English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "A clean-up act: no compromise over air quality"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Next steps on GST"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "A clean-up act: no compromise over air quality"
- Emission - the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc
- Supersede - to replace something
- Concern - a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue
- Notably - used for introducing a good example of something (especially)
- Inventory - a list giving details of all the things in a place
- Obsolete - no longer used because of being replaced by something newer and more effective
- Emphasise - to give particular importance or attention to something
- Reiterate - to repeat something in order to emphasize it or make it very clear to people
- Whether - used when someone does not know which of two possibilities is true
- Significantly - in a way that is relevant or that has an important effect on something
- Decisive - making the final result of a situation completely certain
- Miscalculation - to judge a situation badly
- Equipped - having the necessary tools, clothes, equipment, etc
- Unlikely - not probable or likely to happen
- Impact - an effect, or an influence
- Fleet - a group of vehicles, planes, boats, or trains etc
- Leapfrogging - pass over (a stage or obstacle)
- Catalytic - causing a chemical reaction to happen more quickly
- Liquidating - to close a business and sell everything that it owns, usually in order to pay money that is owed
- Pose - to present a difficult or dangerous situation
- Dismantle - to separate the parts of something such as a machine so that they no longer form a single unit
- Imperative - extremely important and urgent
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Next steps on GST"
- Regime - a system of rules that control something
- Assent - official agreement to or approval of an idea, plan, or request
- Legislation - a law, or a set of laws
- Prospect - the possibility that something will happen, especially something good
- Unified - treated as one group
- Eyeing - aiming / planning
- Rollout - the act of making something, especially a product or service, available for the first time
- Levy - an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization
- Compliance - the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request
- Nightmare - an extremely difficult or frightening situation
- Winding road - a winding road, river etc has a lot of bends in it
- Punctuated by something - to be frequently interrupted by something
- About-turn - a big change in your opinion or attitude to something, so that it is almost the opposite of what it was before
- Trajectory - the way in which a process or event develops over a period of time
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Thrash out - to discuss something until you find a solution or reach an agreement
- Consensus - agreement among all the people involved
- Apparently - based only on what you have heard, not on what you are certain is true
- Intractable - very difficult or impossible to deal with
- For instance - for example
- Reconcile - to find a way to make ideas, beliefs, needs etc that are opposed to each other capable of existing together
- Alacrity - speed and eagerness
- Nod - approval
- Fortnight - a period of two weeks
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Come to terms with - to make an agreement, or to end an argument with someone
- Embrace - to completely accept something such as a new belief, idea, or way of life
- Strategy - a plan or method for achieving something, especially over a long period of time
- In a tizzy - feeling very nervous or confused
- Pegged - to keep prices, salaries, or the amount of something at a particular level, often in relation to something else
- Ceiling - an upper limit set on the number or amount of something
- Leeway - the amount of freedom that someone has to make their own decisions or to take action
- Profiteering - to make large profits by charging high prices for things that people need and cannot get anywhere else
- Curb - to control or limit something that is harmful
- Unjust - an unjust decision, judgment, or action is not fair or reasonable, or is not done according to accepted legal or moral standards
- Enrichment - improvement
- Firm - a business or company
- Compliance - the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request
- Subordinate - less important than something else
- Grievance - a complaint about being treated in an unfair way
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