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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 17th June 2018 (Sunday)
Download PDF Version of Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 18th June 2018 from HERE
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Parched or polluted: on India's water crisis"
- Parched - (especially of earth or crops) dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain
- Crisis- an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Acute - very serious or severe
- Implication - a possible effect or result
- Composite - made up of separate parts
- Contaminated - made dirty, polluted, or poisonous by the addition of a chemical, waste, or infection
- Infinitely - very, or very much
- Augment - to increase the size, amount, or value of something
- Presume - to think that something is true because it is likely, although you cannot be certain
- Hall of fame - a place where people go to learn about a particular activity
- Foster - to help something to develop over a period of time
- Federalism - the system of giving power to a central authority
- Assessment - the process of making a judgment or forming an opinion, after considering something or someone carefully
- Initiate - to make something start
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Middling - average in quality or size
- Augmentation - the action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount
- Abysmal - extremely bad or low in quality
- Ensure - to make certain that something happens or is done
- Sustainable - capable of continuing for a long time at the same level
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Habitation - a house
- Enforcement - the process of making sure that something happens, especially that people obey a law or rule
- Restructure - to organize a company, business, or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively
- Chair - to be the person in charge of a meeting, committee, or company
- Advocate - to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
- Decentralisation - to take power from a central organization and give it to several smaller and more local ones
- Irrigation - to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow
- Intractable - very difficult or impossible to deal with
- Dispute - a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time
- Intervention - a situation in which someone becomes involved in a particular issue, problem etc in order to influence what happens
- Accuse - to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime
- Bartering away - to swap or trade something, often for an item of lesser value
- Precious - worth a lot of money
- Framework - a set of principles, ideas etc that you use when you are forming your decisions and judgments
- Robust - strong and successful
- Urbanisation - the process by which towns and cities grow bigger and more and more people go to live in them
- Paradigm - a typical example or model of something
- Curb - to control or limit something that is harmful
- Revamp - to improve the way that something looks or operates by making major changes to it
- Mandate - an official order to do something
- Accountable - in a position where people have the right to criticize you or ask you why something happened
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Change in Mexico ?"
- Ruling - in control of, or having the most power in, a country, group, or organization
- Uphill - difficult to do or to achieve
- Inflation - an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable
- Tainted - something that is tainted is spoilt by an unpleasant feature or quality that often makes people not want to be involved with it
- Opinion poll - an attempt to find out what people in general think about a subject by asking some people questions about it
- Frontrunner - the person or thing considered the most likely to win a competition, game, election etc
- Decline - to become less or worse
- Drift - to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction
- Threat - a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger
- Loom large - to have a lot of importance or influence over someone or something
- Formidable - very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with
- Fallout - the unpleasant effects of something that has happened
- Scores of - a lot of
- Accusation - a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
- Sacking - an act of forcing someone to leave their job
- Erode - to gradually reduce the strength or importance of something
- Credibility - qualities that someone has that make people believe or trust them
- Graft - dishonest or illegal activities in politics or business that involve giving people money or advantages in exchange for their help or support
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Assertion - a definite statement or claim that something is true
- Perception - a particular way of understanding or thinking about something
- Scepticism - doubts that someone has about something that other people think is true or right
- Intention - a plan in your mind to do something
- Contender - someone who competes with other people for a prize or job
- Former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
- Disenchantment - the feeling of being disappointed and no longer enthusiastic about someone or something
- Rhetoric - a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people
- Give someone the benefit of the doubt - to treat someone as if their behaviour is honest or correct, even though you are not certain that it is
- Portfolio - all the responsibilities of a government minister
- Conservative - not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
- Technocrat - a scientist or other technical expert with a high position in industry or government
- Affiliation - connection with an organization, especially a political or religious one
- Implication - a possible effect or result
- Outcome - the final result of a process, meeting, activity etc
- Transition - the process of changing from one situation, form, or state to another
- Ballot - the process of voting secretly to choose a candidate in an election or express an opinion about an issue
- Conducive - creating a situation that helps something to happen
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