sponsored links
Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 27th August 2017 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Anarchy in Panchkula: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction"
- Anarchy - a situation in which people are behaving in a way that ignores normal rules and laws, and are unable to be controlled
- Conviction - a decision by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
- Violence - actions or words that are intended to hurt people
- Abdicate - to stop accepting a particular responsibility or obligation that you have
- Ineptness - showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason
- Unpreparedness - not ready for something
- In the face of something - in a situation where you have to deal with something unpleasant or difficult
- Predictable - if something is predictable, it happens in the way that you would expect
- Sect - a religious group that has separated from a larger religion and is considered to have extreme or unusual beliefs or customs
- Verdict - an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial
- Enforce - to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted
- Evidently - in a way that is clearly seen or understood
- Looming - (of something unwanted or unpleasant) about to happen soon and causing worry
- Protest - a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, or opposition
- Preventive - intended to stop something before it happens
- Appropriate - suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion
- Spiralled - quickly got worse in a way that becomes more and more difficult to control
- Pronounce - to formally state an official opinion or decision
- Cult - a religious group, especially one with beliefs that most people consider strange or dangerous
- Mob - a large crowd of people that is dangerous or difficult to control
- Resort to - to do something extreme or unpleasant in order to solve a problem
- Foresee - to see or know something that will happen in the future
- Viable - able to be done, or worth doing
- Woefully - in a way that shows you feel sad
- Neighbouring - near each other
- Enforcer - someone who is given the responsibility for making sure that a particular thing happens or is done
- Credible - able to be believed or trusted
- Mayhem - a very confused situation
- Handle with kid gloves - to treat someone in a very careful or gentle way, especially when this is not necessary
- Prompt - to cause something to happen or be done
- Come down - to make a decision that supports or opposes someone or something
- Perception - a particular way of understanding or thinking about something
- Nexus - a closely connected group of people or things, often forming the central part of something
- Self-styled - used for saying what type of person someone claims to be
- Defy - to refuse to obey someone or something
- Evading - to avoid accepting or dealing with something that you should do
- Contempt - the crime of not doing what a judge in a court of law has ordered you to do
- Instance - an example of something happening
- Molotov cocktail - a simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with a liquid that you can set on fire and then throw
- Disabuse - to make someone realize that they were wrong to believe something
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "That old spark: Nepal Prime Minister’s visit brings bilateral hope"
- Bilateral - involving two groups or countries
- Equilibrium - a situation in which there is a balance between different forces or aspects
- Stand-off - a disagreement or fight in which neither opponent can do anything to win or achieve their aim
- Geopolitics - related to how a country’s position, economy, and population influence its politics, especially in relation to other countries
- Significance - importance
- Abiding - an abiding feeling, interest, or belief is one that you have had for a long time and that is not likely to change
- Warmth - a kind and friendly quality in someone or something
- Promulgate - to make an official announcement introducing a law or rule
- Mount - to prepare for and begin an activity or event
- Vis-à-vis - compared to or relating to someone or something
- Downward spiral - going towards a lower place or level
- Cope with - to successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
- Rehabilitation - the action of restoring something that has been damaged to its former condition
- Massive - very large or heavy
- Blockade - an official action that is intended to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another
- Sustained - continuing at the same level or rate for a long time
- Protest - an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc
- Predecessor - the person who had a job or official position before someone else
- Leg - a part of a journey
- Comprehensive - including many details or aspects of something
- Facete - an aspect of something such as a situation or someone’s character
- Irrigation - to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow
- Infrastructure - the set of systems within a place or organization that affect how well it operates, for example the telephone and transport systems in a country
- Obligatory - something that is obligatory must be done in order to obey a law or rule
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Accommodate - to consider and include something when you are deciding what to do
- Presume - to think that something is true because it is likely, although you cannot be certain
- Initiative - an important action that is intended to solve a problem
- Leverage - to use something that you already have in order to achieve something new or better
- Awkwardness - a situation which is difficult to deal with and embarrassing
- Trilateral - involving three countries or organizations
- Follow-up - something that is done in order to complete something
0 Responses:
Post a Comment