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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 9th July 2017 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "A dangerous turn: on the violence in Basirhat"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "A dangerous turn: on the violence in Basirhat"
- Violence - actions or words that are intended to hurt people
- Commonplace - not unusual
- Fiercely - in a frightening, violent, or powerful way:
- Contest - to compete for a job or for success in a competition
- Escalating - to become much worse or more serious
- Communal - relating to a particular community
- Rioting - to protest violently about something
- Inflammatory - likely to make people feel angry
- Allegedly - if someone allegedly does something, another person says that they have done it, even though this has not been proved
- Provoke - to deliberately try to make someone angry
- Wanton - causing harm or damage for no reason
- Orchestrate - to plan and organize a complicated event or course of action
- Radical - someone who believes that important political or social changes are necessary
- Outfit - an organization / group
- Halt - a temporary or permanent stop in a process
- Vandalisation - the act of deliberately destroying or damaging public or private property
- Accusation - a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
- Recrimination - a situation in which people are accusing or criticizing each other
- Fanning - to make a feeling or belief stronger
- Spilled over - to spread to other areas
- Spat - a short argument
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Name-calling - the act of saying insulting things to or about someone
- Functionary - an official who works for a government or a political party, especially one with unimportant or boring office duties
- Mileage - an advantage or opportunity that you get from something
- Defuse - to make a situation more relaxed by making people feel less angry or less worried
- Transpire - to happen
- Alacrity - quickly and with enthusiasm
- Worrisome - causing you to feel worried
- Erupt - to start suddenly with a lot of violence or noise
- In the wake of something - happening after an event or as a result of it
- Demolition - the deliberate destruction of a building
- Discourse - serious spoken or written discussion of a particular subject
- Contestation - the act of arguing or disagreeing about something
- Patronage - used in a negative way for talking about help, especially in the form of a job, that is given to people in return for their support
- Peasantry - the people who own a small piece of land and grow crops, keep animals, etc (farmers)
- Abandoned - left alone by someone who should stay with you and look after you
- Fallout - the unpleasant effects of something that has happened
- Acquisition - the process of buying something or obtaining it in some other way
- Agitation - a feeling of being worried or upset
- Assiduous - showing hard work, care, and attention to detail
- Consolidate - to combine several small things into one large unit
- Blatantly - done in an obvious way that shows you are not embarrassed or ashamed to be doing something bad or illegal
- Pander to someone / something - to do or say what someone wants in order to please them, even though you know it is not right
- Conservative - not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
- Reactionary - strongly opposed to any social or political change
- Polarising - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other
- Narrative - a particular way of explaining or understanding events
- Sectarian - caused by disagreements among people from different religious groups
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Divided island: on the reunification of Cyprus"
- Reunification - the process of joining together parts of a country that were divided so that they form one country again
- Setback - a problem that delays or that stops progress or makes a situation worse
- Backed - supported
- Dialogue - a process in which two people or groups have discussions in order to solve problems
- Breakaway - consisting of people who have decided to separate from a larger group
- Deadlocked - if a situation is deadlocked, or if people are deadlocked, there is a serious disagreement and neither person or group involved in it is willing to change their opinions or position
- Stalemate - a situation in which progress is impossible because the people or groups involved cannot agree
- Interlocutor - someone who takes part in talks as a representative of another person or organization
- 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
- Status quo - the present situation, or the way that things usually are
- Invade - to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it
- Annexing - to take control of a country or region by force
- Restitution - the act of returning something that was lost or stolen to the person it belongs to
- Cypriot - someone from Cyprus
- Fled - to escape from a dangerous situation or place very quickly
- Ethnic - relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions
- Rotating - used to describe a job that is done at different times by different people
- Sooth - to make someone more calm and more relaxed when they are feeling nervous, worried, or upset
- Troops - soldiers, especially in large numbers
- Insist - to say very firmly that something must happen or must be done
- Indefinite - continuing into the future with no fixed end
- Stalled - stopped
- Negotiation - formal discussions in which people or groups try to reach an agreement, especially in a business or political situation
- Diplomatic - able to deal with people in a sensitive way that does not upset or offend them
- Reconciliation - a new and friendly relationship with someone who you argued with or fought with
- Leverage - the power to make someone do what you want
- Vis-à-vis - compared to or relating to someone or something
- Ratify - to make an agreement official by signing it or formally accepting it
- Overwhelmingly - used for emphasizing the amount or strength of something
- Enhanced - improved
- Prospect - the possibility that something will happen, especially something good
- Agenda - all the things that need to be done or that need to be thought about or solved
- Elusive - difficult or impossible to achieve
- Incentive - something that encourages a person to do something
- Compelling - interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely
- Immense - extremely large
- Exploitation - unfair treatment of someone, or the use of a situation in a way that is wrong, in order to get some benefit for yourself
- Offshore - in the sea but near the coast
- Mediterranean - relating to the countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea, the people who live there, or their culture
- Imperative - extremely important and urgent
- Reliant - depending on someone or something
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