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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Revisit AFSPA"
Download PDF Version of Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 26th April 2018 from HERE
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Revisit AFSPA"
- Revisit - to consider or discuss something again
- Revocation - to officially say that something is no longer legal, for example a law or a document
- Status book - a book in which laws are written
- Ambit - the range within which something, especially a rule or law, is effective or has power
- Insofar as - used for talking about the degree to which something happens, or the situation in which something happens
- Signify - to be a sign or symbol of something
- Excluding - used for saying that you are not including someone or something in what you are saying
- Immunity - a situation in which someone is not affected by something such as a law because they have a special job or position
- Prosecution - the process or act of accusing someone of a crime and asking a court of law to judge them
- Considerably - a lot
- Vigour - enthusiasm, determination
- Dilute - to make something less strong or effective
- Progressively - gradually and steadily
- Curtail - to reduce or limit something, especially something good
- Empower - to give a person or organization the legal authority to do something
- Evidence - facts or physical signs that help to prove something
- Impunity - freedom from any risk of being punished for doing something wrong or bad
- Invoke - to use a law or rule in order to achieve something
- Abrogate - to officially get rid of a law or political arrangement
- Continuance - the process of continuing
- Bear the brunt (of something) - to suffer the worst part of an unpleasant or problematic situation
- Excesses - cruel or violent actions, especially when committed by a government, army, or police force
- Intervention - a situation in which someone becomes involved in a particular issue, problem etc in order to influence what happens
- Concerning - about a particular subject
- Probe - an attempt to find out the truth about an issue, problem, or accident
- Accountability - a situation in which people know who is responsible for something and can ask them to explain its state or quality
- Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Sacrosanct - considered too important to be changed or criticized
- Absolute - true or right in all situations
- Humane - caring about the quality of people’s or animal’s lives and trying to be kind to them
- Alliance - an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Repeal - to state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended
- Altogether - completely
- Unlawful - something that is unlawful is illegal, especially something that would be considered legal in a different situation
- Insurgency - an attempt by a group of people to take control of their country by force
- Conflict - angry disagreement between people or groups
- Consequence - a result or effect of something
- Indefinitely - for a period of time that has no fixed end
- Humanising - to make something less unpleasant and more suitable for people
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "After the Castros: on Cuban politics"
- Seize the opportunity - to act quickly in order to use an opportunity that may not be available later
- Imperialist - wanting to take control of other countries
- Revolution - a situation in which people completely change their government or political system, usually by force
- Socialist - a supporter of socialism or member of a socialist political party
- Socialism - the set of beliefs that states that all people are equal and should share equally in a country's money, or the political systems based on these beliefs
- Upsurge - a sudden increase in something
- Retreat - to avoid a dangerous, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation, especially by moving away from it
- Robust - strong and successful
- Evident - easy to see, notice, or understand
- Veteran - someone who has a lot of experience doing a particular activity
- Former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
- Handpicked - chosen very carefully for a particular purpose
- Rigid - not easily changed
- Bureaucratic - involving a lot of complicated rules, details, and processes
- Apparatus - the people and organizations involved in some aspect of government
- Backing - support, help, or active approval
- Armed forces - a country’s army, navy, and air force
- Sustaining - to provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist
- Formidable - very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with
- Handsome - large, attractive, and impressive
- Bailout - money that someone gives or lends to a person or organization with financial problems
- Subsidy - an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
- Prioritise - to treat a particular job or issue as being more important than any others
- Boost - to help something to increase, improve, or become more successful
- Guerrilla - a member of a military group that is not official and usually wants to change a political situation
- Pragmatic - involving or emphasizing practical results rather than theories and ideas
- Notwithstanding - despite something
- Pre-eminence - better or more important than anyone or anything else in a particular activity
- Détente - a situation in which countries that have had an unfriendly relationship become more friendly
- Presidency - the job of being president, or the period of time that someone has this job
- Limbo - a situation or state where you are not certain and you have to wait to find out what will happen next
- Spotlight - a situation in which you get a lot of public attention
- Inevitably - used for saying that something is certain to happen
- Transition - the process of changing from one situation, form, or state to another
- Legacy - something that someone has achieved that continues to exist after they stop working or die
- Overlook - to fail to notice or do something
- Ascent - the process of moving to a higher level or position
- Recourse - the use of something so that you can get what you want or need in a difficult situation
- Meddling - to become involved in a situation that you have no right to be involved in, in a way that is annoying
- Tenure - the period of time during which someone has an important job or is an elected official
- Succession - the process by which one person comes after another as a king, queen, or leader
- Commencement - the beginning of something
- Cynical - willing to let other people be harmed so that you can get an advantage
- Cosmetic change - cosmetic changes only affect the appearance of something instead of its basic structure
- Framework - a set of principles, ideas etc that you use when you are forming your decisions and judgments
- Populist - someone who supports or expresses the interests and opinions of ordinary people
- Strongmen - a political leader who uses force or threats to keep power
- Charade - an attempt to pretend that a situation is good or satisfactory, when in fact it is not
- Domestic - relating to the country being talked about
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