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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Easing the rhetoric: on the India-China stand-off"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Easing the rhetoric: on the India-China stand-off"
- Easing - the action or process of making something less severe or difficult
- Rhetoric - a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people
- Stand-off - a disagreement or fight in which neither opponent can do anything to win or achieve their aim
- Briefing - a meeting or document in which people receive information or instructions
- Ongoing - still happening or being done
- Overdue - if something is overdue, it should have been done before now
- Strategy - a plan or method for achieving something, especially over a long period of time
- Gravity - the seriousness or importance of something
- Bipartisan - involving two political parties with different ideas or policies
- Heightened - to become stronger
- Threefold - three times as much
- Troop - soldiers, especially in large numbers
- Upholding - to show that you support something such as an idea by what you say or do
- Pursue - to follow a course of activity
- Diplomatic - dealing with people in a sensitive way that does not upset or offend them
- Dispute - a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time
- Insistence - a very strong statement that something must happen or that something is true
- Dialogue - a process in which two people or groups have discussions in order to solve problems
- Counterpart - someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different country, time, situation, or organization
- Run-up - to make something very quickly
- Bear fruit - to have a successful result
- Panellist - a member of a panel of people who give opinions or judgments
- Desire - a strong feeling of wanting to have or to do something
- Emanating - to express a quality or feeling through the way that you look and behave
- Restraining - to prevent someone or yourself from doing something
- Excitable - someone who is excitable becomes excited or angry very easily
- Advocate - to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
- Aggressive - behaving in an angry or rude way that shows you want to fight, attack, or argue with someone
- Posture - an attitude, or the way that someone behaves towards other people
- Resolve - to solve a problem, or to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a disagreement
- Belligerence - very unfriendly and angry nature
- Amplify - to increase the size or effect of something
- Consensus - agreement among all the people involved
- Dispute - an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border
- Fragile - easy to break or damage
- Provocation - something that causes you to react in an angry or violent way, often something that is intended to cause such a reaction
- Spotlight - a situation in which you get a lot of public attention
- Compelling - to force someone to do something
- Consultation - discussion between people or groups before they make a decision
- Dictate - to influence or control how something is done
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Forever young: on Roger Federer's longevity"
- Longevity - the fact of having a long life or existence
- Major - a well-known and important competition
- Illusion - a false or wrong belief or idea
- Timelessness - not affected by time
- Evoke - to bring a particular emotion, idea, or memory into your mind
- Fortnight - a period of two weeks
- Hallowed - considered very special and treated with great respect
- Pull off - to succeed in doing something that is difficult
- Scruffy - looking a little dirty (lack of neatness)
- Ponytail - long hair that is tied at the back of the head and hangs down
- Upstart - a new person in an organization or group who behaves as if they are more important than the people who are already there
- Triumph - a great victory or success
- Dominant - more important, powerful, or successful than the other people or things of the same type
- Maestro - someone very skilled who people admire and respect a lot
- Limp off - to walk with difficulty because of an injured leg or foot
- Injury - physical damage done to a person or a part of their body
- Bleak - without any reasons to feel happy or hopeful
- Far-sighted - able to imagine what effects an action will have in the future so that you make good decisions
- Altering - changing (to become different)
- Opted - to make a choice or decision from a range of possibilities
- Undergo - to experience something, especially something that is unpleasant but necessary
- Exertion - great physical or mental effort
- Grinding - extreme: used for emphasizing how bad a situation is
- Uncompromising - very determined, and not willing to change your opinions, plans, or actions
- Tilt - to influence a situation in a particular way
- Survive - to manage to deal with something difficult or unpleasant
- Astuteness - ability to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it
- Apparent - easy to see or understand
- Rested - feeling healthy, strong, or full of energy again because you have had a rest
- Genius - a very high level of skill or ability
- Opportunistic - using a situation to get power or an advantage
- Exquisite - extremely beautiful
- Artillery - power
- Cunning - someone who is cunning uses their intelligence to get what they want, especially by tricking or cheating people
- Finesse - a delicate and skilful quality in the way you move or handle something
- Sturdy - strong and not easily hurt, damaged, or affected by what happens
- Haggard - looking very tired, worried, or ill
- Joie de vivre - a feeling of pleasure and excitement that comes from enjoying life
- Reminiscent - reminding you of people or experiences in your past
- Resilience - someone’s ability to become healthy, happy, or strong again after an illness, disappointment, or other problem
- Cold-blooded - deliberately cruel and showing no emotion
- Injured - hurt in an accident or attack
- Sympathy - a natural feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing something very unpleasant
- Versatile - having a wide range of different skills and abilities
- En route - on the way
- Triumph - a great victory or success
- Racquet - tennis racket (bat)
- Recast - to change the way that someone or something is or appears to be
- Privilege - a special benefit that is available only to a particular person or group
- Precise - exact and accurate
- Footwork - the way that you move your feet when you are dancing or playing sports
- Reliant - depending on someone or something
- Athleticism - physical strength and the ability to do sports and physical exercises well
- Vulnerable - weak or easy to hurt
- Decay - to become gradually worse in quality, or weaker in power or influence
- Enchant - to attract or please someone very much
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