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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 4th November 2018 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Eyes wide shut: on the unrest in Upper Assam"
- Unrest - angry or violent behaviour by people who are protesting against something
- Polarisation - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other, or to cause this to happen
- Facile - too simple to deal with the difficulties of a real situation
- Gunning down - to shoot someone and kill them or injure them badly, especially someone who is not guilty of anything, or who is not carrying a gun
- Isolate - happening only once, or existing only in one place
- Eruption - the act of starting suddenly and violently
- Context - the general situation in which something happens, which helps to explain it
- Crucial - something that is crucial is extremely important because it has a major effect on the result of something
- Symptomise - to be a sign of a larger problem
- Fault line - a problem that may not be obvious and could cause something to fail
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- At the heart of - to be the most important part of something
- Schism - an occasion when one group divides into two groups because of a disagreement
- Eventually - at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen
- Left out - to not include someone or something
- Elaborate - very detailed and complicated
- Draws to a close - to end
- Known known - something that you know that you know
- Immigrant - someone who comes to live in a country from another country
- Counterpart - someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different country, time, situation, or organization
- Ethnic - relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions
- Nativist - a person who supports the idea of nativism (= the idea that people who were born in a country are more important than people who have come to the country from somewhere else)
- Advocate - to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
- Even-handed - dealing fairly with all the people involved in a situation
- Persecution - extremely bad treatment of someone, especially because of their race, religion, or political beliefs
- Shutdown - an occasion when a business or large piece of equipment stops operating, usually for a temporary period
- Counter - to react to something with an opposing opinion or action, or to defend yourself against something
- Kernel - the most important part of something
- Unequivocal - clear, definite, and without doubt
- Hedge - to try to avoid giving an answer or taking any action
- Innovative - new, original, and advanced
- Ensuing - an ensuing event or activity happens after something else, often as a result of it
- Polarise - to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups
- Shrill - very loud, high, and unpleasant
- Rhetoric - a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people
- Spill over - to spread to other areas
- Emanate - to come from a particular place
- Valley - a low area of land between mountains or hills, usually with a river flowing through it
- Instance - an example of something happening
- Harass - to keep annoying or upsetting someone, for example by criticizing them, attacking them, or treating them in a way that is offensive to them
- Tragedy - a very sad event that causes people to suffer or die
- Grim - grim news, situations, or events are unpleasant and make you feel upset and worried
- Potentially - possibly true in the future, but not true now
- Thus far - until now or until the present stage in a process
- Handiwork - used in an angry way for referring to something bad that someone has done
- Meanwhile - at the same time
- Monitor - to regularly check something or watch someone in order to find out what is happening
- Resident - someone who lives in a particular place
- Ethnicity - the fact that someone belongs to a particular ethnic group
- Permeate - if an attitude or feeling permeates something, you can feel or see its influence clearly in every part of that thing
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Mob rule: on Asia Bibi blasphemy case"
- Mob rule - a situation in which a crowd of people control a place illegally
- Blasphemy - something that is considered offensive to God or someone’s religious beliefs
- Empower - to give someone more control over their life or more power to do something
- Extremist - someone who has beliefs or opinions that are considered to be extremely unreasonable by most people
- Capitulate - to stop opposing what someone wants and agree to it, usually because they are stronger than you
- Acquittal - an official judgment in a court of law that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of
- Death row - the part of a prison for criminals who are going to be executed (=legally killed)
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Regressive - relating to behaviour that is not responsible or controlled
- Capitulate - to stop opposing what someone wants and agree to it, usually because they are stronger than you
- Verdict - an official judgment made in a court
- Protester - someone who publicly shows their opposition to something such as a law or policy
- Firebrand - someone who has strong feelings, especially about politics, and wants to change things or encourage other people to feel the same
- Cleric - a leader of any religion
- Sit-in - a protest in which people sit down in order to stop a business from operating until their demands are listened to
- Acquittal - an official judgment in a court of law that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of
- Protester - someone who publicly shows their opposition to something such as a law or policy
- Islamist - someone who follows Islam very strictly
- Outskirt - the areas of a town or city that are furthest away from the centre
- Take the oath - to formally promise to tell the truth in a court of law
- Strike a deal with - to agree to do business with another person or company
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Fire - to make someone leave their job, sometimes as a punishment
- Extremist - someone who has beliefs or opinions that are considered to be extremely unreasonable by most people
- Mob - a large crowd of people that is dangerous or difficult to control
- Dictate - to influence or control how something is done
- Erode - to gradually reduce the strength or importance of something, or to be gradually reduced in this way
- Bloodshed - a situation in which people are killed or injured, especially during fighting
- Prophet - according to some religions, a man sent by God to lead people and teach them their religious beliefs
- Convict - proved to be guilty of a crime by a court of law
- Sentence - when a judge sentences someone, they officially state what someone’s punishment will be
- Widespread - happening or existing in many places, or affecting many people
- Condemnation - a public statement in which someone criticizes someone or something severely
- Persecute - to treat someone extremely badly, or to refuse them equal rights, especially because of their race, religion, or political beliefs
- Minority - a small number of people or things that are part of a larger group but different in some way from most of the group
- Outspoken - an outspoken person states their opinion honestly, even if other people do not like it
- Secular - not religious, or not connected with religion
- Campaign - to try to achieve political or social change by persuading other people or the government to do something
- Assassinate - to kill a famous or important person, especially for political reasons or for payment
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Acquit - to state officially that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of
- Controversial - a controversial subject, opinion, or decision is one that people disagree about or do not approve of
- Legislation - a law, or a set of laws
- Rein in - to limit or control something that has developed too much or has continued for too long
- Protest - a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, or opposition
- Capitulate - to stop opposing what someone wants and agree to it, usually because they are stronger than you
- Subsequently - after something else happened
- Disservice - to do something that makes people’s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be
- Embolden - to give someone more confidence to do something
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