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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The past catches up"
- Catches up - to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else
- Extra-judicial - not within the usual powers of the law
- Overlook - to fail to notice or do something
- Owing to - because of something
- Lapse - a short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do something in the right way
- Reiterate - to repeat something in order to emphasize it or make it very clear to people
- Accountability - a situation in which people know who is responsible for something and can ask them to explain its state or quality
- Essential - most basic and necessary
- Retaliatory - intended to do something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you
- Rebuff - to refuse to talk to someone or do what they suggest
- Probe - an attempt to find out the truth about an issue, problem, or accident
- Raked up - to mention something unpleasant that happened in the past and that someone else does not want to talk about
- Mere - only / just
- Take advantage of something - to use a situation or opportunity to get what you want
- Inaction - the failure to do anything, especially when you should do something
- Scuttle - to make a plan, agreement, attempt etc fail or stop
- Citing - to mention something as an example, explanation, or proof of something else
- Armed forces - a country’s army, navy, and air force
- Excesses - cruel or violent actions, especially when committed by a government, army, or police force
- Insurgency - an attempt by a group of people to take control of their country by force
- Attorney general - the most senior lawyer
- Instance - an example of something happening
- Unpalatable - unpleasant to think about or accept
- Biased - preferring one person, thing, or idea to another in a way that is unfair
- Assessment - the process of making a judgment
- Deprecating - showing that you do not approve of something or someone
- Impunity - freedom from any risk of being punished for doing something wrong or bad
- Repeal - to state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended
- Hostile - unfriendly and not liking something
- Victim - someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime
- Alleged - claimed to be true, even though this has not been proved
- Perpetrator -someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act
- Get to the bottom of something - to find out the true cause or explanation of a bad situation
- Witness - someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen
- Evidence - facts or physical signs that help to prove something
- Prosecution - the process or act of accusing someone of a crime and asking a court of law to judge them
- Aspect - a particular part, feature, or quality of something
- Toothless tiger - having no real power and not effective
- Understaffed - not having enough workers to do a job quickly or effectively
- Directive - an official order
- Concern - a feeling of worry about something,
- Remedy - a solution to a particular problem
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "A looming threat: on the TB crisis"
- Looming - (of something unwanted or unpleasant) about to happen soon and causing worry
- Threat - a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Diagnose - to find out what physical or mental problem someone has by examining them
- Paediatric - relating to the part of medicine dealing with children and their diseases
- Tuberculosis - a serious infectious disease affecting your lungs
- Resistant - not harmed or affected by something
- Prevalence - existing very commonly or happening often
- Incidence - the number of cases of an illness or a medical condition in a particular place, group, or situation
- Drug-sensitive - the inability to tolerate the adverse effects of a medication
- Drug-resistant - reduction in effectiveness of a medication
- Grim - unpleasant, make you feel upset and worried
- Household - the people who live in a house or flat when they are considered as a single unit
- Pulmonary - relating to your lungs
- Prophylactic - intended to prevent disease or infection
- Proactive - taking action and making changes before they need to be made, rather than waiting until problems develop
- Transmission - the process by which a disease spreads from one person to another
- Heed - to pay attention to something
- Breach - a failure to do something
- Compel - to force someone to do something
- Dosage - the amount of a medicine or drug that you take at one time
- Take into account - to consider something when you are trying to make a decision
- Susceptible - easily influenced or affected by something
- Adherence - the action of continuing to obey a rule, law, agreement etc
- Paediatric - relating to the part of medicine dealing with children and their diseases
- Unethical - morally wrong, or against accepted standards of behaviour
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