English Vocabulary from "The Hindu" - 27th January 2016

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Hi Friends, I am Kani. Here I am sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated 27th January 2016. Happy Reading :)

Topic 1 : "Politics, impropriety and President’s Rule"

• Impropriety - dishonest ​behaviour
• Throes - experiencing something that is ​difficult, ​unpleasant, or ​painful
• Crisis - a ​time of ​great ​confusion / ​suffering
• Proclamation - the  official announcement of an important matter
• Discern - to find out (recognize)
• Discredited - ​loss of ​respect in someone / something
• Dissidence - protest against official policy / government
• Likelihood - the ​chance that something will ​happen
  
• Intervening - take part in something to change the result
• Partisan - a strong supporter of a party
• Determining - to ​decide what will ​happen
• Spectacle - an unexpected ​situation that ​attracts ​attention, ​interest, or ​disapproval
• Overshadowing - appear more important than something
• Floor test - a test to prove majority (by head-count) on the floor of the House (Parliament) for a crucial decision
• Interim - temporary
• Impasse - a situation in which no progress is possible
• Elapsed - passed
• Manipulate - handle or control in a skilful manner
• Legislature - the ​group of ​people in a ​country who have the ​power to make and ​change ​laws
• Precipitated - to make something ​happen ​suddenly / unexpectedly
• Makeshift - temporary
• Justified - having a good ​reason for something
• Advancing - move forwards in a purposeful way
• Discretion - the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment
• Stalling - stopping
• Rooted - establish deeply and strongly
• Functionaries - people who has to perform official functions or duties (officials)

Topic 2 : "Consolidating ties with France"

• Consolidating - to make something stronger
• Understated - presented in an effective way
• Wrapped up - to complete something / to bring something to an end
• Devoid - the lack of something (which is necessary)
• Strategic - used to ​provide ​military ​forces with an ​advantage
• Counterterrorism - political or military activities designed to prevent terrorism
• Threats - dangers
• Recrimination - ​arguments between ​people who are ​blaming each other
• Consistent - always ​behaving in a ​similar and ​positive way
• Collaborated - work jointly on an activity or project
• Bilateral trade - the exchange of goods between two countries
• Hover - to ​stay at a ​particular ​level
• Impasse - a situation in which no progress is possible
• Hanging fire - unexpected delay
• Vulnerable - able to be ​easily influenced or ​attacked
• Envisage -  to ​imagine or ​expect something in the ​future (especially something good)
• Engage - to ​become ​involved
• Reform - make changes in something in order to improve it
• To aid - help / support

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