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Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 16th November 2018. Happy reading :)
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Another orbit: on GSAT29 launch"
- Orbit - the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star
- Enhance - to improve something
- Milestone - an event or achievement that marks an important stage in a process
- Farthest - in or to a place that is most distant
- Take off - to leave the ground and start flying
- Manoeuvre - to move someone or something in a situation that needs care or skill
- Geostationary - a geostationary satellite appears to remain in the same place, because it travels at the same speed as the Earth
- Final destination - a place that you reach at the end of a journey
- Antennae - a piece of equipment consisting of a long thin piece of metal, used to receive signals
- Unfold - to open something that was folded
- Liftoff - the time when a space vehicle goes up from the ground into the air
- Mass - the amount of matter in any solid object or in any volume of liquid or gas
- Soil - country
- Stand out - to be easy to see or notice because of being different
- Payload - the amount of a substance that causes an explosion which a missile contains
- Cater to - to provide people with something they want or need
- Regime - a system of rules that control something
- Operational - working correctly and able to be used
- Propellant - a substance used for making something move forwards, for example fuel for sending a rocket into space
- Cryogenic - relating to or involving the branch of physics that deals with the production and effects of very low temperatures
- Precede - to happen or exist before another person or thing
- Numerous - existing in large numbers
- Restore - to make someone have a particular feeling again
- Morale - the amount of enthusiasm that a person or group of people feel about their situation at a particular time
- Dent - to have a bad effect on something
- Setback - a problem that delays or that stops progress or makes a situation worse
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Gaza on the brink"
- Brink - the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen
- Pull back - to decide not to do something that will probably have bad effects
- Humanitarian - relating to efforts to help people who are living in very bad conditions and are suffering because of a war, flood, earthquake etc
- Intervention - a situation in which someone becomes involved in a particular issue, problem etc in order to influence what happens
- Territory - an area of land controlled by a particular country, leader, or army
- Flare-up - if fighting or trouble flares, it begins or becomes worse
- Grim - grim news, situations, or events are unpleasant and make you feel upset and worried
- Blockade - to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another
- Mediterranean - relating to the countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea, the people who live there, or their culture
- Strip - to take something away using force or authority
- Precarious - likely to change or become dangerous without warning
- Trigger - to make something happen
- Botched - badly done or badly planned, and therefore unsuccessful
- Commando - a soldier trained to attack in areas controlled by an enemy
- Mortar - a large short gun that is used for firing bombs and shells over short distances
- Retaliation - the act of doing something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you
- Airstrike - an attack in which one or more planes drop bombs on a place
- Artillery - large powerful guns that are used by an army and are moved on wheels or fixed in one place
- Weapon - an object that can be used to hurt people or damage property, for example a gun, knife, or bomb
- Depot - a large building where things can be stored until they are needed
- Level - to destroy a building or group of buildings
- Impoverished - an impoverished person or place is very poor
- Enclave - an area of a country or city where a particular group of people live
- Staring at something - if you are staring at a bad situation or problem, you know you must experience it or deal with it very soon
- Prospect - the possibility that something will happen
- Inflict - to cause something unpleasant to happen
- Enormous - very large in size or quantity
- Havoc - a situation in which there is a lot of damage or destruction, or in which something cannot continue in its normal way because of problems
- Casualty - someone who is injured or killed in an accident or military action
- Retaliation - the act of doing something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you
- Civilian - someone who does not belong to the armed forces or the police
- Impose - to introduce something such as a new law or new system, and force people to accept it
- Blockade - an official action that is intended to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another
- Amass - to collect a lot of something such as money or information over a period of time
- Export - the practice or business of selling goods to another country
- Import - a product from another country, that is bought with money from your country
- Scarcity - a situation in which the supply of something is not enough for the people who want it or need it
- Expel - to officially force someone to leave a place or organization because of their bad behaviour
- Protest - a strong complaint or disagreement
- Wound - a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon
- Set the stage for - to create the conditions in which something is likely to happen
- Dialogue - a process in which two people or groups have discussions in order to solve problems
- Undercover - working or done secretly in order to catch criminals, get secret information etc
- Sabotage - to deliberately damage or destroy the property of an enemy or opponent
- Trigger - to make something happen
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Ceasefire - an agreement to stop fighting for a period of time, especially in order to discuss permanent peace
- Restrain - to prevent someone or yourself from doing something
- Aid - money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood
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