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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "A promise to live by: on Indian democracy"
- Live by something - to behave according to a particular set of beliefs or principles
- Democracy - a system of government in which people vote in elections to choose the people who will govern them
- Mindful - careful about or conscious of something
- Invigorate - to make something stronger and more effective
- Numerous - existing in large numbers
- Resolute - extremely determined
- Founding fathers - the group of people who wrote the Constitution
- Substantially - by a large amount or degree
- Fragility - the quality of being easily harmed or destroyed
- Emergency - a situation in which a government takes action to deal with an event that is putting a lot of people in danger
- Devolution - the process of taking power from a central authority or government and giving it to smaller and more local regions
- Overlook - to fail to notice or do something
- Malady - a serious problem within a society or organization
- Afflict - if you are afflicted by an illness or serious problem, you suffer from it
- Disinformation - false information that is intended to make people believe something that is not true
- Disenfranchisement - the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote
- Corrode - to make something weak by causing gradual damage
- Divisive - likely to cause arguments between people
- Majoritarian - governed by or believing in decision by a majority
- Alarming - frightening or worrying
- Underrepresented - underrepresented groups do not have enough people with power to speak for them or to help them
- Evolve - to gradually change and develop over a period of time
- Sustenance - a way of supporting yourself
- Praiseworthy - deserving praise or admiration
- Vulnerability - the quality of being vulnerable (= able to be easily hurt, influenced, or attacked), or something that is vulnerable
- Undermine - to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful
- Reiterate - to repeat something in order to emphasize it or make it very clear to people
- Reinforce - to make an idea, belief, or feeling stronger
- Rejuvenation - to make something such as an organization, system, or place good or effective again
- Integrity - the quality of behaving according to the rules and standards
- Curb - to control or limit something that is harmful
- Hazard - something that could be dangerous or could cause damage or accidents
- Falsehood - a statement that is not true
- Polarisation - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other, or to cause this to happen
- Consolidation - to make the power, position, or achievements you already have stronger or more effective so that they are likely to continue
- Monitor - to regularly check something or watch someone in order to find out what is happening
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Adequate - good enough or large enough for a particular purpose
- Contender - someone who competes with other people for a prize or job
- Competitiveness - the fact of being able to compete successfully with other companies, countries, organizations
- Ground rules - the basic rules or principles that govern the way that something is done
- Disregard - to not consider something important, or to not pay any attention to it
- Defend - to protect someone or something from attack
- Reign - a period of time during which a particular person, group, or thing is very important or a powerful influence
- Opponent - someone who is competing against you
- Existential - an existential danger threatens the very existence of something
- Mobilise - if you mobilize a group of people, or if they mobilize, they come together in order to achieve something
- Disempower - to reduce the amount of control that someone has over a situation or over their life
- Furthering - to help the progress of something so that it is more likely to be successful
- At stake - likely to be lost or damaged if something fails
- Uphold - to show that you support something such as an idea by what you say or do
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Avoiding a slowdown: on Fed interest rates"
- Slowdown - a period when there is less activity
- Seemingly - in a way that appears to have a particular quality, even though this is probably not true
- Allay - if you allay feelings such as fears, worries, or doubts, you make someone feel less afraid, worried, or full of doubt
- Notwithstanding - despite something
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Inflation - an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable
- Persistent - continuing to do something in a determined way
- Lacklustre - not lively, exciting, or impressive
- Mere - only / just
- Considerably - a lot
- Bull market - a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are rising
- Aggressively - behaving in an angry or rude way that shows you want to fight, attack, or argue with someone
- Recession - a period when trade and industry are not successful and there is a lot of unemployment
- Hawkish - preferring to deal with political problems by using military force instead of more peaceful methods
- Monetary policy - actions taken by a government to control the amount of money in an economy and how easily available it is, for example by changing the interest rate
- Gradual - gradual processes and changes happen slowly and by small amounts
- Deteriorate - to become worse
- Dovish - preferring to use peaceful methods to solve problems rather than fighting
- Stimulus - anything that encourages something to happen, develop, or improve
- Successive - coming or happening one after another in a series
- Obvious - clear to almost anyone
- Coordinate - to organize the different parts of a job or plan so that the people involved work together effectively
- Disruptive - causing difficulties that interrupt something or prevent it from continuing
- Wreak havoc - to cause very great harm or damage
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