptomatic of something else, it is caused by the other thing and is proof that it exists
- Lethargy - having little energy; feeling unwilling and unable to do anything
- Disinvestment - to sell your shares in a company or to stop taking part in a business activity
- Maiden - being the first of its type
- Strategic - carefully planned in order to achieve a particular goal, especially in war, business, or politics
- Compressor - a (part of a) machine that presses gas or air into less space
- Antibiotic - a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth
- Regime - a particular government or a system or method of government
- Spearheaded - to lead something such as an attack or a course of action
- Gather steam - to become more active, important, or full of energy
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