English Vocabulary from "The Hindu" - 5th July 2016

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Hai  Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated 5th July 2016. Happy reading :)

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Topic 1 : "Baghdad in disarray"

• Disarray - the state of being confused and having no organization
• Deadliest - causing or able to cause death
• String of - continuous
• Boastfully - to say (something about oneself) in a proud way
• Claimed - to say that something is true or is a fact,
• Occurred - (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) happened
• In the heart of - in the most important part of something (central point)
• Carnage - the violent killing of large numbers of people
• So-called - used to express one's view that something is inappropriate
• Caliphate - an Islamic state, especially one ruled by a single religious and political leader
• Territory - (an area of) land, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person
  
• Setbacks - something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
• Blunt - make something less sharp / useful
• Sectarian - (a person) strongly supporting a particular religious group and not willing to accept other beliefs
• Wounds - a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh
• Triggered - caused something bad to start
• Dominant - having power and influence over others
• Moreover - (used to add information) also and more importantly
• Worsening - to become worse or to make something become worse
• Protest - an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc
• Threat - something that likely to cause damage / danger
• Partly - to some extent; not completely
• Structural -  relating to the way in which parts of a system or object are arranged
• Invasion - an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of another country
• Destroyed - damaged something so badly
• Anarchy - a situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government
• Machinery - the structure and systems of an organization or process
• Disbanded - to break a group
• Mess - a situation that is full of problems
• Suspicion - a belief or idea that something may be true
• Sectarianism - strongly supporting a particular religious group and not willing to accept other beliefs
• Incumbent - the holder of an office or post
• Incompetent - not having the ability to do something as it should be done
• Reform - to make an improvement
• Virtually - nearly / almost
• Stalled - stopped
• Exploit - make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)
• Stable - strong (not likely to change)
• Terror - violent action that causes extreme fear
• Tall order - something that is difficult to do
• Luxury - great comfort

Topic 2 : "Look who’s stalking"

• Stalking - the crime of illegally following and watching someone over a period of time
• Brutal - cruel, violent, and completely without feelings
• Hacking - killing somebody with knife
• In broad daylight - if a crime is committed in broad daylight, it happens during the day, when it could have been seen and prevented
• Shone a harsh light on something - to show / say directly that something is very bad
• Reinforced - to make something stronger
• Nabbing - catching someone who did something wrong
• Engage - involve
• Tragic - very sad (often involving death and suffering)
• Countless - so many to be counted
• To address - to give attention to / to deal with a problem
• Continuum - a continuous sequence
• Extreme - very great
• Cracking down - to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more serious way
• Harassment - behaviour that annoys or upsets someone
• Essential - necessary or needed
• Definitively - surely (without any doubt)
• Hindsight - the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened
• Mildly - not seriously
• Playful way - funny and not serious
• Preventable - able to be stopped from happening
• Mourned - to feel or express great sadness, especially because of someone's death
• Corrosive - harmful and causing bad feelings
• Potentially - possibly
• Nudged-out - to force someone come out of something
• Amendment - a minor change to improve something
• Dignity - the importance and value that a person has, that makes other people respect them
• Imprisonment - to put someone in jail
• Offence - an illegal act / crime
• Subsequent - happening after something else
• Conviction - a formal diclaration by the court that someone is guilty of a criminal offence
• Foster - to encourage the development or growth of feelings
• Disinterest - lack of interest
• Empowered - to give someone freedom / authority to do something

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