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Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of Today's Hindu News Paper dated 23rd November 2017. Happy reading :)
Note : Click on the title to read the Editorial from the News Paper
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The numbers game — On India’s victory at the ICJ"
- Reinforce - to make a situation, process, or type of behaviour stronger and more likely to continue
- Diplomatic - relating to the profession or skill of preserving or creating friendly relationships between countries
- Majority - the number of votes by which a person or party wins an election
- Simultaneous - happening or done at the same time
- Ballot - the process of voting secretly to choose a candidate in an election or express an opinion about an issue
- Dead heat - a situation in which two people finish a race at exactly the same time, so that they both win
- Panel - a group of people who make decisions or judgments
- Adequate - good enough or large enough for a particular purpose
- Paving the way - if something paves the way for/to something else, it makes the other thing possible
- Significant - very important
- Assault - a strong criticism
- Conservative - not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
- Diminishing - to become less / to make something become less
- Inseparable - if two or more things are inseparable, they are so closely connected that they cannot be considered separately
- Unquestioning - never doubting or criticizing
- Assert - to speak or behave in a firm, confident way
- Heavy-lifting - difficult work that needs a lot of effort
- Lobbying - to try to influence politicians or people in authority on a particular subject
- Fiercely - in a powerful way
- Equitable - fair and reasonable because everyone is treated in the same way
- Resonance - an emotional effect produced by something that reminds you of something else
- Custodian - someone who tries to preserve a set of principles
- Subsequent - happening or coming after something else
- Brush aside - to refuse to accept that something is important or true
- Takeaway - a main message or piece of information that you learn from something you hear or read
- Emphasis - special importance or attention that is given to one thing in particular
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Pill talk — On antibiotic resistance"
- Antibiotic - a drug that cures illnesses and infections caused by bacteria
- Resistance - the ability not to be affected or harmed by something
- Consumer - someone who buys and uses goods and services
- Reckless - not thinking about the possible bad effects of your actions
- Draw to a close - to end
- Campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political or social change
- Threat - a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger
- Consequence - a result or effect of something
- Surveillance - the process of carefully watching a person or place to find out something
- Intervention - a situation in which someone becomes involved in a particular issue, problem etc in order to influence what happens
- Predicament - a difficult or unpleasant situation that is not easy to get out of
- Pneumonia - a serious illness affecting your lungs that makes it difficult for you to breathe
- Viral - caused by or relating to a virus
- Irrational - done or happening without clear or sensible reasons
- Quack - a doctor who is not very good, or someone who cheats people by pretending to be a doctor
- Tussle - a disagreement between two people who are both trying to get or to achieve something
- Blanket ban - total and complete ban
- Flout - to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or custom
- Monitor - to regularly check something or watch someone in order to find out what is happening
- Threat - a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger
- Bedrock of - the ideas and principles on which a belief or system is based
- Prophylaxis - the use of medical treatment for preventing disease or infection
- Tertiary-care - a very high standard of care provided in hospitals
- Meanwhile - at the same time
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Take up the baton - take responsibility for something
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