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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Target Section 377: On decriminalising gay sex"
- Decriminalising - to change the law so that something that was illegal becomes legal
- Gay - sexually attracted to people of the same sex (This word is mainly used about men)
- Consensual - agreed to by all the people involved
- Flagrant - done in an obvious way that shows you do not care if you break rules or offend people
- Undo - to remove the good or bad effects of an action
- Upheld - if a court of law upholds something such as a claim, it says that it is correct
- Retrograde - returning to a condition or situation that is worse than the present one
- Verdict - an official judgment made in a court
- Strident - holding firm opinions or beliefs and tending to express them frequently, in a way that offends some people
- Explicit - said or explained in an extremely clear way, so that you cannot doubt what is meant
- Privacy - the freedom to do things without other people watching you or knowing what you are doing
- Fundamental right - basic human freedom that every Indian citizen has
- Inherent - an inherent quality is a basic or essential feature that gives something its character
- Dignity - respect that other people have for you or that you have for yourself
- Observe - to make a written or spoken comment about someone or something
- Rationale - the set of reasons that something such as a plan or belief is based on
- Flawed - spoiled by something such as a fault or mark, or lacking something
- Unsustainable - not capable of continuing at the same rate or level
- LGBT - lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender
- Doctrine - a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious or political ones
- So-called - used for showing that you think a word used for describing someone or something is not suitable
- Bench - the position of being a judge in a court of law
- Disdainful - the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect
- Astounding - extremely surprising or shocking
- Minuscule - extremely small in size or amount
- Discredit - to harm someone’s reputation
- Unreasonable - not fair
- Uncharacteristic - not typical of someone’s usual behaviour or performance, and therefore surprising
- Reticence - unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings
- Contrary to something - used for emphasizing that something is true, even though it is opposite to what other people say or believe
- Evolution - the way in which something gradually changes and develops
- Jurisprudence - the system of laws that exists in a particular place or that affects a particular area of activity
- Dilute - to make something less strong or effective
- Enunciation - to express and explain a plan or principle clearly or formally
- Sexual orientation - the state of having sexual relationships with people of one sex rather than the other
- Transgender - relating to people whose sexual identity does not match traditionally accepted male and female genders
- Insignificant - not large or important enough to be worth considering
- Entitled - believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment
- Minuscule - extremely small in size or amount
- Harassment - annoying or unpleasant behaviour towards someone that takes place regularly
- Abuse - cruel, violent, or unfair treatment, especially of someone who does not have the power to prevent it
- Significantly - by a large amount, or in a way that is easily noticeable
- Discrimination - unfair treatment of someone because of their religion, race, or other personal features
- Commending - to praise someone or something formally or publicly
- Inalienable - an inalienable right cannot be taken away from you or given to someone else
- Relatable - if something or something is relatable, you can understand them and feel connected to them
- Irrespective - without considering; not needing to allow for
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Lessons not learnt: On swine flu"
- Precaution - something done to protect people or things against possible harm or trouble
- Influenza - a very common infectious disease that lasts a short time and makes you feel hot or cold, weak, and tired (flu)
- Respectively - used for saying that something happens separately to each of the people or things mentioned in the order in which they were mentioned
- Alarming - frightening or worrying
- Virology - the treatment and study of illnesses caused by viruses
- Uundergone - to experience something, especially something that is unpleasant but necessary
- Significant - very large or noticeable
- Mutation - a change in the genes of a plant or animal that causes it to become different from others of its type
- Virulence - the harmfulness of a disease or poison
- Strain - a particular type of animal, insect, or plant
- Prevalent - very common in a particular place or among a particular group
- Pandemic - a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area
- Surveillance - the process of carefully watching a person or place that may be involved in a criminal activity
- Circulating - to move around continuously inside a system or area
- Caseload - all the cases that someone is responsible for dealing with at the same time
- Mortality - the number of deaths within a particular area, group etc
- Immunity - the protection that someone’s body gives them against a particular disease
- Immune - safe from a disease, because you cannot be infected by it
- Epidemiology - the scientific study of infectious diseases and their causes
- Vulnerable - someone who is vulnerable is weak or easy to hurt physically or mentally
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Periodically - from time to time; occasionally
- Frequently - often
- Epidemic - a situation in which a disease spreads very quickly and infects many people
- Strategy - a plan or method for achieving something, especially over a long period of time
- Uptake - the number of people who want to do something such as use a service or study a particular subject
- Vaccination - treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease
- Toll - the total number of people who have been killed or hurt
- Ramp up - a large increase in activity or in the level of something
- Preparedness - the state of being ready for something
thanks sir, very great job sir ......... for daily Gk and vocab.
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