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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Farm friction: on the malaise in agriculture"
- Friction - disagreement
- Malaise - a situation in which a society or organization is not operating effectively
- Purposeful - determined to achieve an aim
- Address - to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
- Unusual - not normal, common, or ordinary
- Draw attention - to make people notice you
- Distress - a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset
- Federation - a large organization made up of several smaller organizations or groups that share similar aims
- Urban - relating to towns and cities, or happening there
- Enhancement - the process of improving something
- Minimum support price - the price at which government purchases crops from the farmers, whatever may be the price for the crops
- Regime - a system of rules that control something
- In line with something - similar to, or at the same level as something
- Procurement - the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company
- Waiver - an official statement or document that says a right, claim, or law can be officially ignored or given up
- Offset - to balance the effect of something, with the result that there is no advantage or disadvantage
- Glut - an available amount of something that is more than people want or need
- Monsoon - a period of heavy rain in India
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Cash-strapped - not having as much money as you need
- Cess - a tax
- Culmination - the final result of a process or situation
- Red-flag - to serve as a warning
- Malaise - a general feeling of being worried, unhappy, or not satisfied
- Agitation - an attempt to cause social or political changes by arguing or protesting, or through other activities
- Tangible - important and noticeable
- Assurance - a statement that something will happen or is true, made in order to remove any doubt about it
- Imperceptible - something imperceptible is so slight or small that it is very difficult to notice
- Sub-text - a hidden meaning
- Distress - a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset
- Dented - to have a bad effect on something
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Agenda - all the things that need to be done or that need to be thought about or solved
- Dither - to be unable to make a decision about doing something
- Instance - an example of something happening
- Retail - relating to the sale of goods directly to the public for their own use
- Agitator - someone who organizes and persuades people to join a protest or political activity
- Heavy lifting - difficult work that needs a lot of effort
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "The strain in Spain"
- Strain - pressure caused by a difficult situation
- Uncertainty - a nervous feeling that you have because you think bad things might happen
- Hover - to stay in one place
- Stabilise - to reach a state where there are no longer any major changes or problems
- Conservative - not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
- Minority government - a government in which the main party has more members than any other single party but not more members than all the other parties together
- Swiftly - quickly or immediately
- Succeed - to replace someone in an important or powerful job or position
- Wobbly - not strong, confident, or certain
- Functionary - an official who works for a government or a political party, especially one with unimportant or boring office duties
- Convicted - proved to be guilty of a crime by a court of law
- Slush fund - an amount of money that an organization, business, or political party uses for illegal purposes
- Boom - a sudden major increase in trade, profits etc in a particular country or region
- Verdict - an official judgment made in a court
- Centre-stage - a position in which someone or something is attracting a lot of interest or attention
- Mastermind - to plan and organize a difficult or complicated operation, especially a crime
- No-confidence motion - a voting process in which people show that they do not support a person or group in power
- Ironically - used for saying that a situation has developed in an unexpected and sometimes humorous way
- Coalition - a temporary union of different political parties that agree to form a government together
- Premiership - the position of being Prime Minister
- Ouster - the removal of someone from an official position
- Prolonged - continuing for a long time
- Deadlock - a situation in which neither person or group involved in a disagreement is willing to change their opinions or position
- Avert - to prevent something bad or harmful from happening
- Remarkable - unusual in a way that surprises or impresses you
- Comeback - a period when someone or something becomes successful or popular again
- Consecutive - following one after another in order and with nothing else in between
- Separatist - a member of a group of people who want to be independent of a national, religious, or other group to which they belong
- Statehood - the status of a place as an independent country
- Impose - to introduce something such as a new law or new system, and force people to accept it
- Insistent - saying very firmly that something must happen or that something is true
- Austerity - an economic policy by which a government reduces the amount of money it spends by a large amount
- Erode - to gradually reduce the strength or importance of something
- Credible - able to be believed or trusted
- Progressive - supporting social and political change that aims to make a system fairer
- Moreover - used for introducing an additional and important fact that supports or emphasizes what you have just said
- Slender - very small in degree and only just enough
- Disparate - disparate things belong to very different groups or classes
- Manoeuvre - an action or movement that you need care or skill to do
- Ray of hope - a very small sign that something might improve or succeed
- Amid - if something happens amid particular feelings or events, it happens while people have these feelings or while these events are happening
- Prevailing - existing at a particular time or in a particular place
- Instability - a situation that keeps changing, so that you are worried about what might happen
- Recession - a period when trade and industry are not successful and there is a lot of unemployment
- Tigger - to make something happen
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Persist - to continue to exist
- Forecast - a statement about what is likely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy
- Equilibrium - a situation in which there is a balance between different forces or aspects
- Hollow out - to remove a large number of jobs from an organization or economy in order to save money
- Vigil - a quiet political protest held at night
- Immigrant - someone who comes to live in a country from another country
- Foothold - a position from which you can improve your status or become more successful in an organization, profession, or market
- Mainstream - considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people
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