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Note : Click on titles to read Editorials from THE HINDU News Paper
Download PDF Version of Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 17th April 2018 from HERE
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Slippery Slick : On Centre's Oil Policy"
- Slippery - someone who is slippery is clever but dishonest, so that you cannot trust them
- Slick - skilful and effective but not sincere or honest
- Dramatically - in a sudden and surprising way that is easy to notice
- Brent crude - oil that is still in its natural state and has not yet been refined for use by chemical processes
- Strike - to make a sudden violent or illegal attack on someone or something
- Volatility - liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
- Export - to send a product to another country so that it can be sold there
- Glut - an available amount of something that is more than people want or need
- Barrel - a unit for measuring crude oil
- Shale - a type of smooth dark rock that breaks into thin layers
- In the offing - likely to happen very soonRetail - relating to the sale of goods directly to the public for their own use
- Roller coaster - a situation in which there are many big and sudden changes
- Consumer - someone who buys and uses goods and services
- Producer - a company, country, or person that provides goods
- Assertion - a definite statement or claim that something is true
- Allying with someone - to start to support someone
- Impose - to introduce something such as a new law or new system, and force people to accept it
- Duty - a tax that you must pay on something that you buy, or on something that you bring into one country from another country
- Crude oil - oil from underground that has not yet been made into other products
- Moderating - to become less extreme
- Reluctant - not willing to do something
- Scale down - to make something smaller in size, amount etc than it used to be
- Cautious - careful to avoid problems or danger
- Ostensibly - used for saying that although someone pretends to have one reason for something, there is in fact another reason
- Deregulation - the process of taking away the rules that control something such as an industry
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Litmus test - an event, decision etc that provides a clear sign of what someone is really like or what their intentions are
- Reformist - wanting to change and improve society or an institution
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "In the Lords’ hands: On U.K.’s Brexit week"
- Brexit - an exit (= act of leaving) by the United Kingdom from the European Union (short for "British exit")
- Crucial - something that is crucial is extremely important because it has a major effect on the result of something
- Set the tone for something - to establish a particular mood or character for something
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Scenario - a situation that could possibly happen
- Played out - old-fashioned and no longer useful
- Peer - someone who belongs to the same social or professional group as another person
- Bruising - damage to someone’s reputation or confidence
- Controversy - a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about
- Centrestage - a position in which someone or something is attracting a lot of interest or attention
- Conservative - someone who is not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
- Fuelling - to make something increase or become worse, especially something unpleasant
- Rift - a disagreement between two people or groups
- Whitehall - the name of the street in London where there are a lot of British government departments
- Fallout - the unpleasant effects of something that has happened
- Forecast a statement about what is likely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy
- Meagre - smaller or less than you want or need
- Meanwhile - at the same time
- Stance - an attitude or view about an issue that you state clearly
- Duty-free - duty-free goods are cheaper than the usual price because you do not pay any tax on them
- Veteran - someone who has a lot of experience doing a particular activity
- Eurosceptic - someone, especially a politician, who thinks that their country should not be part of the European Union
- Disposition - the order or arrangement of something
- Forge - to develop a successful relationship, especially in business or politics, with another country, organization, or person
- Significant - very important
- Prospect - the possibility that something will happen
- Integrity - the quality of always behaving according to the moral principles that you believe in, so that people respect and trust you
- Accord - a formal agreement between countries or groups
- Tariff - a tax that a government charges on goods that enter or leave their country
- Severely - very seriously
- Manoeuvre - an action or movement that you need care or skill to do
- Negotiating - to try to reach an agreement by discussing
- Bilateral - involving two groups or countries
- Pact - an agreement between two or more people or organizations in which they promise to do something
- Retention - the ability to keep workers or customers from leaving a company, or students from leaving a school
- Tariff - a tax that a government charges on goods that enter or leave their country
- Eventuality something that might happen, especially something bad that people might have to deal with
- Bluster - to speak in a loud, angry, or offended way, usually with little effect
- Rhetoric - a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people
- Sovereignty - the right to rule a country
- There is no denying - used for saying that something is clearly true
- Negotiation - formal discussions in which people or groups try to reach an agreement, especially in a business or political situation
- Departure - an occasion when someone leaves a place
- Concerned - worried about something
- Make the best of bad situation - to accept a bad or difficult situation without complaining and try to deal with it as well as you can
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