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Hi Friends, I am Kani. Here I am sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated December 30th 2015. Happy Reading :)
Topic 1 : "Good sense on LPG subsidy"
- Alliance - a union or association formed for mutual benefit
- Eminent - Good
- Beneficiary - the recipient of money or other benefits
- Brickbats- An unfavorable remark (criticism)
- Voluntary - to do / give something willingly (without being forced or paid to do it)
- Opting - to make a choice from a range of possibilities
- Opt out - choose not to do something
- Leeway - freedom to do something the way you want to do it
- Spouse - A marriage partner; a husband or wife.
- Plaguing- causing worry / pain
- Phenomenon - something that exists and can be seen
- Imperative - Crucial
- Intended - planned
- Pilferage - the act of stealing
- Via - through
- Shore up - support
- Deficit - loss
- Firewood - wood that is burnt for a fire
Topic 2 : "A stand against reason"
- Grievous - causing very serious pain
- Exhaustion - extreme physical or mental tiredness
- Spectators - a person who watches an activity
- Partaking - joining in an activity
- Consequences - results
- Intended - planned
- Adequate - enough
- Mitigate - making something less harmful
- Taming - to control an animal
- Irrational - not logical or reasonable
- Endeavour - try hard to do or achieve something
- Goad - to make an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them
- Frenzy - wild and violent behaviour
- Deliberately - consciously and intentionally
- Gruesome - extremely unpleasant and shocking (to deal with death or injury)
- Adrenaline - a harmone produced by the body when you are angry
- Gored - covered with blood (that has come from an injury)
- Evolved - to develop slowly
- Bullock cart - a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen
- Promulgation - to announce something publicly
- Invoked - to use a law in order to achieve something
- Proponents - people who speak publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action
- Revocation - cancelling
- Ritual - a religious ceremony
- Disproportionate - too large or too small in comparison with something else
- Accede - agree to a demand
- Espousing - adopting or supporting something
- Decay - decompose
- Fervour - strong and sincere beliefs
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