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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Principle & procedure: on the court ruling on AAP MLAs"
- Ruling - a decision
- Scathing - criticizing someone or something in a very strong way
- Indictment - an official statement accusing someone of committing a serious crime, or the document with which this is done
- Verdict - an official judgment made in a court
- Searing - very powerful and emotional or criticizing someone or something very strongly
- Vested with - if someone is vested with power, the right, etc. to do something, they are officially able or allowed to do it
- Crucial - something that is crucial is extremely important because it has a major effect on the result of something
- Determine - to officially decide something
- Incurr - to experience something unpleasant as a result of something that you have done
- Disqualification - a situation in which someone is not allowed to take part in something because they have committed an offence or have done something that is not allowed by the rules
- Embarrassing - making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid
- Violate - to do something that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Adjudicate - to make an official decision about a problem or disagreement
- Oral - spoken but not written
- Specious - seeming to be true but in fact wrong
- Summon - to officially order someone to come to a place, especially a court of law
- Recuse - to stop acting as a judge or other official in a court case because of possible conflict of interest
- Vitiating - to make something less effective or legally acceptable
- Quasi - used to show that something is almost, but not completely, the thing described
- Scrupulous - very careful to be honest and to do what is morally correct
- Duly - in the way that you expect or think is suitable
- Empower - to give someone more control over their life or more power to do something
- Adjudicate - to make an official decision about a problem or disagreement
- Plunge into - to suddenly start doing something with energy and enthusiasm, but sometimes without thinking about it first
- Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Proceedings - the actions taken, usually in court, to settle a legal matter
- Vitiate - to make something less effective or legally acceptable
- Bias - an attitude that you have that makes you treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people
- Aarbitrariness - not based on any particular plan, or not done for any particular reason
- Extraneous - not relating to the subject or situation that you are dealing with
- Pre-eminent - better or more important than anyone or anything else in a particular activity
- Ought to - used for saying what is the right or sensible thing to do, or the right way to behave
- Abundant - existing or available in large quantities
- Caution - careful thought and lack of hurry in order to try to avoid risks or danger
- Impartiality - equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness
- Redeem - to improve something that is not very good by including something that is good
- Adjudication - to make an official decision about a problem or disagreement
- Latitude - freedom to use your own methods and judgment in doing something
- Caution - to tell someone about a danger or problem that they need to know about or avoid
- Unseating - to remove someone from a position of power, for example by voting
- Incurr - to experience something unpleasant as a result of something that you have done
- Disqualification - a situation in which someone is not allowed to take part in something because they have committed an offence or have done something that is not allowed by the rules
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Scuff and buff: on the ball-tampering controversy"
- Scuff - to make a rough mark on a smooth surface
- Buff - a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in a particular subject
- Ball-tampering - unlawful alteration of the surface of a ball on the field, to affect its motion when bowled
- Controversy - a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about
- Murky - involving activities that are not clearly known and that people think are dishonest or morally wrong
- Innocuous - not likely to offend or upset anyone
- Interventionist - often becoming involved
- Chew - to bite something continuously but not swallow it
- Lozenge - medicine shaped like a sweet that you suck if you have a cough or sore throat
- Abrasive - having a rough surface that can be used to rub and clean other surfaces
- Turf - short grass and the earth that is under it
- Plung into - to quickly push something a long way into something else
- Enhance - to improve something, or to make it more attractive or more valuable
- Infamy - a reputation for something bad
- Subsequent - happening or coming after something else
- Accomplice - someone who helps another person to do something illegal or wrong
- Powerhouse - something such as a country or organization that has a lot of power or influence
- Fracas - a noisy fight or argument
- Perils - danger or problems connected with a particular activity
- Grudging - done in an unwilling way
- Complicity - the fact that someone is involved in or knows about something bad that happens
- Forthcoming - happening or coming soon
- Overwhelming - much larger, stronger, more important etc than anything else in a situation
- Slap on the wrist - a punishment that is less severe than is expected or usual
- Pre-meditated - a premeditated crime, bad action, unpleasant remark etc has been deliberately planned
- Orchestrate - to plan and organize a complicated event or course of action, especially without being noticed, so that it achieves the result you want
- Despicable - extremely unpleasant
- Trash-talk - negative or insulting things that you say to or about someone, especially an opponent
- Nefarious - evil, or dishonest
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