English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Foggy thinking — on SC restoring ban on cracker sales in Delhi"
- Foggy - confused because you cannot think or see clearly
- Stubble - the short stems left after a crop such as wheat has been cut
- Stubble-burning - deliberate setting fire of the straw stubble that remains after wheat and other grains have been harvested
- Astronomical - an astronomical amount, price, or charge is one that is extremely high and much higher than you would expect
- Particulate - an extremely small piece of dirt, especially one produced by road vehicles, that causes pollution
- Threatening - showing or saying that someone is likely to do something that will harm you
- Rein in something - to control an emotion, activity, or situation to prevent it from becoming too powerful
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Incur - to experience something unpleasant as a result of something that you have done
- Piecemeal - not done according to a plan but done at different times in different ways
- Akin to something - similar to something
- Holistic - thinking about the whole of something, and not just dealing with particular aspects
- Toxic - poisonous and harmful to people, animals, or the environment
- Onset - the beginning of something, especially something bad
- Indeterminate - not known or clearly established
- Vehicular - relating to vehicles
- Residue - the part of something that remains after the rest has gone or ended
- Persistent - continuing to exist, especially for longer than you would like
- Panic - a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly
- Violate - to do something that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Underlying - underlying causes, facts, ideas etc are the real or basic ones, although they are not obvious or directly stated
- Paddy - a field of rice growing in water
- Biomass - plant and animal substances used for fuel
- Incentive - something that makes you want to do something or to work harder, because you know that you will benefit by doing this
- Galvanise - to shock or affect someone enough to produce a strong and immediate reaction
- Impact - an effect, or an influence
- Dramatic - sudden and surprising or easy to notice
- Feasible - possible or likely to succeed
- Avert - to prevent something bad or harmful from happening
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Well-deserved ‘nudge’ — on Economics Nobel winner Richard Thaler"
- Deserve - if you deserve something, it is right that you get it
- Nudge - to make something move gradually or a little way in a particular direction
- Crucial - something that is crucial is extremely important because it has a major effect on the result of something
- Put at the heart of something - to be the most important part of something
- Infrequently - not happening very often, or not doing something very often
- Accuse - to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime
- Fairly - to some degree, but not completely or extremely
- Macroeconomy - the economic system of a whole country or large region
- Rational - based on sensible practical reasons rather than emotions
- Abstraction - an idea or way of thinking that is not related to real situations or practical experiences
- Deviate - to start doing something different from what is expected or agreed
- Incorporate - to add or include something as a part of something else
- Married - to combine one thing with another
- Pioneering - done for the first time using new methods
- Cite - to mention something as an example, explanation, or proof of something else
- Deviate - to start doing something different from what is expected or agreed
- Conceive - to think of something such as a new idea, plan, or design
- For instance - for example
- Cognitive - connected with thinking or conscious mental processes
- Probably - used for saying that you think something is likely
- Unfair - not fair or reasonable
- Exploitative - treating people unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself
- Behavioural economics - a method of economic analysis that applies psychological insights into human behaviour to explain economic decision-making
- Criticism - comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad
- Patchwork - something that consists of many different and often confusing parts
- Cognitive - connected with recognizing and understanding things
- Exception - someone or something that is different in some way from other people or things and so cannot be included in a general statement
- Rigour - the quality of being thorough and careful
- Collaborate - to work with someone in order to produce something
- Libertarian - someone who believes that people should be allowed to do and think what they want
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