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Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated 9th January 2017. You can click on the Titles to read the Editorials. Happy reading :)
Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 8th January 2017 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The slowing economy"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Unclogging the cities"
- Beyond doubt - having no doubts that something is true
- Fiscal year - a financial year
- Reveal - to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret
- Extent - the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen
- Pegged - to keep prices, salaries, or the amount of something at a particular level, often in relation to something else
- Forecast - a statement about what is likely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy
- Emphasised - to make something more noticeable
- Solely - completely
- Consequent - happening as a result of something
- Cash crunch - a situation in which a company, country, etc. does not have enough money available to do the things it usually does
- Sectoral - relating to a sector of the economy
- Projection - a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have
- Mining - the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground by digging
- Quarrying - to dig stone out of the ground
- Utility service - a service that is used by the public, such as an electricity or gas supply or a train service
- Collectively - together, as a group
- Anticipated - exopected that something will happen
- Demonetisation - to officially stop using particular notes or coins, or a particular currency
- Disruption - an interruption in the usual way that a system, process, or event works
- Cash-intensive sector - a sector (business) that receives a significant amount of receipts in cash
- Aggregate - something formed by adding together several amounts or things
- Adverse - having a negative or harmful effect on something
- Silver lining - good aspect of a bad situation
- Accelerate - to happen or make something happen at a faster rate
- Manifest - to show something clearly, through signs or actions
- Tide over - to supply someone for a short time with something that is lacking
- Sowing - to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow
- Cushioning - something that makes the effects of a bad situation less severe
- Nonetheless - despite what has just been said or done
- Substantial - large in size, value, or importance
- Fillip - something that causes a sudden improvement
- Rekindle - to make something start happening again
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Unclogging the cities"
- Unclogging - to clear something by removing something that is blocking it
- Pedestrian - someone who is walking
- Reconquer - to conquer an area or a group of people again (to take control or possession of it or them again by force)
- Preserve - to keep something as it is
- Spectacularly - extremely
- Pilot project - test project (if it works well, it will be implemented for the public)
- Take a leaf out of somebody's book - to copy something that someone else does because it will bring you advantages
- Pedestrianise - to make an area into one where vehicles are not allowed to go
- Conservative - not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change
- Prominent - very well known and important
- Curb - to control or limit something that is not wanted
- Contrary - the opposite
- Apprehension - worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen
- Injury - physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack
- Facilitate - to make something possible or easier
- Intermediate - being between two other related things, levels, or points
- Levy - an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization
- Stiff - formal and controlled in a way that is not friendly or relaxed
- Congestion - a situation in which a place is crowded with people or vehicles, so that it is difficult to move around
- Designated - marked, separated, or given a name for a particular purpose
- Ongoing - happening at the present moment
- Mandate - give (someone) authority to act in a certain way
- Emission - something such as gas or radiation is the release of it into the atmosphere
- Infrastructure - the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively
- Evident - easily seen or understood
- Detrimental - harmful or damaging
- Aesthetic - relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty
- Template - something that is used as a pattern for producing other similar things
- Acknowledging - to know or recognize that someone or something is important
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