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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Managing perceptions: on amending the SC/ST Act"
- Perception - a particular way of understanding or thinking about something
- Amend - to make changes to a document, law, agreement etc, especially in order to improve it
- Pragmatism - a practical way of thinking or dealing with problems that emphasizes results and solutions more than theories
- Defuse - to make a situation more relaxed by making people feel less angry or less worried
- Prevailing - existing at a particular time or in a particular place
- Provision - a part of an agreement or law that deals with a particular problem
- Unavoidable - impossible to stop from happening
- Arguable - if something is arguable, you are not completely certain whether it is true or correct
- Dispensation - official permission to do something that people are not normally allowed to do, especially from a religious authority
- Massive - very large or heavy
- Protest - a strong complaint or disagreement
- Verdict - an official judgment made in a court
- Perceive - to understand or think about something in a particular way
- Dilute - to make something less strong or effective
- Constituent - someone who lives in a constituency and is allowed to vote in elections
- Threaten - to tell someone that you might or you will cause them harm, especially in order to make them do something
- Goad - to deliberately make someone feel very angry or upset so that they react
- Anticipatory - relating to the feelings that you get when you are expecting something to happen
- Preliminary - coming before the main or most important part of something
- Notwithstanding - despite something
- Interprete - to understand an action, situation etc in a particular way
- Alter - to make something or someone different
- Emphasise - to give particular importance or attention to something
- Arbitrary - not based on any particular plan, or not done for any particular reason
- Denial - the refusal to let someone have or do something
- Compensation - something that changes or removes the bad result of something
- Safeguard - to protect something or someone from being harmed or having problems
- Accusation - a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
- Concern - something that worries you
- Consolidate - to make the power, position, or achievements you already have stronger or more effective so that they are likely to continue
- Conviction - a decision by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
- Dismally - in a depressed manner
- Atrocity - a cruel and violent act
- Vital - very important, necessary, or essential
- Ostracisation - to avoid someone intentionally, or to prevent someone from taking part in the activities of a group
- Fair - if a situation is fair, everyone is treated equally and in a reasonable way
- Trial - the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent
- Enforce -to make sure that a law or rule is obeyed by people
- Dignity - respect that other people have for you or that you have for yourself
- Disadvantaged - disadvantaged people do not have the same advantages as other people, for example because they do not have much money
- Unspeakably - used for emphasizing how bad something is and how much it upsets you
- Abhorrent - if something is abhorrent to you, you dislike it very much, usually because you think it is immoral
- Discrimination - unfair treatment of someone because of their religion, race, or other personal features
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Discounting logic: on e-commerce policy"
- e-commerce - the activity of buying and selling goods on the Internet
- Draft - something such as a plan, letter, or drawing that may have changes made to it before it is finished
- Echoe - to express the ideas or feelings that someone else has expressed
- Era - a period of time that has a particular quality or character
- Putting together - to produce or organize something using many different things
- Regulatory - a regulatory organization or company controls an activity, process, or industry
- Framework - a set of principles, ideas etc that you use when you are forming your decisions and judgments
- Task force - a group of people chosen to deal with a particular problem or situation
- Think tank - a group of people who work together to produce new ideas on a particular subject
- Aviation - connected with making or flying planes
- e-tail - the activity of selling things on the Internet
- Frenetic - done very fast and with a lot of energy, often by someone who is in a hurry
- Merger - the process of combining two companies or organizations to form a bigger one
- Home-grown - a home-grown product, idea, or performer comes from a particular local area or small place
- Giant - a very large and successful company
- Swell - sto become larger than normal
- Fuel - to make something increase
- Oversee - to watch something in order to check that it works or happens in the way that it should
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Rulebook - a book that contains all the rules of an organization or a game
- Consumer - someone who buys and uses goods and services
- Overdue - if something is overdue, it should have been done before now
- Grievance - a complaint about being treated in an unfair way
- Concern - a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue
- Deep pockets - if an organization or person has deep pockets, they have a lot of money
- Forge - to work hard to achieve something
- Cohesive - combining well to form a strong well-organized unit
- Framework - a set of principles, ideas etc that you use when you are forming your decisions and judgments
- Sunset clause - part of a law or contract that states when it will end, or the conditions under which it will end
- Regressive - relating to behaviour that is not responsible or controlled
- Inventory - the amount of goods a shop has, or the value of them
- Leaf out - to copy
- Procurement - the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company
- Diktat - an official rule that people are forced to obey
- Monitor - to regularly check something or watch someone in order to find out what is happening
- Stipulate - to say what is allowed or what is necessary
- Drive away - to make someone stop wanting something or stop wanting to be with someone
- Foray - an attempt at doing something new or something that you do not usually do
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