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Note : Click on titles to read Editorials from THE HINDU News Paper
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Missed target: on India refusing visa to Pakistani competitors"
- Competitor - someone who takes part in a sports competition
- Shoot yourself in the foot - to say or do something stupid that causes you trouble
- Revoke - to officially say that something is no longer legal, for example a law or a document
- Rapid fire - a rapid-fire weapon is designed to fire bullets very quickly
- Controversy - a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about
- Heighten - if something heightens a feeling or emotion, or if a feeling or emotion heightens, it becomes stronger
- Bilateral - a bilateral agreement or activity is one that involves two groups or countries
- Charter - an official document describing the aims, rights, or principles of an organization
- Discrimination - unfair treatment of someone because of their religion, race, or other personal features
- 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
- Supreme - most important, or most powerful
- Clamour - an urgent request for something by a lot of people
- Perceive - to understand or think about something in a particular way
- Scrap - to decide not to continue with something such as a plan or an event
- Commonwealth - a group of countries that have the same political or economic interests
- Sparing - using only a little of something
- End up - to be in a particular place or state after doing something or because of doing it
- Collateral - valuable
- Consequence - a result or effect of something
- Severe - a severe problem is very serious and worrying
- Ensure - to make certain that something happens or is done
- Negotiation - formal discussions in which people or groups try to reach an agreement, especially in a business or political situation
- Put something into cold storage - to decide not to do or use something until later
- Precedent - an action or event in the past that is used as an example or reason for a present action or event
- Turn down - to not accept an offer or request
- Played out - to develop or end in a particular way
- Egg on - to strongly encourage someone to do something that might not be a very good idea
- Yesteryear - from a time in the distant past
- Mull over - to think carefully about something for a long time
- Atmospherics - unusual conditions
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Mixed optics: Saudi Crown Prince’s India visit"
- Optics - the way a situation looks to the general public
- Crown Prince - a prince who will become king after the present king or queen dies
- Standalone - not connected to anything else, or not depending on anything else
- Regarded as - to think of someone or something in a particular way
- Diplomatic - relating to the profession or skill of preserving or creating friendly relationships between countries
- Numerous - existing in large numbers
- Outcome - the final result of a process, meeting, activity etc
- Measure - an action that is intended to achieve or deal with something
- Upgrade - to improve the quality of a service or product
- Defence - actions that you take to protect someone or something that is being attacked
- Maritime - involving ships or the business of moving people and goods in ships
- Investment - the process of spending money in order to improve something or make it more successful
- Joint venture - an agreement between two companies to work together on a particular job, usually in order to share any risk involved
- Dampen - to make feelings, especially of excitement or enjoyment, less strong
- Condemnation - a public statement in which someone criticizes someone or something severely
- Renounce - to state formally that you no longer believe in something or support something
- Acknowledge - to accept or admit that something exists, is true, or is real
- Dispute - a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time
- Embrace - to put your arms around someone in order to show love or friendship
- Unwarranted - not fair or necessary
- Precede - to happen or exist before another person or thing
- Overplay - to treat something as being more important or more serious than it really is
- Isolating - to keep someone in a place away from other people
- De-hyphenate - to deal with parties of the same issue, differently
- Declaration - an official written statement that you sign to show that something is true
- Bolster - to make something stronger or more effective
- Undermine - to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful
- Compact - smaller than most things of the same kind
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