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Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated May 31st 2016. Happy reading :)
Note : Click on the titles to read the Editorials.
Topic 1 : "Enough, but much too late"
Topic 2 : "The rise and rise of Virat Kohli"
- Scrapping - removing / cancelling
- Redeem - to make something seem less bad
- At stake - at risk
- Constituency - a group of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body
- Impact - effect or influence
- Context - the situation within which something happens
- Rampant - (of something bad) getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way
- Curb - to control or limit something that is not wanted
- Malpractice - improper, illegal, or negligent professional behaviour (doing something wrong in your work)
- Reputation - the good opinion that people in general have about someone or something, based on past behaviour or character
- Empowered - to have official authority or the freedom to do something
- Baring - except if a particular thing happens
- Teeth and claw - to work very hard to achieve / do something
- Asserting - to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others
- Vis-à-vis - in relation to / with regard to
- Postponement - to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time
- Deferred - delayed until a later time
- Remit - the area that a person or group of people in authority has responsibility for or control over
- Unprecedented - never having happened or existed in the past
- Calling off - to cancel
- Maximalist - a person who holds extreme views and is not prepared to compromise (especially in politics)
- Degree - an amount or level of something
- Elsewhere - some other place
- Pernicious - having a harmful effect
- Inducements - money / gifts given to you to make you do something
- Construed - to understand the meaning of something in a particular way
- Not to mention - * used when you want to emphasize something that you are adding to a list
- Drastic - serious and sudden
- Ramifications - the possible results of an action
- Reprimand - a formal expression of disapproval
- Displeasure - a feeling of annoyance or disapproval
- Convention - a way in which something is usually done
- Propriety - correct moral behaviour or actions
- Underlined - to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to
- Cowed down - to do something in favor of somebody, because they frightned / warned you to do
- Acquiesce - to unwillingly accept or agree to something
- Commend - to formally praise someone or something
Topic 2 : "The rise and rise of Virat Kohli"
- Deservedly - in the way that is deserved / rightfully
- Ruined - destroyed or spoiled
- Marshalled - assembled and arranged (a group of people) in order
- Rousingly - making people feel excited and proud or ready to take action
- Clinch - to finally get or win something
- Skipper - the captain of a sports team
- Cascade - to fall quickly and in large amounts
- Context - point of view
- Studded with - to cover with
- Tally - a record or count of a number of things
- Prolific - producing a great number or amount of something
- Accolade - praise and approval
- Bagged something - to accomplish or achieve something
- Firm Imprint - strong mark
- Contest - a competition
- Anticipate - to imagine or expect that something will happen
- Held centre stage - to be at the centre of attention
- Tempo - the speed at which an event happens
- Shepherded - to guide or direct in a particular direction
- Threaded - to join together
- Validating - to prove that something is correct
- Blip - something that is small or unimportant or that does not last a long time
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