English Vocabulary from
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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 9th April 2017 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "SC order on liquor ban: None for the road"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "US missile attack on Syria: A reckless intervention"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "SC order on liquor ban: None for the road"
- Consequence - a result or effect of something
- Amend - to change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document
- Emphasise - to give particular importance or attention to something
- Res extra commercium - a stated principle of roman law
- Solely - involving nothing except the person or thing mentioned
- Discretion - the right or ability to make a judgment or decision
- Concomitant - happening at the same time as something else
- Underscore - to emphasize something, or to show that it is important
- Ought to - used to say that it is necessary or desirable to perform the action expressed
- Imposing - to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received
- Outlet - a shop or place where a particular product is sold
- Vend - to sell something
- Standalone - not connected to anything else, or not depending on anything else
- Lax - not severe or strong enough
- Enforcement - the process of making sure that something happens, especially that people obey a law or rule
- Ill-considered - made or done without careful thought
- Wholly - completely
- Outrage - a strong feeling of anger and shock at something that you feel is wrong or unfair
- Fatality - a death caused by an accident, war, violence, or disease
- Patrolling - to move regularly around a place in order to prevent trouble or crime
- Sledgehammer - a way of doing something that uses a lot more power or force than seems necessary
- Hospitality - food, drink, and entertainment given to customers by a company or organization
- Potential - someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
- Inventive - used about new and original ideas, methods etc
- Absurd - completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe
- Downgrading - to treat something in a way that shows that you think it is now less important than it was
- Urban - relating to towns and cities, or happening there
- Fraught with - full of unpleasant things such as problems or dangers
- Consequence - a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient
- Enterprising - willing to try or think of new ideas or methods
- Maze - a set of many small streets, paths etc that is easy to get lost in
- Denounce - to criticize someone or something severely in public
- Laugh away - to joke about something in order to show that you think it is not important or serious
- Circumvent - to find a way of avoiding a rule or law that limits you, especially using a clever trick that does not break the law
- Wisdom - the ability to make good decisions based on knowledge and experience
- Humility - a way of behaving that shows that you do not think that you are better or more important than other people
- Amend - to change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "US missile attack on Syria: A reckless intervention"
- Reckless - not thinking about the possible bad effects of your actions
- Intervention - the act or fact of becoming involved intentionally in a difficult situation
- Air strike - an attack in which one or more planes drop bombs on a place
- Legality - the fact that something is legal
- Rebel - someone who tries to remove a government or leader using force
- Province - an area that is governed as part of a country or an empire
- War-ravaged - severely damaged by a long war, especially between different groups from the same country
- Confrontation - a situation in which people or groups are arguing angrily or are fighting
- Backing - supporting
- Regime - a system or form of government
- Intended - to have as a plan or purpose
- Escalating - to become much worse or more serious, or to make something do this
- Crisis - a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering
- Brouhaha - a lot of complaints or criticism
- Deterrence - the idea that people will decide not to do something if they believe that something unpleasant could happen to them as a result
- Mitigate - to reduce the harmful effects of something
- Self-defence - actions that you take or force that you use in order to protect yourself
- On the ground - in the place being discussed, especially a place where there is a war or another serious situation
- Cement - to make a relationship, idea etc stronger or more certain
- Alliance - an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something
- Former - used for referring to the first of two people or things that you have mentioned
- Mediterranean - relating to the countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea, the people who live there, or their culture
- Threatening - showing or saying that someone is likely to do something that will harm you
- Deconfliction - reduce the risk of fight
- Hot line - a special direct phone connection for emergencies
- Probe - an attempt to find out the truth about an issue, problem, or accident
- Consensus - agreement among all the people involved
- Rein in - to limit or control something that has developed too much or has continued for too long
- Civil war - a war fought between different groups of people within the same country
- Concrete - practical
- Quick fix - something that can be done quickly in order to solve a problem
- Sectarian - caused by disagreements among people from different religious groups
- Purposeful - determined to achieve an aim
- Displacement - the situation in which people are forced to leave the place where they normally live
- Triggering - to make something happen
- Refugee - a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war
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