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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The Pakistan test"
- Unveiling - the act of officially announcing something such as a plan or a new product that was previously a secret
- Rhetoric - a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people
- Exceed - to go above an official limit
- Emerging - just beginning to exist or be noticed
- Majority - the number of votes by which a person or party wins an election
- Former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
- Bitter - making you feel very unhappy or disappointed
- Assert - to state firmly that something is true
- Legitimate - fair and reasonable
- Claim - to say that something is yours, especially as a right
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Federal - connected with the national government of a country rather than with the government of one of its member states
- Provincial - of or relating to the parts of a country outside the capital or the large cities
- Tainted - something that is tainted is spoilt by an unpleasant feature or quality that often makes people not want to be involved with it
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Rigging - the act of organizing something in a dishonest way in order to produce a particular result
- Interference - the process of deliberately becoming involved in a situation and trying to influence the way that it develops, although you have no right to do this
- Arena - the people and activities involved with a particular subject or activity
- Charge - an official statement accusing someone of committing a crime
- Negotiate - to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way, especially in a business or political situation
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- 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
- Crack down - to start dealing with someone or something much more strictly
- Amid - if something happens amid particular feelings or events, it happens while people have these feelings or while these events are happening
- Scrutiny - careful examination of someone or something
- Tenor - the feeling, mood, or main message that you get from a book, person, situation etc
- Tough talk - to speak in a way that makes other people fear you
- Tackle - to make an organized and determined attempt to deal with a problem
- Impunity - freedom from any risk of being punished for doing something wrong or bad
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Significantly - in a way that is relevant or that has an important effect on something
- Alleged - claimed to be true, even though this has not been proved
- Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Dispute - a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time
- Dialogue - a process in which two people or groups have discussions in order to solve problems
- Regard - to think of someone or something in a particular way
- Reciprocate - to do the same thing for someone that they have done for you
- Stack - a pile of things placed one on top of another
- Term - a period of time during which a politician or other official holds their job
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Tackling HIV"
- Tackling - to make an organized and determined attempt to deal with a problem, often a social problem such as crime or unemployment
- Incidence - the number of cases of an illness or a medical condition in a particular place, group, or situation
- Stigma - a feeling that something is wrong or embarrassing in some way
- Syndrome - a medical condition that has a particular set of effects on your body or mind
- Rapid - happening, moving, or acting quickly
- Progress - the process of developing or improving
- Antiretroviral - antiretroviral drugs are used to treat certain types of virus, especially HIV (=the virus that causes AIDS)
- Respectively - used for saying that something happens separately to each of the people or things mentioned in the order in which they were mentioned
- Warrant - to make an action seem reasonable or necessary
- Tuberculosis - a serious infectious disease affecting your lungs
- Declining - becoming less or worse
- Mindful - careful about or conscious of something
- Legitimise - to make something seem morally right or reasonable
- Harassment - annoying or unpleasant behaviour towards someone that takes place regularly
- Immoral - morally wrong
- Aspect - a particular part, feature, or quality of something
- Gay - sexually attracted to people of the same sex. This word is mainly used about men.
- Prosecution - the process or act of accusing someone of a crime and asking a court of law to judge them
- Homosexual - attracted sexually to people of the same sex
- Suppress - to stop an activity, especially by making laws or by using your authority
- Viral - caused by or relating to a virus
- Intervention - a situation in which someone becomes involved in a particular issue, problem etc in order to influence what happens
- Sensitise - to make someone notice or understand a situation or problem
- Arbitrary - not based on any particular plan, or not done for any particular reason
- Emphasise - to give particular importance or attention to something
- Universal - involving or affecting everyone in the world
- Ensure - to make certain that something happens or is done
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