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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Crime in Kathua"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Chennai loses out"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Crime in Kathua"
- Undermine - to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful
- Resist - to oppose or fight against someone or something
- Chargesheet - (of the police) to make a formal statement telling someone that they are accused of a crime
- Abduction - the act of making a person go somewhere with you, especially using threats or violence
- Chilling - making you feel suddenly very frightened or worried
- Unspeakable - used for emphasizing how bad something is and how much it upsets you
- Horrific - so shocking that it upsets you
- Vulnerability - the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally
- Nomadic - moving from place to place rather than staying in one place
- Mutilate - to damage someone’s body permanently by cutting it or removing part of it
- Impartial - not connected to or influenced by one particular person or group
- Conspirator - someone who secretly makes a plan with another person or group to do something bad or illegal, especially in politics
- Caretaker - someone whose job is to look after a large building such as a school, office building, or block of flats
- Allegedly - if someone allegedly does something, another person says that they have done it, even though this has not been proved
- Insinuation - an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad
- Entrust - to give someone responsibility for an important job or activity
- Victim - someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime
- Coalition - a temporary union of different political parties that agree to form a government together
- Feeble - not good enough to achieve the intended result
- Sectarian - caused by disagreements among people from different religious groups
- Undercurrent - a feeling that exists and affects how people behave, but is not obvious or stated directly
- Amidst - if something happens amid particular feelings or events, it happens while people have these feelings or while these events are happening
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Protest - an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc
- Rally - a public meeting that a lot of people go to in order to support someone or something or to protest against someone or something
- Accused - to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime
- Isolation - the state of being separated from other people, or a situation in which you do not have the support of other people
- Ethnic - relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions
- Evict - to force someone to leave somewhere
- Motive - the reason that you do something
- Assault - a physical attack on someone, or the crime of physically attacking someone
- Instil - to make someone have a particular feeling or belief
- Brunt - to receive the worst part of something that has a bad effect
- Intimidation - to deliberately make someone feel frightened, especially so that they will do what you want
- Address - to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
- Tussle - a short fight
- Diminish - to make something become less
- Brutality - extreme violence, especially when it is deliberately cruel
- Hate crime - a crime that is done by someone because they hate the group that the victim (=person who is attacked) belongs to
- Loaded against - arranged to give disadvantage to someone or something
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Chennai loses out"
- Protester - someone who publicly shows their opposition to something such as a law or policy
- Espouse - to give your support to an idea, principle, or belief
- Inevitable - impossible to avoid or prevent
- Adequate - good enough or large enough for a particular purpose
- Wishy-washy - not strong or definite
- Capitulate - to accept something or agree to do something unwillingly
- Undeniable - certainly correct or true
- Aggressive - behaving in an angry or rude way that shows you want to fight, attack, or argue with someone
- Frayed temper - angry or nervous
- Scuffle - a small fight that lasts for a short time
- Threat - a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger
- Fringe - people or activities that are considered strange or extreme
- Victim - someone / something who has been affected by a bad situation
- Protest - an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc
- High-profile - often seen in public, mentioned in newspapers, or appearing on television
- Sheer - used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something
- Irrational - done or happening without clear or sensible reasons
- Singling out - to choose one person / thing from a group for special attention
- Whatsoever - used for emphasizing a negative statement
- Ambivalent - having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel:
- Grievance - a complaint about being treated in an unfair way
- Fling - to throw something carelessly or with a lot of force
- Legitimate - fair and reasonable
- Inexplicable - impossible to explain
- Extravaganza - a large and impressive celebration or event
- Threaten - to tell someone that you might or you will cause them harm, especially in order to make them do something
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
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