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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Collegium controversy"
- Collegium - a group of officials in charge of an industry or area of activity
- Controversy - a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about
- Unusual - not normal, common, or ordinary
- Scrutiny - careful examination of someone or something
- Controversial - a controversial subject, opinion, or decision is one that people disagree about or do not approve of
- Embarrassment - a feeling of being nervous or ashamed because of what people know or think about you
- Superior - greater in size or power
- Former - used for describing someone or something that had a particular job, title, status etc in the past, but not now
- Exception - someone or something that is different in some way from other people or things and so cannot be included in a general statement
- Revisiting - to consider or discuss something again
- Elevation - the act of giving someone higher status or a more important position
- Apex - the most important or successful part of something
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Merely - only / just
- Concerning - about a particular subject
- Seniority - greater age, or a more important social position
- Appointee - someone who has been chosen to do a particular job
- Graver- so serious that you feel worried
- Arbitrary - not based on any particular plan, or not done for any particular reason
- Revoke - to officially say that something is no longer legal, for example a law or a document
- Claim - to say that something is true, even though there is no definite proof
- Consultation - discussion between people or groups before they make a decision
- Rationale - the set of reasons that something such as a plan or belief is based on
- Underscore - to emphasize something, or to show that it is important
- Disquiet - a feeling of being very worried or nervous
- Curious - unusual and interesting
- Supersede - if one thing supersedes another, it replaces the other thing, especially because it is more modern or more useful
- Deserving - worth supporting or helping
- Substance - the quality of being important, real, or useful
- Criticism -comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad
- Sole - the sole person or thing is the only one of a particular type
- Criterion - a standard that is used for judging something or for making a decision about something
- Elsewhere - in or to another place or other places
- Misgiving - a feeling of fear or doubt about whether something is right or will have a good result
- Credibility - qualities that someone has that make people believe or trust them
- Transparency - the quality of being done in an open way without secrets
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Learning little"
- Arithmetic -the part of mathematics that involves basic calculations such as adding or multiplying numbers
- Rural - relating to the countryside, or in the countryside
- Dismal -very bad
- Assessment - the process of deciding what level a student is at, or how much progress they are making
- Fare -used for saying how well or how badly someone does something
- Dramatic -sudden and surprising or easy to notice
- Outcome - the final result of a process, meeting, activity etc
- Emerge - to come out of something or out from behind something
- Annual - happening once a year
- Moribund - no longer effective and not likely to continue for much longer
- Majority - most of the people or things in a group
- Obviously - in a way that is clear for almost anyone to see or understand
- Let down - to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do
- Survey - an examination of something to see how good its condition is
- Corresponding - related to or connected with something
- Under-perform - to be less successful than people expect
- Uptick - a small increase
- Significant - very large or noticeable
- Severe - a severe problem is very serious and worrying
- Barrier - something that separates one thing from another
- Institute - to start or cause a system, rule, legal action, etc. to exist
- Consultation - discussion between people or groups before they make a decision
- Innovation - a new idea, method, piece of equipment etc
- Nursery - a school for children between the ages of three and five
- Enactment - to put something into action, especially to make something law
- Enrolment - to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group
- Empower - to give a person or organization the legal authority to do something
- Framework - a set of principles, ideas etc that you use when you are forming your decisions and judgments
- Cater to - to provide people with something they want or need, especially something unusual or special
- Literacy - the ability to read and write
- Numeracy - basic skills in mathematics
- Ambitious - determined to be successful, rich, famous etc
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Innovation - a new idea, method, piece of equipment etc
- Incentivise - to give someone a reason for wanting to work hard
- Beyond - outside the range or limits of a subject, quality, or activity
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