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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Karnataka’s political future: the power of two"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "South Korea’s new president faces many challenges: A new day in Seoul"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Karnataka’s political future: the power of two"
- Hinge on something - if one thing hinges on another, the first thing depends on the second thing or is very influenced by it
- Factionalism - arguments between two or more small groups from within a larger group
- Rivalry - a situation in which people, teams, businesses etc compete with one another
- Intensify - if something intensifies, or if you intensify it, it becomes greater, stronger, or more extreme
- Contender - someone who competes with other people for a prize or job
- Pressuring - to try to make someone do something by forcing, threatening, or persuading them in a determined way
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Extricate - to get someone out of a difficult or unpleasant situation
- Tangle - a situation that is difficult to deal with because things are not organized properly
- Frontrunner - the person or thing considered the most likely to win a competition, game, election etc
- Unilateral - done or decided by one country, group, or person, often without considering what other countries etc think or want
- Strikes a chord - to cause people to approve something
- Jettison - to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed
- Prominent - important and well known
- Fiddle - to produce false results or records, in order to get money or other benefits
- Upper hand - control or an advantage over a person or situation
- Rival - a person, team, or business that competes with another
- Defiant - refusing to obey a person or rule
- Conciliatory - trying to end an argument and make people feel less angry
- Fissure - a long deep crack in something, especially the ground
- Plaster - to cover a surface or an object with something
- Supposedly - as some people believe or say, although you may not agree with this
- Aspirant - someone who very much wants to achieve something
- By-election - an election in one particular area to choose a new representative in parliament or on a council, or to replace someone who has died or left the job
- Marauding - going from place to place in order to find people to attack or things to steal or destroy
- Dynamics - the set of forces that exist in a situation
- Former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
- Bring together - to create a situation in which people meet and do something together, especially when they would not usually do so
- Reluctantly - not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it
- Hierarchy - a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "South Korea’s new president faces many challenges: A new day in Seoul"
- Moderate - reasonable and avoiding extreme opinions or actions
- Decisive - able to make choices or decide what to do quickly and confidently
- Scandal - a situation in which important people behave in a dishonest or immoral way that shocks people
- Unsettle - to make someone feel nervous, confused, or upset
- Equilibrium - a situation in which there is a balance between different forces or aspects
- Rival - a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
- In the wake of something - happening after an event or as a result of it
- Polarising - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other, or to cause this to happen
- Tenure - the period of time during which someone has an important job or is an elected official
- Predecessor - the person who had a job or official position before someone else
- Oust - to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place, or competition
- Impeachment - to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job
- Conciliatory - trying to end an argument and make people feel less angry
- Emphasising - to give particular importance or attention to something
- Intention - a plan in your mind to do something
- Veteran - someone who has a lot of experience doing a particular activity
- Multilateralism - involving three or more groups, especially the governments of three or more countries
- Peninsula - a long piece of land that is mostly surrounded by water, but is joined at one end to a larger area of land
- Apprehension - a feeling of worry or fear that something bad might happen
- Alienate - to make someone dislike you, or not want to help or support you
- Prospect - the possibility that something will happen, especially something good
- Posturing - to do things only because you want people to notice you, admire you, or be afraid of you
- Marginalising - to make someone or something seem not important or relevant
- Regime - a government that controls a country, especially in a strict or unfair way
- Consequence - a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient
- Defy - to refuse to obey someone or something
- Backed - supported
- Interception - to stop, catch, or take control of someone or something before they can get to the place they are going to
- Sophisticated - knowing and understanding a lot about a complicated subject
- Concerns - a feeling of worry about something
- Undermine - to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful
- Assuaging - to make an unpleasant or painful feeling less severe
- Negotiate - to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way, especially in a business or political situation
- Premature - happening too soon or before the usual time
- Accommodative - helpful and easy to work with
- Imperative - extremely important and urgent
- Prevail - to exist at a particular time or in a particular situation
- Peddling - to try to make people believe a story, explanation, or idea, especially when it is wrong
- Scandal - a situation in which important people behave in a dishonest or immoral way that shocks people
- Eventual - happening or existing at the end of a process or period of time
- Ouster - the removal of someone from an official position
- Unprecedented - never having happened or existed before
- Transparent - open and honest, without secrets
- Accountable - in a position where people have the right to criticize you or ask you why something happened
- Conventional - of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different
- Unenviable - difficult and not at all enjoyable
- Demonstrably - able to be proved
- Vibrant - lively and exciting
- Judiciary - the part of government that consists of all the judges and courts in a country
- Smooth sailing - progress of a plan without difficulty or problems
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