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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 18th November 2018 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Cyclone Gaja: Being prepared against extreme events"
- Cyclone - a severe storm in which the wind spins in a circle
- Extreme - very severe or bad
- Severe - causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious
- Coastal - on land beside a sea
- Resilience - the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened
- Toll - the total number of people who have been killed or hurt
- Infrastructure - the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively
- Disaster management - the job or activity of preparing for and successfully dealing with extremely difficult or damaging events that affect your business
- Paying off - if something you have done pays off, it is successful
- Bureaucracy - a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully
- Acquire - to get something
- Efficiency - the good use of time and energy in a way that does not waste any
- Mitigating - making something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad
- Impact - a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person
- Catastrophic - a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction
- Vulnerability - the quality of being vulnerable (= able to be easily hurt, influenced, or attacked), or something that is vulnerable
- Adopt - to start behaving in a particular way, especially by choice
- Felling - to cut down a tree
- Partisan - strongly supporting a person, principle, or political party, often without considering or judging the matter very carefully
- Rehabilitation - to return someone to a good, healthy, or normal life or condition afterthey have been in prison, been very ill, etc
- In contrast - an easily noticed or understood difference between two or more things
- Instance - a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that happens generally
- Politicise - to make something or someone political, or more involved in or conscious of political matters
- Machinery - the structure and systems of an organization or process
- Compensation - money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem
- Livestock - animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or chickens
- Intervention - action taken to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse
- Casualty - a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war
- Hazard - something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Theresa May's toughest week"
- Retain - to keep or continue to have something
- Looms - if an unwanted or unpleasant event looms, it seems likely to happen soon and causes worry
- Verdict - an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial
- Referendum - a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question
- Orchestrated - with every detail very carefully planned, sometimes secretly
- Conservative - not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change
- Modality - a particular way of doing or experiencing something
- At the heart of - to be the most important part of something
- Bitter - a bitter experience causes deep pain or anger
- Dispute - an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border:
- Formalise - to make something official or decide to arrange it according to a fixed structure
- Summit - an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries
- Uphill - needing a large amount of effort
- In the wake of - if something happens in the wake of something else, it happens after and often because of it
- Spate of - a large nubmer of
- Colleague - one of a group of people who work together
- Prominent - very well known and important
- Campaigner - a person who takes part in organized activities that are intended to change something in society
- Brexit - an exit (act of leaving) by the United Kingdom from the European Union (short for "British exit")
- Predecessor - someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series
- Blueprint - an early plan or design that explains how something might be achieved
- Controversial - causing disagreement or discussion
- Eurosceptic - a person, especially a politician, who opposes closer connections between Britain and the European Union
- Anxious - worried and nervous
- Alter - to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change
- Indefinite - not exact, not clear, or without clear limits
- Constrain - to control and limit something
- Unfolding - if a situation or story unfolds, it develops or becomes clear to other people
- Crisis - a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering
- Trigger - an event or situation, etc. that causes something to start
- Prospect - the possibility that something good might happen in the future
- Minority - a smaller number or part
- Rally - to (cause to) come together in order to provide support or make a shared effort
- Backbencher - a member of the UK parliament who does not have any official position in the government or in one of the opposing parties
- Backing - support
- Chaotic - happening in a confused way and without any order or organization
- Ramification - the possible results of an action
- Avert - to prevent something bad from happening
- Nightmare - an extremely unpleasant event or experience or possible event or experience
- Conceivable - possible to imagine or to believe
- Scenario - a description of possible actions or events in the future
- Referendum - a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question
- Eloquent - giving a clear, strong message
- Echo - to repeat details that are similar to, and make you think of, something else
- Meanwhile - until something expected happens, or while something else is happening
- Uncertainty - a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known or certain
- Hollowness - (of situations, feelings, or words) the fact of being without value, or not true or sincere
- Campaign - a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim
- Fragility - easily damaged, broken, or harmed
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