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Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 10th January 2018. Happy reading :)
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "On Section 377: Question of equality"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "On Section 377: Question of equality"
- Gay - sexually attracted to people of the same sex (This word is mainly used about men).
- Undo - to have the effect of changing something back into its original
- Homosexual - attracted sexually to people of the same sex
- Upheld - if a court of law upholds something such as a claim, it says that it is correct
- Flawed - spoiled by something such as a fault or mark, or lacking something
- Verdict - an official judgment made in a court
- In prospect - expected or being considered
- LGBT - lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender
- Minuscule - extremely small in size or amount
- Fraction - a small part or amount of something
- Sanction - official permission for taking action
- Privacy - the freedom to do things without other people watching you or knowing what you are doing
- Sexual orientation - the state of having sexual relationships with people of one sex rather than the other
- Perceive - to understand or think about something in a particular way
- Conceive - to think of something such as a new idea, plan, or design
- Decriminalise - to change the law so that something that was illegal becomes legal
- Consensual - agreed to by all the people involved
- Transgender - relating to people whose sexual identity does not match traditionally accepted male and female genders
- Jurisprudence - the study of law
- Aspect - a particular part, feature, or quality of something
- Dignity - respect that other people have for you or that you have for yourself
- Violation - an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Circumstance - a fact or condition that affects a situation
- In contrast - used when you are comparing two things or people and saying that the second one is very different from the first
- Comprehensive - including many details or aspects of something
- Affirm - to state that something is true or that you agree with it, especially in public
- Confine - to keep an activity within particular limits
- Address - to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
- Inherent - an inherent quality is a basic or essential feature that gives something its character
- Overturn - to say officially that something such as a decision or law is wrong and change it
- Touchstone - a standard that is used for testing or judging other things
- Reserve - an area of land where wild animals or plants are officially protected
- Roadkill - an animal or bird that has been killed by a vehicle and is lying in the road
- Tragic - causing or involving great sadness, because someone suffers or dies
- Breeding - the process of mating and producing young animals
- Habitat - the type of place that a particular animal usually lives in or a particular plant usually grows
- Charismatic - a charismatic person has a strong personal quality that makes other people like them and be attracted to them
- Hit-and-run - a hit-and-run accident is one in which a driver does not stop after their vehicle has hit a person or another car
- Irony - a strange, funny, or sad situation in which things happen in the opposite way to what you would expect
- Successive - coming or happening one after another in a series
- Monitor - to regularly check something or watch someone in order to find out what is happening
- Amphibian - an animal such as a frog or toad that lives mainly on land, but produces its eggs and develops into its adult form in water
- Contradiction - a difference in two or more statements, ideas, stories etc that makes it impossible for both or all of them to be true
- Inevitable - impossible to avoid or prevent
- Reassess - to think again about something in order to decide if you should change the way you feel about it or deal with it
- Impact - an effect, or an influence
- Diversity - the fact of many different types of things or people being included in something
- Realign - to change the position of something, especially in relation to the position of something else
- Assessment - the process of making a judgment or forming an opinion, after considering something or someone carefully
- Insist - to say very firmly that something must happen or must be done
- Robust - strong and successful
- Vital - very important, necessary, or essential
- Isolate - an isolated place is a long way from other places and is often difficult to get to
- Trait - a particular quality in someone’s character
- Belt - an area of land where there is a particular industry, activity etc
- Remedy - a solution to a particular problem
- Underpass - part of a road or path that goes under another road or under a railway
- Sustainable - capable of continuing for a long time at the same level
- Consistent - not changing in behaviour, attitudes, or qualities
- Curb - to control or limit something that is not wanted
- Sanctuary - official protection given to someone by a place that is safe for them
- Convoy - a group of vehicles or ships that travel together, especially for protection
- Diminish - to make something become less
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