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Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 29th December 2016. Happy reading :)
Note : Click on the titles to read the Editorials
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Disunity in opposition"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Statesmanship at Pearl Harbour"
- Disunity - a situation in which people are not in agreement or are not working together to achieve an aim
- Majority - in an election, the difference in the number of votes between the winning person or group and the one that comes second
- Resonate - to produce an emotional effect on someone
- Rallying point - a place, event, or person that people are attracted to as a symbol of a political group or ideal
- Defensive - used to protect someone or something against attack
- Demonetisation - to officially stop using particular notes or coins, or a particular currency
- Opponent - a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it
- Unprepared - not ready
- Tap into something - to manage to use something in a way that brings good results
- Resentment - an angry unhappy feeling that you have when you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect
- Seemingly - appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
- Curb - to control or limit something that is not wanted
- Flush out something - to empty or clean something
- Counterfeit - counterfeit bank notes, products, tickets etc are illegal copies made in order to trick people
- Flip-flop - to change a plan completely
- Amending - to change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document
- Devious - dishonest and clever
- Crisis - a time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering
- Inevitable - certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented
- Inexplicable - unable to be explained or understood
- Forge - to make or produce something, especially with some difficulty
- Delegation - a group of people who represent a country, government, or organization
- Waiver - an agreement that you do not have to pay or obey something
- Ally- someone who is ready to help you, especially against someone else who is causing problems for you
- Driven apart - to become less friendly and
- Alliance - an agreement to work with someone else to try to achieve the same thing
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Statesmanship at Pearl Harbour"
- Statesmanship - the behaviour and actions of an experienced and respected politician or member of a particular profession
- Conspicuous - very noticeable or easy to see, especially because of being unusual or different
- Gesture - an action that expresses your feelings or intentions
- Reconciliation - a situation in which two people or groups of people become friendly again after they have argued
- Heal - to make or become well again
- Wound - a problem or great unhappiness
- Connotation - an additional idea or emotion that a word suggests to you, in addition to its literal or main meaning
- Symbolic - representing something important
- Homage - something that someone does or says in order to show respect or admiration
- Atrocity - a cruel and violent act, often in a war
- Instance - an example of something happening
- Sensibilities - feelings
- Invariably - always
- Distort - to change something from its usual, original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Enduring - existing for a long time
- Underscore - to emphasize something, or to show that it is important
- Ticklish - something that needs to be dealt with carefully
- Overtone - a quality or feature that is noticeable but not obvious
- Conservatives - people who don't like or trust change
- Slaughter - the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war
- Marines - a part of a country's military forces that takes part especially in operations on land that begin from the sea
- Betrayal - to chat someone who believes you
- Low-key - without much activity or reaction
- Veteran - someone who has been in the armed forces during a war
- Devastation - the process of destroying a place or thing completely or cause great damage
- Condole - to show sympathy and sadness for the family or friends of a person who has recently died
- Horror - something that is very shocking or frightening
- Repudiate - to say formally that something is not true
- Cold War - unfriendly relations between countries who are not at war with each other
- Scenario - a situation that could possibly happen
- Scepticism - sdoubts that someone has about something that other people think is true or right
- Partisan - strongly supporting a person, principle, or political party, often without considering or judging the matter very carefully
- Emphasising - to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to
- President-elect - someone who has been elected president but has not officially started the position yet
- Rhetoric - speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people
- Painted a picture - to describe a situation in a particular way
- Ought to - have to
- Consolidating - to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain
- Weathering - changing
- Uncertainty - a situation in which something is not known
- Grappling - fighting
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