July 26, 2017

English Vocabulary from "The Hindu News Paper" - 26th July 2017

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Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 26th July 2017. Happy reading :)

Note : Click on the titles to read the Editorials

Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "A regional rejoinder - on BJP's challenges in Karnataka"

Regional - a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country is divided
Rejoinder - a quick reply, especially one that is clever or rude
Emphasis - special importance or attention that is given to one thing in particular
Narrative - a particular way of explaining or understanding events
Principal - main, or most important
Linguistic - relating to languages, words
Assimilation - the process of becoming part of a community or culture
Homogenous - consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type
Adoption - the decision to use or accept a particular idea, method, law, or attitude
Resistance - refusal to accept something new such as a plan, idea, or change
Assertion - a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Fanning - to encourage bad emotions or behaviour to get worse
Overbearing - an overbearing person always tries to control other people’s behaviour and ignores their opinions and feelings
Nationalist - someone who believes that their group, state, or nation should be independent
Desperate - very worried and angry because you do not know how to deal with an unpleasant situation
Reinvent - to change something that already exists and give it a different form or purpose
Resentment - an angry unhappy feeling that you have when you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect
Vote bank - a large group of voters from a single community who always support a particular party or candidate in elections
Torn asunder - to damage or destroy something completely by breaking it into pieces
Sanctity - the special importance that some things have, especially traditional institutions
Debate - a discussion in which people or groups state different opinions about a subject
Defensive - used to protect someone or something against attack
Suspicion - a feeling that someone has done something wrong
Variant - something that is slightly different from other similar things
Conceded - to admit that something is true
Dispute - a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time
Grievance - a complaint about being treated in an unfair way
Coalesce - to come together and form a group or a single unit
Subvert - to attack or harm a government or established system of law, politics etc

Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "For a hygienic track - CAG report on Railways"

Hygienic - clean and not likely to cause illness or disease
Compel - to force someone to do something, or to get something from someone using force
Affordable - cheap enough for ordinary people to afford
Remotest - far away from other cities, towns, or people
Destination - the place where someone or something is going
Ambition - something that you very much want to do
Caught a time warp - old-fashioned
Scale up - to make something larger in size, amount etc than it used to be
Hobble - to prevent something developing or being successful
Inefficient - not working in the best possible way, especially by not using time, supplies, energy etc in the most effective way
Rot - to be in a physical or mental condition that is gradually getting worse
Catering - the job of organizing the food and drinks
Evidence - facts or physical signs that help to prove something
Consumption - the process of eating, drinking
Contaminated - made dirty, polluted, or poisonous by the addition of a chemical, waste, or infection
Recycle - to use something again
Endangering - to put someone or something into a situation where they might be harmed or damaged
Gross - extremely bad
Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
Glaring - used to say that something bad is very obvious
Institute - to start something such as a system or an official process
Penalise - to punish someone for breaking a rule or law
Evidently - used for showing that a statement is based on known facts
Instance - an example of something happening
Significant - important or noticeable
Reform - to make an improvement, especially by changing a person's behaviour or the structure of something
Panacea - something that people think will solve all their problems
Unveiled - to announce something officially
Transparent - open and honest, without secrets
Monitor - to regularly check something or watch someone in order to find out what is happening
Auditor - someone whose job is to officially examine the financial records of a company, organization, or person to see that they are accurate
Oversight - something that you do not notice or think of that causes problems later
Linen - things made of cloth such as sheets and tablecloths
Substandard - not as good as you would normally expect, or not good enough to be accepted
Tenure - the period of time during which someone has an important job or is an elected official
Creaking - becoming weak
Tariff - a list of the prices charged
Contend with - to have to deal with problems or difficulties, especially in order to achieve something
Vendor - someone who sells something, but not in a shop
Pragmatic - involving or emphasizing practical results rather than theories and ideas
Premises - the buildings and land that a business or organization uses
Inflated prices - the prices higher than they should be
Exhaustive - thorough or complete
Critique - a careful written examination of a subject that includes the writer’s opinions
Imperative - extremely important and urgent