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HINDU Vocabulary shared by Kani
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Marks and standards: the need for a better evaluation system"
- Moderation - the process of checking that the marks given in an examination are fair and correct
- Directive - an official order
- Pose - to present a difficult or dangerous situation
- Long-standing - having existed for a long time
- Comparability - capable of being compared
- Assessing - to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in order to make a judgment
- Resort to something - to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something
- Offset - to balance the effect of something
- Criteria - a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something
- Substantive - important or serious, or referring to the most important or serious issues
- Quantitative - relating to numbers or amounts
- Yield - to produce something
- Elsewhere - in or to another place or other places
- Partly - to some degree, but not completely
- Ambiguity - something that is not clear
- Parity - equality (a situation in which different people or things are equal)
- Annual - happening once a year
- Do away with something - to get rid of something
- Take up on - to accept an offer or invitation that someone has made
- Consensus - agreement among all the people involved
- Litigation - use of the legal system to settle a disagreement
- Intervention - a situation in which someone becomes involved in a particular issue, problem etc in order to influence what happens
- Moderation - the process of checking that the marks given in an examination are fair and correct
- Emphasis - special importance or attention that is given to one thing in particular
- Tailoring - to make or prepare something following particular instructions
- Outcome - the final result of a process
- For instance - for example
- Backward - not developing quickly, normally, and successfully
- Distortion - a change that makes something no longer true or accurate
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Stifle - to stop something from developing normally
- Innovation - the invention or use of new ideas, methods, equipment etc
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Zika cases in India: A shocking cover-up"
- Zika - a virus spread by some mosquitoes that is generally not serious but can cause severe birth defects
- Cover-up - an attempt to stop people from discovering the truth about something, especially a crime or a serious mistake
- Surveillance - the careful watching of a person or place
- Succeeded - to achieve something that you planned to do or attempted to do
- Withholding - to deliberately not give something to someone
- Regarding - concerning a particular subject
- Came to light - if facts are brought to light or come to light, people discover them
- Disclosing - to give information to people, especially information that was secret
- Acute - very serious or severe
- Respiratory - relating to the process of breathing air in and out
- Outbreak - the sudden start of war, disease, violence etc
- Criticise - to say what you think is wrong or bad about something
- Arguably - used for stating your opinion or belief, especially when you think other people may disagree
- Partly - to some degree, but not completely
- Spouse - a husband, or a wife
- Circulation - (here) the process by which a disease passes from one person to another
- Microcephaly - the state of having a head that is smaller than normal, because the brain has not developed normally
- Abstain - to not do something
- Onset - the beginning of something, especially something bad
- Symptom - a sign that someone has an illness
- Isolated - happening only once, or existing only in one place
- Disaster - something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people
- Mild - a mild illness or injury is one that is not serious
- Bulletin - an official statement about something important
- Advisory - an official warning
- Vital - very important, necessary, or essential
- Dreaded - frightening or worrying
- Assessment - the process of making a judgment or forming an opinion, after considering something or someone carefully
- Preparedness - the state of being ready for something
- Overdrive - a state of great activity, effort, or hard work
- Keep something under wraps - to keep something secret
- Panic -a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly
HINDU Vocabulary shared by Harsh
TOPIC 1 - STANDARDS NEEDS A BETTER EVALUATION
- Evaluation - the making of a judgement about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
- Offsets - a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one
- Substansive - having a firm basis in reality and so important, meaningful, or considerable
- Assurance - a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise
- Ambiguity - the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
- Consensus - a general agreement.
- Litigation - the process of taking legal action
- Intervention - the action or process of intervening
- Emphasis - special importance, value, or prominence given to something
- Tailoring - make or adapt for a particular purpose or person
- Access - the means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.
- Privileged - having special rights, advantages, or immunities
- Stifle - make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
TOPIC 2 - KEEP THE ZIKA INFORMATION UNDER WRAP
- Surveillance - close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal
- Withholding - refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
- Disclosing - make (secret or new information) known
- Outbreak - a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease
- Transmits - cause (something) to pass on from one person or place to another
- Microcephaly - abnormal smallness of the head, a congenital condition associated with incomplete brain development
- Abstain - restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
- Isolated - far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote
- Exhibit - publicly display (a work of art or item of interest) in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair
- Dreaded - regarded with great fear or apprehension
- Overdrive - a state of great or excessive activity.
- Panic - sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour
- Unconvincing - failing to make someone believe that something is true or valid.
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