English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "More than symbolic"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "The hard road to Brexit"
- Symbolic - representing something else
- Foes - enemies
- Dispute - an argument or disagreement
- Ensure - to make something certain to happen
- Paved the way - if something paves the way for/to something else, it makes the other thing possible
- Principal - first in order of preference (main)
- Rival - a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
- Unfamiliar - not known to you
- Electorate - all the people who are allowed to vote in an election
- Affidavit - a legal document containing a written promise that something is true
- Office-bearer - a person who holds a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organization
- Perceive - to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something
- Letting somebody down - to disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were expected to do
- Faction - a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group
- Avert - to prevent something bad from happening
- Eventuality - something unpleasant or unexpected that might happen or exist in the future
- Gesture - an action that expresses your feelings or intentions, although it might have little practical effect
- Accommodate - to give what is needed to someone
- Self-destruct - to do something to harm yourself or to make yourself fail
- Playing their cards - to behave in a way that gives them an advantage or allows them to succeed at something
- Hot-head - someone who does things or reacts to things quickly and without thinking carefully first
- Impulse - a sudden strong wish to do something
- Retention - the continued use, existence, or possession of something or someone
- Mandate - the authority of an elected government or official to do the things that they promised to do before an election
- Credibility - the fact that someone can be believed or trusted
- Shortcoming - a fault or a failure to reach a particular standard
- Alliance - a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims
- Averse - strongly disliking or opposed to
- Tie-up - a connection or agreement that joins two things or organizations
- Rapport - a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate well with them
- Loyalist - a person or group that strongly supports the government or ruler in power
- Polarisation - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other, or to cause this to happen
- Merely - used for emphasizing that something is small or unimportant
- Bank on somebody / something - to expect something or depend on something happening
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "The hard road to Brexit"
- Intent - giving all your attention to something
- Contradictions - a difference in two or more statements, ideas, stories etc that makes it impossible for both or all of them to be true
- Negotiation - formal discussions in which people or groups try to reach an agreement, especially in a business or political situation
- Oversight - something that you do not notice or think of that causes problems later
- Treaty - an official written agreement between two or more countries
- Referendum - an occasion when everyone in a country can vote to make a decision about one particular subject
- Reiterate - to repeat something in order to emphasize it or make it very clear to people
- Optimism - a tendency to be hopeful and to expect that good things will probably happen
- Calamitously - causing serious damage, or causing a lot of people to suffer
- Incentives - something that makes you want to do something or to work harder, because you know that you will benefit by doing this
- Investor - a person / organization who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage
- Make the most of something - to use or enjoy something as much as possible
- Harbour - to think about or feel something, usually over a long period
- Illusion - an idea or belief that is not true
- Imports - goods bought by one country from another
- Exports - to send goods to another country for sale
- Overwhelmingly - very great or very large
- Immigration - the act of someone coming to live in a different country
- Reiterate - to say something again, once or several times
- Likely - if something is likely, it will probably happen or is expected
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