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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Suspense continues: on TN MLAs' disqualification case"
- 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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