English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "H-1B visa in the spotlight"
- In the spotlight - receiving a lot of public attention
- Disconcerting - to make someone feel suddenly uncertain and worried
- Likely - if something is likely, it will probably happen or is expected
- Immigrant - a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently
- Garnering - to collect or obtain a large amount of something useful or important
- Campaign - a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim
- Crosshairs - two thin wires crossing each other in a gun or other device, which you use to help you aim at something
- Nosedive - a sudden fast fall in prices, value, etc
- Reform - to make an improvement, especially by changing a person's behaviour or the structure of something
- Rigorous - careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe
- Intra - within
- Transferee - a person to whom someone else sells property, shares, etc
- Requisite - necessary or needed for a particular purpose
- Come to nought - to be unsuccessful
- Bipartisan - involving two political parties with different ideas or policies
- Backing - support / help
- Urging - to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take
- Notwithstanding - despite something
- Protectionism - a system in which a country helps its own industries by putting taxes on foreign goods
- Bilateral - involving two groups or countries
- Crackdown - strong action that someone in authority takes to stop a particular activity
- Significant - very large or noticeable
- Titan - a person or organization that is very important or successful
- Silicon Valley - an area in California, US, where many computer companies have their offices
- Inflict - to cause something unpleasant to happen
- Numerous - existing in large numbers
- Rapidly - very quickly; at a great rate.
- Investor - a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage
- Impacted - strongly affected by something
- Onerous - difficult to do or needing a lot of effort
- Offshore - in the sea, not on the land (this word is used especially for talking about the oil industry)
- Ironically - used for saying that a situation has developed in an unexpected and sometimes humorous way
- Revitalisation - to make something that is failing or weak become strong and successful again
- Ham-fisted - not careful or gentle enough
- Immigration - the process in which people enter a country in order to live there permanently
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Neither transparent nor accountable"
- Neither ... nor - used when you want to say that two or more things are not true
- Transparent - a transparent process, activity, or organization does not try to keep anything secret
- Accountable - someone who is accountable is completely responsible for what they do and must be able to give a satisfactory reason for it
- Address - to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
- Cleanse - to get rid of someone or something bad or unpleasant
- Doomed - certain to fail, die, or be destroyed
- Ceiling - an upper limit set on the number or amount of something
- Slashed - to reduce something by a large amount
- Extent - the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen
- Unlikely - not probable or likely to happen
- Disguising - to make something look, sound, or seem like something else
- Off-the-books - used to describe a payment that is not officially recorded, so that no tax is paid on it
- Vested interest - a special reason for wanting things to happen in a particular way, because you will benefit from this
- Sympathisers - someone who approves of and supports someone or something
- Unsuspecting - not knowing about something that is happening or will happen
- Disrupt - to interrupt something and prevent it from continuing by creating a problem
- Illicit - not allowed by the law or rules (illegal)
- Indeed - really or certainly
- Intent on something - to be determined to do or achieve something
- Mobilisation - if you mobilize a group of people, they come together in order to achieve something
- Redemption - the sale of shares that you own in a company
- Anonymous - made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public
- Rival - a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
- Anonymity - a situation in which the name of a person is not known or is kept secret
- Aiding - helping or supporting
- Cloud - something unpleasant that spoils an activity, event, or situation
- Mandatory - something that is mandatory must be done, or is demanded by law
- Provision - a part of an agreement or law that deals with a particular problem
- Compliance - the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request
- Crackdown - strong action that someone in authority takes to stop a particular activity
- Half-measure - something that is done in a way that is not complete or is only partly effective
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