English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Powered by a pause: delay in Indo-U.S. nuclear deal"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Trust the EVMs: allegations by politicians have no real basis"
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Powered by a pause: delay in Indo-U.S. nuclear deal"
- Obstacle - a difficulty or problem that prevents you from achieving something
- Owing to - because of
- Procedural - relating to a procedure, especially a legal one
- Ratifying - to make an agreement official by signing it or formally accepting it
- Sets back - to delay the progress of someone or something
- Circumstance - a fact or condition that affects a situation
- Bankruptcy - a situation in which a person or business has officially admitted that they have no money and cannot pay what they owe
- Overrun - to take more time, space, or money than was intended
- Precarious - in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Bailout - the act of helping a person or organization that is in difficulty, usually by giving or giving or lending money
- Collaboration - to work with someone else for a special purpose
- Indigenous - naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place
- Acquisition - to buy / get something
- Concern - a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue
- Tsunami - a very large wave or series of waves caused when something such as an earthquake moves a large quantity of water in the sea
- Scenario - a description of possible actions or events in the future
- Outweighed - to be greater or more important than something else
- Determination - the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult
- Fossil - old fashioned ideas
- Renewable energy - renewable energy and natural materials replace themselves by natural processes, so that they are never completely used up
- Collapse - to suddenly fall down
- Viable - able to work as intended or able to succeed
- Dimmed - not likely to succeed
- Cost-effective - giving the most profit or advantage in exchange for the amount of money that is spent
- Ruling - a decision
- Meltdown - an extremely dangerous situation in a nuclear power station in which the nuclear fuel becomes very hot and melts through its container and escapes into the environment
- Sobering - making you feel serious or think about serious matters
- Breathing space - a period of rest in order to increase strength or give you more time to think about what to do next
- Balance sheet - a statement that shows the value of a company's assets (= things of positive value) and its debts
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Trust the EVMs: allegations by politicians have no real basis"
- Allegation - a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal
- Manipulation - the process of skilfully handling, controlling, or using something, often unfairly or dishonestly
- Charge - to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
- Legitimacy - the fact that something is legal
- Democracy - a system of government in which people vote in elections to choose the people who will govern them
- Alleged - to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof
- Casting doubts - to make people feel less sure about or have less trust in something or someone
- Vague - not clearly or fully explained
- Compromise - to risk having a harmful effect on something
- Stand- alone - a stand-alone computer or machine can operate on its own without needing help from another similar thing
- Preside - to be in charge of an official meeting, ceremony, or other event
- Sceptic - someone who has doubts about things that other people think are true or right
- Manipulation - controlling someone or something to your own advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly
- Monitoring - to regularly test / check something
- Tamper-proof - impossible to change
- Audit - to make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report
- Corroborating - to support what someone says by giving information or evidence that agrees with them
- Tallied - to match or agree with something else
- Constituency - one of the official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament or legislature
- Prima facie - based on what seems to be true, before a situation has been examined in detail
- Subject to - to have or experience a particular thing, especially something unpleasant
- Enhance - to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something
- Tangible - real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced
- Ballot - a system or occasion of secret voting
- Incidence - an event, or the rate at which something happens
- Inadvertent - not intentional
- Statistical - relating to a group of numbers that represent facts or that describe a situation
- Runner-up - a person who comes second in a race or competition
- Robust - strong and successful
- Criticise - to express disapproval of someone or something
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