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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 8th April 2018 (Sunday)
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Broken Houses: on the state of Parliament"
- Democracy - the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief
- Adjourn - to temporarily end something such as a meeting or a trial
- Sine die - without arranging a date for another meeting or court hearing
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Afflict - if a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it
- Treasury - the government department responsible for a country’s financial matters
- Blame - to say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation
- Unscathed - not harmed or damaged by something bad that has happened
- Polarise - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other, or to cause this to happen
- Disruption - a situation in which something cannot continue because of a problem
- Strategise - to think of a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport
- Counsel - to give someone advice about what to do in a particular situation
- Forge - to develop a successful relationship
- Via media - a middle way
- Productivity - the rate at which a person, company, or country does useful work
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Appropriation - money that must be used in a particular way, according to an official decision
- Alliance - an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something
- Whatsoever - used for emphasizing a negative statement
- Orally - spoken but not written
- Supplementary - additional
- Glaringly - used to say that something bad is very obvious
- Unruly - very difficult to control
- Expedient - used for describing an action that produces an immediate result or solution to a problem, even though it may not be fair or honest
- Eventually - at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen
- Effete - not strong or brave, or weak in moral character
- Answerable - if you are answerable for something, you are considered to be responsible for it
- Mustering - to try to produce as much of a feeling such as enthusiasm or determination as you can
- Dock - to take money out of someone’s salary, especially as a punishment
- Moot - to suggest something as a subject for discussion
- Hold somebody to ransom - to force someone to do something by putting that person in a situation where they have no choice
- Unabashed - not ashamed or embarrassed
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "The fall of Lula"
- Conviction - a decision by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
- Disarray - a situation in which people are very confused or things are not organized, especially because something unexpected has happened
- Former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
- Conviction - a decision by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
- Front runner - the person or thing considered the most likely to win a competition, game, election etc
- Exhausted - finished
- Eventful - with a lot of exciting or unusual things happening
- Dictatorship - government by someone who takes power by force and does not allow elections
- Alleged - claimed to be true, even though this has not been proved
- Successor - someone who has an important position after someone else
- Impeach - to formally accuse a public official of a serious crime relating to their job
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Behind bars - in prison (jail)
- Arguably - used for stating your opinion or belief, especially when you think other people may disagree
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Convict - proved to be guilty of a crime by a court of law
- Quid pro quo - something that you offer or give to someone in return for something that they have offered or given you
- Testimony - a formal statement about something that you saw, know, or experienced, usually given in a court of law
- Plea bargain - a process by which someone may be allowed to avoid punishment for a serious crime if they admit they have committed a less serious crime
- Elite - a small group of people who have a lot of advantages and keep the most power and influence
- Repudiate - to say formally that something is not true
- Impunity - freedom from any risk of being punished for doing something wrong or bad
- Apparently - based only on what you have heard, not on what you are certain is true
- Polarise - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other, or to cause this to happen
- Heighten - if something heightens a feeling or emotion, or if a feeling or emotion heightens, it becomes stronger
- Crisis - a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering
- Fraught - very worried and with a lot of problems
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