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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Conferring eminence"
- Conferring - to give something such as authority, a legal right, or an honour to someone
- Eminence - importance because of impressive achievements, character, or status
- Priority - something important that must be done first or needs more attention than anything else
- Erstwhile - previous
- Expansion - the process of making a business, organization, or activity grow by including more people, moving into new areas, selling more products etc
- Inclusion - the action of including someone or something in a group, arrangement, document etc
- Excellence - the quality of being excellent
- Theme - the main subject of something such as a book, speech, art exhibition, or discussion
- Liberal - used about societies, institutions etc that allow people a lot of personal freedom
- Rigour - the quality of being thorough and careful
- Equitable - fair and reasonable because everyone is treated in the same way
- Ambitious - determined to be successful
- Potentially - possibly true in the future, but not true now
- Humanities - subjects such as history, literature, and philosophy that are based on the study of human culture and ideas
- Creditable - good enough to deserve some praise or admiration
- Controversy - a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about
- Ensure - to make certain that something happens or is done
- Transparently - open and honest, without secrets
- Infrastructure - the set of systems within a place or organization that affect how well it operates, for example the telephone and transport systems in a country
- Autonomy - a situation in which a state, region, or organization is independent and has the power to govern itself
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Empower - to give someone more control over their life or more power to do something
- Incentive - something that makes you want to do something or to work harder, because you know that you will benefit by doing this
- Ad hocism - the practice of reacting to what happens or is needed at a particular time, rather than planning in advance
- Insulate - to protect someone from unpleasant knowledge or harmful experiences
- Vice-chancellor - someone who is in charge of a university
- Ideological - based on, or relating to, a set of beliefs or principles, especially one on which a political system, party, or organization is based
- Biase - to influence someone’s opinions, decisions etc so that they behave or think in an unfair way
- Significant - very large or noticeable
- Innovate - to invent or begin using new ideas, methods, equipment etc
- Expenditure - money spent by a government, organization, or person
- R&D - research and development: the department in a large company that is responsible for studying new ideas and developing new products
- GDP - gross domestic product: the total value of the goods and services that a country / organization produces in a year, not including income received from money invested in other countries / organizations
- Uneven - not the same in size or length
- Abysmal - extremely bad or low in quality
- Decline - to become less or worse
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Quartermile stone: on Hima Das' gold medal"
- Quartermile - an athletic event in which competitors run a quarter mile or 400 metres
- Incredibly - used for saying that something is difficult to believe
- Remarkable - unusual in a way that surprises or impresses you
- Sprint - a short race at a fast speed
- Breakthrough - a time when you begin to be successful at something
- Breathtaking - extremely impressive or beautiful
- Debut - the first time that a performer or sports player appears in public
- Hurdles - a race in which people or horses must jump over a series of upright frames
- Clock - to measure or record the speed at which a person or vehicle is travelling
- Fatigued - feeling extremely tired, either physically or mentally
- Wilting - if a person wilts, they have less energy, confidence, or enthusiasm
- Wait-and-watch - to stay calm and delay doing something until you see what happens
- Assess - to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in order to make a judgment
- Backed by - supported by
- Reap - to get something as a result of something that you do
- Emerge - to become known
- Beacon - someone or something that encourages people and gives them a good example to follow
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