English Vocabulary from
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "In inflation’s shadow: on RBI holding repo rates at 6%"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "In inflation’s shadow: on RBI holding repo rates at 6%"
- Inflation - an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable
- Repo rate - the rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds
- Vigilance - the activity of watching a person or situation very carefully so that you will notice any problems or signs of danger immediately
- Amid - if something happens amid particular feelings or events, it happens while people have these feelings or while these events are happening
- Uncertainty - something that you cannot be certain about or cannot depend on
- Mandate - an official order to do something
- Acceleration - an increase in the rate at which something happens, changes, or grows
- Pace - the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes
- Probably - used for saying that you think something is likely
- Exemplify - to be a typical example of something
- Stance - an attitude or view about an issue that you state clearly
- Hitherto - until the present time
- Dovish - preferring to use peaceful methods to solve problems rather than fighting
- Neutral - not supporting a particular side in an argument or disagreement
- Flexibility - the ability to make changes or to deal with a situation that is changing
- Nominee - a person who is officially chosen for a position or job
- Incipient - just beginning to appear or develop
- Spotlight - to make people pay a lot of attention to someone or something
- Reassuring - making you feel less worried
- Outlook - an idea about what a situation will be like in the future
- Stability - a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes
- Moderation - a reduction in the amount or strength of something
- Clouding - to spoil an activity, event, or situation
- Staggered - very surprised and shocked
- Induce - to persuade someone to do something
- Crude oil - oil that is still in its natural state and has not yet been refined for use by chemical processes
- Commodity - something that can be bought and sold, especially a basic food product or fuel
- Minimum support price - the price at which government purchases crops from the farmers, whatever may be the price for the crops
- Customs duty - a tax paid on goods that are imported
- Slippage - situation in which something is delayed or not achieved when it should be
- Normalisation - the process of bringing or returning something to a normal condition or state
- Upshot - the result of a process or an event
- Hover - to stay in one place
- Monsoon - a period of heavy rain in India and Southeast Asia
- Looming - to appear as a large shape that is not clear, usually in a threatening way
- Inflationary - relating to or likely to cause an increase in prices
- Reassert - to say again that something is definitely true
- Unwavering - strong and steady despite opposition or other problems
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Khap menace: on interference in relationships between adults"
- Menace - someone or something that is dangerous and likely to cause harm
- Interference - the process of deliberately becoming involved in a situation and trying to influence the way that it develops, although you have no right to do this
- Curb - to control or limit something that is harmful
- Impel - if a feeling or idea impels you to do something, it forces you to do it
- Implicit - not stated directly, but expressed in the way that someone behaves, or understood from what they are saying
- Obstruct - to take action in order to prevent someone from doing something or to prevent something from happening
- Inter-faith - involving people who belong to different religions
- Inter-caste - involving people who belong to different castes
- Reaffirm - to formally and officially state something again
- Milieu - the particular people and society that surround you and influence the way in which you behave
- Sway - to influence or change someone’s opinion
- Medieval - very old-fashioned
- Observation - a remark about something that you have noticed
- Conscience - the ideas and feelings you have that tell you whether something you are doing is right or wrong
- Writ - an official document that tells someone to do something or to stop doing something
- Honour killing - the murder of a woman by a male relative because he believes that she has damaged the family’s image
- Kangaroo court - a court that is not official and is organized to punish someone whether they have committed a crime or not
- Stamp out - to end something bad or unpleasant by taking strong and determined action
- Ruthless - willing to make other people suffer so that you can achieve your aims
- Grave - so serious that you feel worried
- Misfortune - something harmful or unpleasant that happens to someone
- Mores - the traditional practices and moral values of a particular society or group of people
- Coercion - the use of force or threats to make someone do something
- Exclusionary - causing someone or something not to be allowed to take part in an activity or to enter a place
- Feudal - relating to the social system in which land belonged to powerful lords and the people they allowed to live on the land had to work and fight for them
- Prejudice - an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people
- Allegedly - if someone allegedly does something, another person says that they have done it, even though this has not been proved
- Penal - relating to the punishment of criminals
- Consequence - a result or effect of something
- Perceive - to understand or think about something in a particular way
- Dishonour - a state in which people no longer respect you because of something bad that you have done
- Unconscionable - more than a reasonable or acceptable level or amount
- Presumably - used for saying that you think something is true based on what you know, although you are not really certain
- Enforce - to make sure that a law or rule is obeyed by people
- Taboo - something that people do not do or talk about because it is very offensive or shocking
- Grouse - an angry complaint
- Lineal - related in a direct line of parents and children to someone who lived in the past
- Ascendancy - the advantage, power, or influence that one person or group has over another
- Ancestor - someone who is related to you who lived a long time ago
- Eradicate - to get rid of something completely, especially something bad
- Boycott - to not take part in an event, or to not buy or use something as a protest
- Discrimination - unfair treatment of someone because of their religion, race, or other personal features
- Incitement - something that encourages people to be violent or commit crimes, or the deliberate act of encouraging violence or crime
- Sentence - a punishment given by a judge, usually involving a period of time that a person must spend in prison
- High-handed - speaking or acting without considering other people’s opinions
- Mediation - to talk to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems
- Brook no something - to not allow or accept something
