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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Poll position: on the delay in drafting the Cauvery scheme"
Download PDF Version of Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 5th May 2018 from HERE
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Poll position: on the delay in drafting the Cauvery scheme"
- Citing - to mention something as an example, explanation, or proof of something else
- Excuse - a reason that you give to explain why you have done something bad, or why you have not done something that you should have done
- Draft - not in a final form and likely to be changed
- Reluctant - not willing to do something
- Repercussion - a bad effect that something has, usually lasting for a long time
- Attorney General - the most senior lawyer in some countries
- Laughable - very silly, or unreasonable
- Expediency - the use of methods that produce an immediate result or solution to a problem, but may not be fair or honest
- Cut a sorry figure - to make a poor impression
- Preoccupied - thinking about something so much or spending so much time doing something that you do not notice other things or cannot think about other things
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Directive - an official order
- Contempt - the crime of not doing what a judge in a court of law has ordered you to do
- Untenable - impossible to continue because of serious problems, opposition, or criticism
- First and foremost - most importantly; more than anything else
- Tribunal - a special law court organized to judge a particular case
- Statutory - controlled by a law or statute (a law passed by a government and formally written down)
- Obligation - something that you must do for legal or moral reasons
- Implication - a possible effect or result
- In the face of something - in a situation where you have to deal with something unpleasant or difficult
- Concerned - involved in something, or affected by something
- Questionable - possibly not true, accurate, or complete
- Verdict - an official judgment made in a court
- Convene - to arrange a formal meeting, or to gather for a meeting
- Ring of truth - to seem to be true
- Bona fides - evidence or proof that someone has sincere feelings or is who they claim to be
- Preoccupation - a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things
- Impartial - not connected to or influenced by one particular person or group
- Disdain - the feeling that someone or something is not important and does not deserve any respect
- Persuade - to make someone believe that something is true
- Expediency - the use of methods that produce an immediate result or solution to a problem, but may not be fair or honest
- Prospect - the possibility that something will happen, especially something good
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Raising fences: on the plight of Britons of West Indies origin"
- Plight - a sad, serious, or difficult situation
- Scandal - a situation in which important people behave in a dishonest or immoral way that shocks people
- Hardening - to begin to look or sound unfriendly
- Immigration - the process in which people enter a country in order to live there permanently
- Denting - to have a bad effect on something
- Liberal - respecting and allowing many different types of beliefs or behaviour
- Tolerant - willing to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
- Awkward - difficult to deal with and embarrassing
- Negotiate - to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way, especially in a business or political situation
- Vessel - a large boat or ship
- Ferry - to carry people or goods between two or more places
- Fall victim to something - to fail or suffer because of something
- Ruthless - willing to make other people suffer so that you can achieve your aims
- Stipulate - to say what is allowed or what is necessary
- Inability - the fact of not being able to do something
- Furnish - to provide someone with something that they need, especially information
- Evidence - facts or physical signs that help to prove something
- Deportation - a situation in which someone is deported from a country
- Welfare - care provided by the state or another organization for people in need
- Denial - a statement that something is not true or did not happen
- Enormous - very large in size or quantity
- Trauma - a bad experience that makes you feel very upset, afraid, or shocked
- Alien - someone who is not a citizen of the country they are living in
- Endure - to suffer something difficult or unpleasant in a patient way over a long period
- Anxiety - a worried feeling you have because you think something bad might happen
- Apology - a statement that tells someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem
- Commonwealth - a group of countries that have the same political or economic interests
- Mistreatment - to treat someone in an unfair or cruel way
- Colony - a country that is controlled by another country
- Grotesque - unreasonable, or offensive
- Desperate - very worried and angry because you do not know how to deal with an unpleasant situation
- Migrant - someone who travels to another place or country in order to find work
- Territory - an area of land controlled by a particular country, leader, or army
- Arguable - if something is arguable, you are not completely certain whether it is true or correct
- Debate over - a discussion in which people or groups state different opinions about a subject
- So-called - used for showing that you think a word used for describing someone or something is not suitable
- Industrialised - an industrialized country or society has a lot of industry
- Systemic - affecting all of something
- Shortcoming - a fault or problem that makes someone or something less effective
- Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Controversy - a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about
- Typified - to be an excellent or typical example of something
- Fallout - the unpleasant effects of something that has happened
- Liberalisation - to make laws or rules less strict so that people have more freedom
- Enshrine - to officially record something such as an idea or principle in a document so that it cannot be ignored
- Consequently - as a result
- Erstwhile - an erstwhile friend, employer etc was a friend, employer etc until recently but is not any more
- Compliance with - the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request
- Fillip - something that improves a situation or that encourages someone
- Xenophobic - having a strong fear and dislike of people from other countries and cultures
- Populist - representing the interests and opinions of ordinary people
- Fuel - to make something increase or become worse, especially something unpleasant
- Mainstream - considered ordinary or normal and accepted or used by most people
- Counter - an action that you take in order to oppose or stop something or reduce its negative effect
- Fundamental - relating to the basic nature or character of something
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