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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Split wide open: On U.K. elections"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Proper protocol: On WHO’s antibiotics classification"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Split wide open: On U.K. elections"
- Nuance - a slight difference that may be difficult to notice but is fairly important
- Majority - the number of votes by which a person or party wins an election
- House of Commons - the part of the parliament in the UK or Canada that consists of politicians who have been elected by the people
- Unprecedented - never having happened or existed before
- Outcome - the final result of a process, meeting, activity etc
- For instance - for example
- Spectacle - an unusual, exciting, or impressive event
- Cobble together - to make something or put something together carelessly
- Coalition - a temporary union of different groups who agree to work together to achieve a shared aim
- Elicite - to make someone react in the way that you want
- Sarcasm - the activity of saying or writing the opposite of what you mean
- Pitfall - a problem that is likely to happen in a particular situation
- Crossroads - a point during the development of something when you have to make an important decision about what to do next
- Snap election - a general election that is called earlier than expected
- Sky-high - very high
- Thumping - used for emphasizing how big or good something is
- Mandate - the authority of an elected government or official to do the things that they promised to do before an election
- Fizzle out - to gradually fail, become less enthusiastic, or disappear, especially after starting successfully
- Blunder - to make a careless or embarrassing mistake
- Distinct - separate and different in a way that is clear
- Contradictory - contradictory statements, information, ideas, or beliefs disagree with each other and cannot both or all be true
- Swathe - a large number of people, or a large amount of something
- Assess - to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in order to make a judgment
- Channelled - to use your energy, ability, feelings, or ideas for a particular purpose
- Underscore - to emphasize something, or to show that it is important
- Subtle - indirect in a way that prevents people from noticing what you are trying to do
- Aloof - not friendly or does not want to be involved in something
- Dementia - a serious illness affecting someone’s brain and memory in which they gradually stop being able to think or behave in a normal way
- Goof - a silly or stupid mistake
- Vulnerable - easily damaged by something negative or harmful
- Embarrassingly - making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid
- Manifesto - a formal statement expressing the aims and plans of a group or organization, especially a political party
- Unwise - not sensible
- Cling on - to try very hard to keep something
- Prospect - something that you expect or know is going to happen in the future, or the thought of this
- Uncertainty - a nervous feeling that you have because you think bad things might happen
- Silver lining - used for saying that there is usually a good aspect of a bad situation
- Given voice to - to express your thoughts or feelings in words
- Helm - officially controlling an organization or company
- Nuance - a slight difference that may be difficult to notice but is fairly important
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Proper protocol: On WHO’s antibiotics classification"
- Protocol - a set of rules for the correct way to behave on formal occasions
- Antibiotic - a drug that cures illnesses and infections caused by bacteria.
- Resistance - the ability not to be affected or harmed by something, especially a disease or a drug
- Initiative - an important action that is intended to solve a problem
- Phenomenon - an event or situation that can be seen to happen or exist
- Potent - powerful, or effective
- Graded - consisting of a series in which each thing is slightly more difficult, slightly better, slightly stronger etc than the next
- Infant - a baby, or a very young child
- Frontier - the most advanced or recent ideas about something
- Foresaw - to see or know something that will happen in the future
- Mitigate - to reduce the harmful effects of something
- Incentive - something that makes you want to do something or to work harder, because you know that you will benefit by doing this
- Scrutiny - careful examination of someone or something
- Stewardship - the way in which someone organizes and looks after something
- Ensure - to make certain that something happens or is done
- Diagnosis - a statement about what disease someone has, based on examining them
- Sensitise - to make someone familiar with something such as a problem or bad situation
- Enlightened - improved
- Sanitation - conditions and processes relating to people’s health, especially the systems that supply water and deal with human waste
- Hygiene - the practice of keeping yourself and the things around you clean, in order to prevent illness and disease
- For instance - for example
- Pose - to present a difficult or dangerous situation
- Meningitis - a serious illness that affects the outer part of the brain
- Scrupulous - very careful to be honest and to do what is morally correct
- Adherence - the action of continuing to obey a rule, law, agreement etc
- Prescription - a piece of paper that a doctor gives you that says what type of medicine you need
- Determined - not willing to let anything prevent you from doing what you have decided to do
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