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June 15, 2018

15th June 2018 Hindu Editorial Vocabulary - PDF Download

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Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 15th June 2018. Happy reading :)

Note : Click on titles to read Editorials from THE HINDU News Paper



  • Suspense - excitement or worry that you feel when you are waiting to find out what has happened or what will happen
  • Disqualification - a situation in which someone is not allowed to take part in something because they have committed an offence or have done something that is not allowed by the rules
  • Split judgment - a judgement by an appellate court that is not unanimous
  • Lease of life - new energy and enthusiasm
  • Prolong - to make something last longer
  • Uncertainty - a nervous feeling that you have because you think bad things might happen
  • Regime - a system or form of government
  • Unanimous - a unanimous decision, vote, agreement etc is one that everyone agrees with and supports
  • Adverse - negative, unpleasant, or harmful
  • Impact - an effect, or an influence
  • Regardless - without being affected or influenced by someone or something
  • Struck down - if a judge or court strikes down a law, they officially end it
  • Loyalty - support that you always give to someone or something because of your feelings of duty and love towards them
  • Scenario - a situation that could possibly happen
  • Uphill - difficult to do or to achieve
  • By-election - an election in one particular area to choose a new representative in parliament or on a council, or to replace someone who has died or left the job
  • Memorandum - a short written statement containing information about a particular subject, passed between officials in a government or organization
  • Loyalist - someone who supports their government, especially during a revolution
  • Constitutional - allowed by the constitution of a country or organization
  • Incur - to experience something unpleasant as a result of something that you have done
  • Voluntary - a voluntary action is done because you choose to do it, and not because you have to
  • Defection - to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one
  • Cognisant - having knowledge or awareness
  • Uphold - if a court of law upholds something such as a claim, it says that it is correct
  • Decline - to say politely that you will not accept something or do something
  • Interfere - to deliberately become involved in a situation and try to influence the way that it develops, although you have no right to do this
  • Concede - to admit that something is true
  • Criticism - comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad
  • Tantamount to something - to have the same bad qualities or effect as something else
  • Relinquishment - to give up your power, position, or an advantage, especially when you do not want to do this
  • Perversity - a determination to behave in an unreasonable way, especially by doing the opposite of what is expected or wanted
  • Mala fide - illegal or dishonest
  • On the other hand...on the other hand - used for giving two different opinions about something
  • Vitiate - to make something less effective or legally acceptable
  • Perversity - a determination to behave in an unreasonable way, especially by doing the opposite of what is expected or wanted
  • Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
  • Contention - disagreement between people or groups
  • Embroiled - involved in a difficult situation
  • Factional - involving factions in a group
  • Faction - a small group within a larger group, consisting of people with different opinions from the rest
  • Tussle - a short fight
  • Expansive - including many things or a large area
Hindu Editorial Topic 12 : "Islands apart: on India-Maldives ties"
  • Nosedive - if something nosedives, it suddenly becomes a lot less successful
  • On a collision course - likely to have an argument because of having very different beliefs or opinions
  • Contention - disagreement between people or groups
  • Incarceration - imprisonment (to put someone in jail)
  • Former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
  • Sentence - when a judge sentences someone, they officially state what someone’s punishment will be
  • Alleged - claimed to be true, even though this has not been proved
  • Plot - a secret plan to do something bad, made by two or more people
  • Unseat - to remove someone from a position of power, for example by voting
  • Credibility - qualities that someone has that make people believe or trust them
  • Setback - a problem that delays or that stops progress or makes a situation worse
  • Treason - the crime of helping your country’s enemies or of trying to destroy your country’s government
  • State of emergency - a situation in which a government takes action to deal with an event such as a flood or a fire that is putting a lot of people in danger
  • Envoy - an official who represents their country in another country, with a rank below an ambassador
  • Bolster - to make something stronger or more effective
  • Inclination - a feeling that you want to do something
  • Heed - to consider someone’s advice or warning and do what they suggest
  • Evident - easy to see, notice, or understand
  • Convey - to give official information or a formal message to someone
  • Lease - a legal contract in which you agree to pay to use someone else’s building, land, or equipment for a specific period of time
  • Manning - to provide a place, machine, or system with the people needed to operate it
  • Downturn - a reduction in economic or business activity
  • Maritime - involving ships or the business of moving people and goods in ships
  • Patrol - a group of people or vehicles that move around a place in order to prevent trouble or crime
  • Meanwhile - at the same time
  • Resort - a place that many people go to for a holiday
  • Sour - if a relationship or situation sours, or if something sours it, it stops being successful or satisfactory
  • Affirm - to state that something is true or that you agree with it, especially in public
  • Vocal - using the voice to express something
  • Protest - a strong complaint or disagreement
  • At variance (with) - if one thing is at variance with another, they are completely different and seem to oppose each other
  • Autocracy - a form of government or management in which one person has complete power
  • Intervention - a situation in which someone becomes involved in a particular issue, problem etc in order to influence what happens
  • Misgiving - a feeling of fear or doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result
  • Diplomacy - the profession or skill of preserving or creating friendly relationships between countries
  • Port of call - a place where you stop for a short time, especially on a journey
  • Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
  • Depose - to force a political leader or a king or queen out of their position of power
  • Embassy - a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country
  • Refuge - a place where you go to protect yourself from something dangerous or threatening
  • Bilateral - involving two groups or countries

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