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Hi Friends, I am Kani. Here I am sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated November 27, 2015. Happy Reading :)
Topic 1 : "Warning signals from the Valley"
- Insurgency - a situation when a group of people attempt to take control of their country by force
- Decisive - having the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively
- Fuelled - encouraged
- Spurt - move with a sudden speed
- Last-ditch effort - an effort or attempt that is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed
- Appetite - a strong desire or liking for something.
- Emerging - growing
- Amid - surrounded by
- Heed - pay attention to
- Flourishing - developing rapidly and successfully
- Informants - a person who gives information
- Insurgents - a person fighting against government
- Muddy the waters - to make a situation more confused
- Attrition - decrease in numbers, size, or strength
- Containment - he action of keeping something harmful under control
- Holistic - focusing on whole rather than analysing into parts
- Dispute - argument
- Assuage - satisfy
- Grievance - complaint
- Intertwined - to become very closely involved with each other
- Infiltrate - to secretly enter something (a group or an organization) in order to get information or do harm
Topic 2 : "Political shift in Argentina"
- Resonate - to resound
- Inherit - to receive or take over something from the previous holder (usually after his death)
- Deregulation - the process of removing restrictions and regulations
- Trigger - to cause
- Tariff - tax on imports or exports
- Derailed - to cause a sudden stop
- Stagnation - to make something stand without moving
- Reaped - to obtain a return or reward
- Backing - support
- Backlash - a strong negative reaction by a large number of people
- Rejuvenate - make something look or feel better
- Sagging - sinking (decreasing to lower level)
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