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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Quota questions: on 10% reservations"
- Quota - an amount of something that someone is officially allowed to have or do
- Rattled - worried or nervous
- Erosion - the gradual reduction or destruction of something important
- Unapologetic - showing that you do not think you have done something wrong, or that you do not think you need to apologize
- Manoeuvre - an action or movement that you need care or skill to do
- Genuine - real, rather than pretended or false
- Amendment - a change made to a law or agreement
- Drum up - to try to make people support you or buy something from you
- Scrutiny - careful examination of someone or something
- Enact - to make a proposal into a law
- Lay down - to state officially what someone must do or how they must do it
- Breach - to break a law, rule, or agreement
- Arguable - if something is arguable, you are not completely certain whether it is true or correct
- Deserving - worth supporting or helping
- Purview - the area of responsibility or influence that a person or organization has
- Struck down - if a judge or court strikes down a law, they officially end it
- Provision - a part of an agreement or law that deals with a particular problem
- Earmark - to decide to use something, especially money, for a particular purpose
- Determine - to officially decide something
- Backwardness - the state of not being developed, modern, or advanced
- Amend - to make changes to a document, law, agreement etc, especially in order to improve it
- Incapacity - the condition of being unable to live normally because you are ill or weak
- Warrant - a reason for doing something
- Ceiling - an upper limit set on the number or amount of something
- Creamy layer - a term used in Indian politics to refer to the relatively forward and better educated members of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs),who are not eligible for government-sponsored educational and professional benefit programs
- Uneasy - an uneasy situation is not settled or calm, and it could quickly change and get worse
- Parity - a situation in which different people or things are equal
- Offend - to break a law or rule, or to do something against your principles
- String of - a series of related things or events
- Adequately - in a way that is good enough or large enough for a particular purpose
- Quantifiable - capable of being measured or described as a quantity
- Exclusion - a situation in which someone is deliberately prevented from being involved in an activity or from entering a place
- Solely - involving nothing except the person or thing mentioned
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Reinstated, conditionally: on CBI Director's return"
- Reinstate - to give someone their previous job or position again
- Conditional - something that is conditional will only happen if something else happens
- Contention - an opinion or statement that something is true, especially one made during a discussion or argument
- Softens the blow - to reduce the bad effects of something
- Set aside - to not let a particular feeling, opinion, or belief influence you, in order to achieve something more important
- Divest - to take away someone’s power, rights, or authority
- Insulate - to protect someone from unpleasant knowledge or harmful experiences
- 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
- Unseemly - unseemly behaviour is embarrassing or upsets people because it is not suitable in a particular situation
- Tussle - a short fight
- Supremacy - a situation in which one person, group, or thing has more power or influence than any other
- Charges - to officially accuse someone of a crime
- Interim - intended to last or perform an activity only until someone or something permanent or final is available
- Inquiry - an official examination of a crime, accident, problem etc, in order to get information or the truth
- Of no avail - without getting the effect you wanted or intended
- Contention - an opinion or statement that something is true, especially one made during a discussion or argument
- Vigilance - the activity of watching a person or situation very carefully so that you will notice any problems or signs of danger immediately
- Mindful - careful about or conscious of something
- Formally - in a way that follows the correct or suitable official methods
- Oblique - not expressing something directly
- Intriguing - very interesting, especially because of being strange or mysterious
- Consequential - happening as an indirect result of something
- Restrain - to prevent someone or yourself from doing something
- Set aside - to not let a particular feeling, opinion, or belief influence you, in order to achieve something more important
- Unconditionally - without limits or conditions
- Coup - an occasion when someone suddenly gains control in an organization
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