English Vocabulary from "The Hindu" - 26th December 2015

Laudable - deserving praise (admirable)
Precisely - exactly (something done with perfection
Stopover - a break in a journey
Drop in/by - to visit someone
Counterpart - a person having the same job / characteristics as another
Masterstroke - an action that is very clever and produces success
to Draw the curtain - to close something
Facilitator - someone who helps a person or organization do something more easily (by discussing things and suggesting ways of doing things)
Perilous - something that is dangerous or very risky
Setback - something that delays or prevents a process from developing
Stride - an important positive development
Sustain - to continue something as it is
Awry - not working correctly
Dwell - live at a specified place
Peril - something that is very dangerous
Take the high road - doing the right thing even if its not easy
Discordant - harsh
Breakthrough - an important event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
Progression - the process of developing (related to Progress)
Churlish - rude (not polite)
Regression - going back to previous state
Aghast - filled with shock
Sagacious - having a great understanding and the ability to make good judgments

Abuse - to treat someone cruelly or violently
Emblematic - symbolic
Migrant - a person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions
Entrapment - the act of causing someone to do something they would not usually do by tricking them
Deceit - to hide the truth (mislead)
Cramped - uncomfortably small (not having enough space)
Exploitative / Exploitation - using someone unfairly for your own advantage
Expatriate - a person who lives outside their native country
Repatriate - send (someone) back to their own country
Outrage - an extremely strong reaction of anger
Impoverished - financially destroyed (poor enough to need help from others)
Remittance - the sending of money to someone at a distance