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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 27th May 2018 (Sunday)
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Stress test: the need for water management reforms"
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Avert - to prevent something bad or harmful from happening
- Hardship - a situation in which life is very difficult
- On the cusp of - the dividing line between two very different things
- Monsoon - a period of heavy rain in India and Southeast Asia
- Arid - an arid place is very dry without many plants because of a lack of rain
- Revive - to come or bring something back to life, health, existence, or use
- Reservoir - an artificial or natural lake where water is stored so that it can be supplied to the houses in an area
- Bountiful - available in large quantities
- Roil - to seriously disturb
- Deficit - a lack of a quality, skill, or ability that you should have
- Embark on - to start something new or important
- Labour - relating to or involving workers
- Intensive - involving a lot of effort, energy, or attention
- Desilt - to remove sand, dirt, and very small rocksfrom the water of a stream
- Predicament - a difficult or unpleasant situation that is not easy to get out of
- Drought - a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die
- Aggravate - to make something bad become worse, especially a situation or a medical condition
- Heat wave - a continuous period of very hot weather, especially when this is unusual
- Significant - very large or noticeable
- Invigorate - to make something stronger and more effective
- Opposition - strong disagreement with a plan or policy
- Hard put to do something - to find it very difficult to do something
- Defend - to protect someone or something from attack
- Deplete - to reduce the amount of something or the number of things
- Merely - used for emphasizing that something is small or unimportant
- Undertook - to do or begin to do something
- Roll out - to introduce a new product or service
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- On the one hand...on the other hand - used for giving two different opinions about something
- Propitiate - to try to stop someone from being angry with you by doing something to please them
- Irrigation - to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow
- At loggerheads (with someone) - disagreeing very strongly with someone
- Vital - very important, necessary, or essential
- Respite - a short period of rest from having to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
- Precipitation - the process by which a solid substance separates, or is separated from, a liquid it is in
- Underscore - to emphasize something, or to show that it is important
- Comprehensive - including many details or aspects of something (complete)
- Conserve - to prevent land, water, or other natural resources from being damaged or destroyed
- Rural - relating to the countryside, or in the countryside
- Wetlands - low land that is often covered with water from the lake, river, or sea next to it
- Prosperity - the situation of being successful, especially financially
- Vagaries - unexpected changes that you cannot control
- Apportion - to divide something
- Desalination - the process of removing salt from sea water so that the water can be used
- Decentralise - to move the control of an organization from a single place to several smaller ones
- Dwindle - to become gradually less or smaller over a period of time until almost nothing remains
- Vigour - strength, energy, or enthusiasm
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Ireland's vote for choice"
- Rid - to be no longer affected by someone or something that is annoying, unpleasant, or not wanted
- Inhumane - cruel and causing suffering to people or animals
- Abortion - a medical operation in which a developing baby is removed from a woman’s body so that it is not born alive
- Firmly - strongly
- Overwhelmingly - used for emphasizing the amount or strength of something
- Repeal - to state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended
- Referendum - an occasion when everyone in a country can vote to make a decision about one particular subject
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Prohibit - to officially stop something from being done, especially by making it illegal
- Outlaw - to make something illegal
- Consequently - as a result
- Sepsis - infection of your blood or body tissues, especially when this is serious and could kill you
- Miscarry - to give birth to a baby before it has developed enough to live
- Termination - a medical operation in which a baby is removed from a woman’s body before it is completely developed, so that it is not born alive
- Inquest - an official attempt by a court to find the cause of someone’s death
- Misadventure - something bad that happens to you
- Galvanise - to shock or affect someone enough to produce a strong and immediate reaction
- Beaming - cheerful and bright
- Placard - a large notice in a public place, used for advertising something or carried in order to protest against or support something
- Run-up - to make something very quickly
- Overseas - happening or existing in a country across the sea from your country
- Alarming - frightening or worrying
- Exception - someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in the expected way
- Incest - sexual activity between people who are closely related, such as a parent and child or a brother and sister
- Foetus - a developing baby human or animal, before it is born
- Fatal - causing someone to die
- Abnormality - a feature that is not usual or typical, especially one that is worrying or that shows there may be something wrong or harmful
- Trauma - a bad experience that makes you feel very upset, afraid, or shocked
- Fiercely - in a frightening, violent, or powerful way
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Repeal - to state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended
- Significant - very important
- Exemplified - to be a typical example of something
- Populism - politics that represents the interests and opinions of ordinary people
- Antediluvian - very old or old-fashioned
- Giant - very big
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