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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Politics and propriety: on Uma Bharti's continuance as Minister"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Uncertain times: on the security situation in Afghanistan"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Politics and propriety: on Uma Bharti's continuance as Minister"
- Propriety - correct moral behaviour or actions
- Continuance - the process of continuing
- Untenable - impossible to continue because of serious problems, opposition, or criticism
- Invoke - to use a law or rule in order to achieve something
- Extraordinary - very unusual and surprising
- Constitution - a set of basic laws or principles for a country that describe the rights and duties of its citizens and the way in which it is governed
- Decree - an official decision or order made by a leader or government
- Ensure - to make certain that something happens or is done
- Conspiracy - a secret plan by a group of people to do something bad or illegal, especially in politics
- Inordinate - much more than you would usually expect
- Provocative - intended to start arguments between people or to make people angry or upset
- Allegedly - if someone allegedly does something, another person says that they have done it, even though this has not been proved
- Incite - to encourage people to be violent or commit crimes by making them angry or excited
- Demolish - to deliberately destroy a building
- Instance - an example of something happening
- Mob - a large crowd of people that is dangerous or difficult to control
- Communal - relating to a particular community
- Riot - a violent protest by a crowd of people
- Perhaps - used for saying that you are not certain about something
- Unexceptional - not unusual, exciting, or especially good
- Impact - an effect, or an influence
- Harmony - a situation in which people live and work well with other people, or in a way that does not damage things around them
- Vital - very important, necessary, or essential
- Twilight - bad stage
- Wielding - to have and be able to use power or influence
- Pretend - to behave in a particular way because you want someone to believe that something is true when it is not
- Underplay - to make something seem less important or serious than it really is
- Significance - the importance that something has because it affects other things
- Conspiracy - a secret plan by a group of people to do something bad or illegal, especially in politics
- Absurd - completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe
- Draw the line - to say that you will definitely not allow or accept something
- Defend - to say things to support someone or something that is being criticized
- Implicate - to show or suggest that someone is involved in something illegal or morally wrong
- Probity - a very moral and honest way of behaving
- Show someone the door - to tell someone to leave
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Uncertain times: on the security situation in Afghanistan"
- Uncertain - not feeling sure about what to do, whether something is true etc
- Rapidly - quickly / suddenly
- Deteriorating - to become worse
- No stranger to something - to have a lot of experience of something
- Fortified - having strong walls that can be defended against enemies
- Mounting - increasing, especially in a way that makes a situation worse
- Casualty - someone who is injured or killed in an accident or military action
- Massacred - killed (a lot of people)
- Proximity - how near something is to another thing, especially in distance or time
- Embassy - a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country / the building where such officials work
- Explosive - a substance or an object that can cause an explosion (bombs etc)
- Detonate - to make something such as a bomb explode
- Diversified - consisting of many different parts or people
- Splinter - to break into small, sharp pieces
- Insurgency - an attempt by a group of people to take control of their country by force
- A modicum of something - a small amount of something, especially a good quality
- Injured - hurt in an accident or attack
- Writ - an official document that tells someone to do something or to stop doing something
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Reportedly - used for showing that you are not certain that something you are reporting is true
- Pervasive - spreading through the whole of something and becoming a very obvious feature of it
- Streamline - to improve
- Diplomatic - able to deal with people in a sensitive way that does not upset or offend them
- Abroad - in or to a foreign country
- Insurgency - an attempt by a group of people to take control of their country by force
- Demoralise - to make someone lose confidence or hope
- Contingent - a group of soldiers, police, vehicles etc from a particular place, forming part of a larger group
- Backers - supporters
- Stabilise - to reach a state where there are no longer any major changes or problems
- Accord - agree
- Chaos - a situation in which everything is confused and in a mess
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