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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 10th February 2019 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Congress and cow: on M.P. govt's use of NSA"
- Cattle - cows and bulls kept by farmers for their milk or meat
- Offence - a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment
- Out of line - behaving in a way that other people do not approve of
- Detention - the state of being kept in a police station or prison and not being allowed to leave
- Allege - to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong or illegal, even though this has not been proved
- Solely - involving nothing except the person or thing mentioned
- Endanger - to put someone or something into a situation where they might be harmed or damaged
- Habituated - very familiar with something as a result of experiencing it regularly
- Abuse - cruel, violent, or unfair treatment, especially of someone who does not have the power to prevent it
- Preventive - done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem
- Invoke - to use a law or rule in order to achieve something
- Dissenter - someone who strongly disagrees with something
- Vocal - relating to the voice, or done with the voice
- Disregard - the attitude of someone who does not respect something or consider it important
- Instance - an example of something happening
- Executive order - an order from the president or a department or official of the government that has the same authority as a law
- Trial - the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent
- Implication - a possible effect or result
- Adherence - the action of continuing to obey a rule, law, agreement etc
- Grave - so serious that you feel worried
- Vocation - a strong feeling that you should be doing a particular thing with your life
- Dietary - related to the foods that someone eats
- Reverence - a strong feeling of respect and admiration for someone or something
- Carcass - the body of a dead animal
- Ostensible - appearing to be true, or stated by someone to be true, but possibly false
- Flimsy - light and not providing very much protection
- Stringent - stringent rules or conditions are strict and make you achieve high standards
- Evidence - facts or physical signs that help to prove something
- Mob - a large crowd of people that is dangerous or difficult to control
- Lynching -to kill someone by hanging them by the neck, even though they have not been proved guilty of any crime
- Transport - to move people or things from one place to another, usually in a vehicle
- Preventive - done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem
- Remedial - intended to improve or correct something
- Apparent - easy to see or understand
- Eagerness - enthusiasm to do or to have something; keenness.
- Backlash - a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened, especially a political or social change
- Victim - someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime
- Indulge - to allow yourself to have or do something that you enjoy
- Provocative - intended to start arguments between people or to make people angry or upset
- Minor - not very important in comparison with people or things of the same type
- Solely - involving nothing except the person or thing mentioned
- Aggressive - behaving in an angry or rude way that shows you want to fight, attack, or argue with someone
- Protest - a strong complaint or disagreement
- Regime - a system or form of government
- Cravenness - lacking the least bit of courage
- Not content with - used to say that someone is not satisfied with something which most people would consider to be enough or too much, but wants or does more
- Slaughter - the killing of animals, usually for their meat
- Unease - a feeling of being nervous, uncomfortable, or unhappy about a situation
- Denounce - to criticize someone or something severely in public
- Vigilante - someone who tries to catch and punish criminals by themselves, without waiting for the police
- Neutralise - to stop something from having any effect
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Revoke - to officially say that something is no longer legal, for example a law or a document
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "No zero-sum games: on India-U.S. trade hostilities"
- Zero-sum game - a situation in which one person can win only what another person loses
- Hostility- opposition to something
- Alarm bell - something that makes you feel something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen
- Export - the practice or business of selling goods to another country
- Tariff - a tax that a government charges on goods that enter or leave their country
- Revocation - the act of saying officially that an agreement, law, etc. is no longer in effect
- Concession - something you give or allow to someone in order to reach an agreement
- Exporter - a person, business, or country that sells goods to another country
- Trade deficit - a situation in which a country is buying more things from other countries than it is selling to them
- Import - a product from another country, that is bought with money from your country
- In line with - similar to someone or something
- Retaliation - the act of doing something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you
- Negotiate - to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way, especially in a business or political situation
- Address - to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
- Deficit - the difference between the amount of money or goods that a country or business has and the amount that it has spent or that it owes
- Breakthrough - a discovery or achievement that comes after a lot of hard work
- Aggravated - an aggravated crime has features, such as the use of violence, that make it worse
- Comprehensive - including many details or aspects of something
- Urgency - the need to deal with something quickly
- Deadlock - a situation in which neither person or group involved in a disagreement is willing to change their opinions or position
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