English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The IS challenge"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Moonlit reality"
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The IS challenge"
- Striking roots - to become fixed or established / to increase and spread
- Suspected - a suspected criminal is one who the courts have not yet proved guilty
- Coincidentally - used for saying that something happens by chance
- Drone strike - an occasion when a place is hit by a bomb dropped from a drone (an aircraft that does not have a pilot but is controlled by someone on the ground)
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Handful - a very small number of people or things
- Thrives - to become very successful
- Jihadist - a Muslim who is fighting for Islam, especially a radical (= someone with extreme views) who believes in using violence to achieve religious and political aims
- Caliphate - an Islamic state, especially one ruled by a single religious and political leader
- Tactic - a planned way of doing something
- Urging - to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take
- Sympathisers - someone who approves of and supports someone or something
- Stronghold - a place where people fighting an enemy can defend or organize themselves
- Allegiance - loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief
- Caliph - a Muslim ruler
- Insulate - to protect someone from harmful experiences
- Puritanical - having strict moral and religious beliefs and not approving of pleasure, for example in sexual activity, entertainment, or eating and drinking
- One-size-fits-all - a one-size-fits-all system or solution is considered to be suitable for a wide range of situations or problems
- Resonance - an emotional effect produced by something that reminds you of something else
- Syncretic - combining different and often contradictory beliefs in philosophy or religion
- Lone- wolf - a terrorist who prepares and commits violent acts alone
- Pose - to present a difficult or dangerous situation
- Madrasa - a college where students are taught about Islam
- Propaganda- information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions
- Significant - very important
- Desperate - very worried and angry because you do not know how to deal with an unpleasant situation
- Outreach - the extent or length of reaching out.
- Foothold - a position from which you can improve your status or become more successful in an organization, profession, or market
- Coordination - the process of organizing people or things in order to make them work together effectively
- Countering - to reply to a criticism or statement that you disagree with
- Radicalisation - the process by which a person or group comes to hold more extreme views
- Isolated - happening only once, or existing only in one place
- Blow something out of proportion - to treat a particular event or problem far too seriously
- Bigotry - the practice of having very strong and unreasonable opinions, especially about politics, race, or religion, and refusing to consider other people’s opinions
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Moonlit reality"
- Aptly - suitably
- Reflect - to show, express, or be a sign of something
- Ceremony - a formal public event with special traditions, actions, or words
- A whiff of something - a slight sign of something
- Uncertainty - a nervous feeling that you have because you think bad things might happen
- Mop up - to win, or succeed in doing something
- Retro - similar to styles, fashions, etc. from the past
- Technicolor - having a lot of bright colours
- Eventual - happening or existing at the end of a process or period of time
- Beast - an animal, especially a large or wild one
- Slip away - if something slips away, you stop having it
- Plea - an urgent or emotional request for something
- Inherent - an inherent quality is a basic or essential feature that gives something its character
- Benignity - kindness or tolerance toward others
- Immigrant - someone who comes to live in a country from another country
- Racial - happening between people of different races
- Racial discrimination - unfair treatment of someone because of their race
- Gay - sexually attracted to people of the same sex and not to people of the opposite sex
- Turned out - to have a particular result
- Underestimate - to think that someone has less power or ability than they really have
- Tendency - a strong chance that something will happen in a particular way
- Recreate - to make something exist or happen again
- Cocoon - something that keeps you safe, but may stop you from learning to deal with problems
- Devastated - feeling very shocked and upset
- Assassination - the murder of a famous or important person, especially for political reasons
- Riot - a violent protest by a crowd of people
- Tragic - causing or involving great sadness, because someone suffers or dies
- Disciple - someone who admires a famous person such as a political or religious leader and is influenced by them
- Balm - something that makes you feel calm and relaxed
- Catastrophe - an event that causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of people suffer
- Reassuring - making you feel less worried
- Fantasy - a pleasant, exciting, or unusual experience that you imagine is happening to you
- Turned out - to be discovered to be something, have something etc
- Kept at bay - to prevent something serious, dangerous, or unpleasant from affecting you
- Boycott - to not take part in an event, or to not buy or use something as a protest
- Disrespect - to treat someone without respect
- Inhumane - treating people or animals in a very cruel way
- Immigrant - someone who comes to live in a country from another country
- Grim - grim news, situations, or events are unpleasant and make you feel upset and worried
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