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Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated 3rd November 2016. Happy reading :)
Note : Click on the titles to read the Editorials
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Tight race in a divided country"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Green farms and clean air"
- Guffawed - laughed very loudly
- Nail-biting - a nail-biting situation makes you very excited or worried
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Nominee - someone who has been nominated for something (job or prize)
- Stemming from something - to be caused by something
- Boasting - to proudly tell other people about what you have done or can do
- Groping - to touch someone sexually in a rough way, especially someone who does not want to be touched
- Consent - permission to do something
- Plummeted - fell straight down very quickly from a high position
- Alleged - to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof
- Assault - to attack someone violently
- Game changer - someone or something that completely changes the way that something is done
- Correspondence - the process of writing and receiving mails
- Estranged husband - an estranged husband or wife is no longer living with their partner
- Aide - a person whose job is to help someone important, such as a member of a government or a military officer of high rank
- Undercurrent - an emotion, belief, or characteristic of a situation that is hidden and usually negative or dangerous but that has some effect
- Vicious - extremely violent
- In the blue corner - in favour of
- Parsed - examined / resolved
- Overwhelming - very great or very large
- Statesman - an experienced politician, especially one who is respected for making good judgments
- Poise - a controlled and relaxed way of behaving, even in difficult situations
- Debate - a discussion in which people or groups state different opinions about a subject
- Unearth - to discover something that was not known before
- Evidence - one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true
- Criminality - the criminal quality of someone or something
- Perception - a particular way of understanding or thinking about something
- Untrustworthiness - the quality of not being able to be trusted
- Proximity - the state of being near in space or time
- Deep-pocketed - a deep-pocketed person or organization has a lot of money to spend
- Hard line - to deal with someone or something in a very strong or strict way and refuse to change your opinion or decision
- Fiscal - financially
- Expansive - friendly
- In the red corner - against of
- Tone down - to make something less severe, shocking, or offensive
- Abrasive - behaving in way that seems rude to other people, because you say what you think even if it is not nice
- Rhetoric - a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people
- Latino - a citizen of the US whose family was originally from Mexico, Central America, or South America
- Differently abled - disabled
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Backlash - a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened
- Demographics - relating to the study of populations and the different groups that make them up
- Alienation - to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you
- Mainstream - considered ordinary or normal and accepted or used by most people
- Hurled - to shout at someone in a very angry way
- Defiance - refusal to obey a person or rule
- In the teeth of something - despite something such as problems or difficulties
- Brazen - behaving in a way that is not moral or socially acceptable
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Shadowy - mysterious and secret
- Feverish - extremely excited
- Campaigning - to try to win an election
- With a bang - in a very exciting or successful way
- Groan - to speak about something in a way that shows you are unhappy
- Bitterly - in a way that shows that you are extremely angry, upset, or disappointed about something
- Polarised - to form two very different groups, opinions, or situations that are completely opposite to each other, or to cause this to happen
- Initiate - to cause something to begin
- Reconciling - to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together
- Mores - the traditional practices and moral values of a particular society or group of people
- Diminished - reduced in amount, size, or importance
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Green farms and clean air"
- Massive - very large or heavy
- Enveloping - to surround someone or something completely
- Disconnect - a situation in which two or more things are not connected in the way that they should be
- Significantly - by a large amount, or in a way that is easily noticeable
- Contribute - to be a part of a group or an activity and help it to be successful
- Impact - an effect, or an influence
- Particulate - an extremely small piece of dirt, especially one produced by road vehicles, that causes pollution
- Pollutant - a substance that is harmful to the environment
- Prohibition - a law or rule that stops people from doing something
- Paddy straw - the dried, yellow stems of crops such as rice
- Initiative - a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem
- Biomass - dead plant and animal material suitable for using as fuel
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Residue - the part of something that remains after the rest has gone or ended
- Surplus - more of something than is necessary
- Straw - the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat
- Depriving - if you deprive someone of something, you take it away from them or prevent them from having it
- Cropland - land used for growing crops (plants grown for food)
- Nutrient - a substance in food that plants, animals, and people need to live and grow
- Irony - a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result
- Several - some
- Crippling - causing serious damage or problems
- Monsoon - the season of heavy rain during the summer in hot Asian countries
- Partly - to some degree, but not completely
- Fodder - food that is given to cows, horses, and other farm animals
- Productively - in a way that produces positive results or a larger quantity of something
- Pilot projects - new projects
- Mechanise - to use a machine to do something that used to be done by hand
- Composting - to add decaying plant material to soil to improve its quality
- Scaled up - to make something larger in size, amount etc than it used to be
- Liberal - willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas
- Deploy - to use something in an effective way
- Abatement - a reduction in something harmful or unpleasant
- Conservation - the management of land and water in ways that prevent it from being damaged or destroyed
- Low-till - an agricultural planting practice
- Residue - the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away
- Curb - to control or limit something that is harmful
- Inevitable - impossible to avoid or prevent
- Premature - happening too soon or before the usual time
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