If you have been appearing for competitive exams, you must have realized the importance of vocabulary. A good vocabulary not only helps you to read and understand a Reading Comprehension passage fast, but it also helps you in answering other types of questions fast and with accuracy. When talking about vocabulary, the importance of The Hindu’s Editorial can’t be understated. Not only you come across new words, phrases etc. but you will also know their meanings. While going through, the editorial you also get to know the editorial’s point of view on the latest events & happenings. To help you increase your vocab, we have come up with this Hindu Vocabulary article where we will be listing the meaning of difficult words/ phrases so that it will be easy for you to understand words & their respective meanings.
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List of Daily Hindu Vocab- June & July 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– Aug 10 2020- Day 350
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– Aug 8 2020- Day 348
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– Aug 7 2020- Day 347
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– Aug 6 2020- Day 346
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– Aug 5 2020- Day 345
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– Aug 2 2020- Day 344
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– Aug 1 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 31 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 30 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 29, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 28, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 27, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 26, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 25, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 24, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 23, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 22, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 21, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 20, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 19, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 18, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 17, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 16, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 15, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 14, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 13, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 12, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 11, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 10, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 9, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 8, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 7, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 6, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 5, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 2, 2020
- The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary– July 1, 2020
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Aug 10, 2020- Day 350
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| breaching | break through a barrier |
| beguiling | enchanting |
| ominous | something unpleasant |
| upend | move something |
| vulnerable | able to be attacked easily |
| hazards | dangerous |
| topography | natural features of land |
| quarrying | a large hole in the ground |
Balancing priorities: On development and environment
Development goals must be pursued without breaching (break through a barrier) environment regulations
Forecasts of ‘good’ or ‘normal’ monsoons are often beguiling (enchanting) and belie the ominous (something unpleasant). This year, the annual floods that upend (move something) the Brahmaputra Valley have been followed by intense spells along the Konkan coast and Mumbai, and now Kerala, which until the end of last month recorded a slight deficit. The landslip in Idukki, that has so far claimed 43 lives and rendered several homeless, follows from a continuing spell of heavy rains in Kerala. Most districts have received three or four times more rain than what is normal. Last year too, neighbouring Wayanad saw multiple hamlets wiped out and the year before, the devastating floods in the State forced a debate on the need for new models of development. Landslips, or landslides, in the Western Ghats have a history. Following the 2018 floods, data from the Geological Survey of India showed that Kerala had experienced 67 major landslide events and several minor ones from 1961-2013. As part of a National Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (NLSM) programme, the agency mapped several States in the Western Ghats, North-eastern States, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand to assess how vulnerable their districts were. Nearly 13,000 square kilometres were mapped until 2018 and 6,000 were to be covered in 2019-20 in Kerala, according to the programme website. Nearly 13 of the State’s 14 districts were prone to landslides and what made Kerala particularly vulnerable (able to be attacked easily) was the high population density — over 800 per square kilometre — compared to other States that also faced high landslide risk.
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The objective of the NLSM maps is to help State and district authorities incorporate the risk of landslides into zoning laws. However, just as in the case of earthquake zonation maps, or for that matter, any exercise to scientifically ascertain the risk from natural hazards (dangerous) to a region, these laws are barely implemented in the right spirit. And this is not unique to Kerala. The details might vary but it is now beyond contestation that India is living in a new climate normal. Frequent high intensity bursts of rain will co-exist along with long dry spells. It has emerged from studies of Kerala’s topography (natural features of land) that quarrying (a large hole in the ground) and the unscientific cutting of slopes into hills aggravates the risk of soil erosion. Operationalising the State’s disaster management apparatus and allocating funds for preparedness are key policy responses, but Kerala also must double down on enforcing regulations and observing zoning laws as well as ensuring that slopes carved into hilly terrain have adequate provisions for draining water. A lack of compliance with such principles is often a key reason why natural hazards end up causing a significant number of avoidable casualties. There is a cost to pursuing development goals without paying attention to environmental constraints.
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Aug 8, 2020- Day 348
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| outlook | point of view |
| Keep one’s powder dry | remain cautious and ready for a possible emergency |
| primacy | the fact of being primary, preeminent, or more important |
| have the edge over something | to be slightly better than someone or something else |
| prognosis | the likely course of a disease or ailment |
| headwinds | a wind blowing from directly in front, opposing forward motion |
| posits | assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument |
| upside | the positive or favorable aspect of something |
| skirts | go around or past the edge of |
| kinks | a sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Aug 7, 2020- Day 347
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| cartographic | relating to the science or practice of drawing maps |
| aggrandisement | the act of increasing the power or scope of something. |
| tit-for-tat | the infliction of an injury or insult in return for one that one has suffered |
| concretised | make (an idea or concept) real; give specific or definite form to |
| demarcating | set the boundaries or limits of |
| regressive | becoming less advanced; returning to a former or less developed state |
| accession | the attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power, typically that of monarch or president |
| bilateral | involving two parties, especially countries |
| conjunction | the action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space |
| albeit | although |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Aug 6, 2020- Day 346
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| devastating | highly destructive or damaging |
| turned the spotlight on | to attract attention to something, usually to give information about something bad |
| dearth | a scarcity or lack of something |
| confiscated | (of property) taken or seized with authority |
| Mushroom cloud | a mushroom-shaped cloud of dust and debris formed after a nuclear explosion |
| enveloping | wrap up, cover, or surround completely |
| battering | strike repeatedly with hard blows |
| beleaguered | experiencing a lot of criticism and difficulties |
| scarce | insufficient for the demand |
| outage | a period when a power supply or other service is not available or when equipment is closed down |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Aug 5, 2020- Day 345
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| unwavering | steady or resolute |
| imposition | the action or process of imposing something or of being imposed |
| Cut no ice | have no influence or effect |
| unison | simultaneous performance of action or utterance of speech |
| wary | feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems |
| Pave the way | Make progress or development easier |
| piloted | test (a plan, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely |
| attributed | regard something as being caused by (someone or something) |
| touted | attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner |
| testimony |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Aug 2, 2020- Day 344
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| ceasefire | a temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce |
| kick-start | to make something start to happen or start to develop more quickly |
| unabated | without any reduction in intensity or strength |
| insurgent | a rebel or revolutionary |
| hostilities | hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition |
| truce | an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time |
| cessation | the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end |
| plague | cause continual trouble or distress to |
| onus | used to refer to something that is one’s duty or responsibility |
| infighting | hidden conflict or competitiveness within an organization |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Aug 1, 2020- Day 343
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| vulnerable | those that can be easily attacked |
| combat | fight |
| unrelenting | not dropping |
| fatality | death |
| serology | study of blood |
| inconsistent | not staying the same in behaviour or quality |
| overworked | having to work too much |
| fatigue | tiredness |
| vigil | to be awake |
| evident | easily understood |
| inadequate | not good enough |
| asymptomatic | showing no symptoms of a particular disease |
| thrust | push strongly & suddenly |
| disaggregated | to separate into parts |
| micro-planning | planning at minute levels |
| proclivity | something you like to do which is considered morally wrong |
| conceal | to hide |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 31, 2020- Day 342
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| consensus | a general agreement |
| inequities | lack of justice |
| pedagogy | the method and practice of teaching |
| inequities | lack of justice |
| asymmetries | the condition of not being equal |
| rampant | getting worse quickly |
| omnibus | a programme consisting of two or more parts |
| merits | advantages |
| adequate | sufficient |
| rigour | detailed and careful |
| profiteering | the act of taking advantage of a situation |
| imperatives | urgent |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 30, 2020- Day 341
| Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| ousted | expelled from a position |
| bone of contention | a subject over which there is continuing disagreement |
| roiled | irritated |
| autocratic | no account of other people’s opinion |
| amendment | changes |
| alluded | refer casually |
| machinations | scheme |
| petulant | bad-tempered |
| continuance | postponement |
| outnumbered | be more numerous than |
| fragile | easily broken |
| deftly | in a clever way |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 29, 2020- Day 340
| Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| come as a breather | relaxation |
| detrimental | tending to cause harm |
| vulnerable | exposed to the possibility of being harmed |
| waylaid | stopped or interrupt |
| denting | have an adverse effect |
| curbing | restrain |
| discretionary | available for use at the discretion of the user |
| contingent | dependent |
| daunting | difficult |
| havoc | widespread destruction |
| mandarins | person who has an important job in the government |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 28, 2020- Day 339
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| progressive | favouring social reform |
| spotlight | something that is paid attention to |
| retrograde | reverting to an inferior condition |
| cognisance | knowledge |
| sophistry | fallacious argument |
| exemptions | free from obligation |
| conducive | providing right conditions for something good to happen |
| muddied | covered |
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 27, 2020- Day 338
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| contempt of court | disrespectful of a court of law |
| deem | consider |
| uninhibited | without much control |
| innuendo | hint |
| scurrility | rude or abusive remark |
| strident | forceful |
| judicious | good judgement or sense |
| wilful | intentional |
| undiminished | important as always |
| scotched | to prevent something from being believed or being done |
| rigorous | detailed |
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 26, 2020- Day 337
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| glass ceiling | a barrier that prevents someone (especially women) from getting a more important position |
| uphill battle | difficult struggle |
| stereotype | a set idea that people have about someone |
| prejudice | unfair and unreasonable opinion |
| protracted | lasting for a long time |
| litigants | a person who is fighting a legal case |
| combat | fight during a war |
| misogyny | prejudice against women |
| laurels | fame, honour |
| adjuncts | connected to more important thing |
| heroic | exceptional courage |
| irony | opposite of something that you mean |
| regressive | old-fashioned |
| nudge | persuade someone to do something |
| inequity | lack of justice |
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| spiral | a progressive rise or fall of prices, wages, etc., each responding to an upward or downward stimulus provided by a previous one |
| unprecedented | never done or known before |
| espionage | the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information |
| sweeping | wide in range or effect |
| Tariff war | an economic battle between two countries |
| retaliated | make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack |
| snowballed | increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance |
| geopolitical | relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors |
| Cold war | a state of political hostility and military tension between two countries or power blocs, involving propaganda, subversion, threats, economic sanctions, and other measures short of open warfare, esp that between the American and Soviet blocs after World War II |
| Ramping up | a large increase in activity or in the level of something |
| breakdown | a failure of a relationship or system |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 23, 2020- Day 334
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| Passing off | (of proceedings) happen or be concluded in a specified, usually satisfactory way |
| convicted | having been declared guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge |
| inevitable | certain to happen; unavoidable |
| lament | mourn (a person’s loss or death) |
| tardiness | the quality or fact of being late; lateness |
| spanned | to exist or continue for a particular length of time |
| massacred | deliberately and violently kill (a large number of people) |
| En masse | All together |
| heinous | (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked |
| impunity | exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action |
| axiom | a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true |
| titular | holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 22, 2020- Day 333
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| blistering | intense |
| peaked | reach the highest point |
| surges | a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, |
| herd immunity | the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination |
| vector | an organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another |
| ferry | convey in a ferry or other ship or boat |
| efficacy | the ability to produce a desired or intended result |
| immunogenic | relating to or denoting substances able to produce an immune response |
| exacerbate | make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse |
| protocols | the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions |
| Acid test | a conclusive test of the success or value of something |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 21, 2020- Day 332
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| epidemiological | relating to the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases |
| salvaging | rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea |
| skewed | suddenly change direction or position |
| to the fore | in or to a conspicuous or leading position |
| calibrated | carefully assessed, set, or adjusted |
| ostensibly | apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually |
| discernible | able to be seen or understood |
| stunt | prevent from growing or developing properly |
| vetted | make a careful and critical examination of (something) |
| fiat | a formal authorization or proposition; a decree |
| iniquity | immoral or grossly unfair behavior |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 20, 2020- Day 331
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. |
| mount | organize and initiate (a campaign or other significant course of action) |
| deportation | the action of deporting a foreigner from a country |
| stranded | left without the means to move from somewhere |
| foist | impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on |
| saga | a long, involved story, account, or series of incidents |
| ratchet up | to increase/reduce something over a period of time |
| realm | a field or domain of activity or interest |
| bolster | support or strengthen |
| retreating | move back or withdraw |
| alienating | make (someone) feel isolated or estranged |
| succour | assistance and support in times of hardship and distress |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 19, 2020- Day 330
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| prolonged | continuing for a long time |
| purported | to claim that something is true without proof |
| subsequent | happening after something else |
| up the sleeves | secret plan or idea |
| tandem | working together |
| connivance | secretly involved in an act |
| turf war | two or more people in competition over an activity |
| grievance | a complaint |
| procure | to obtain something |
| incriminate | to make someone seem guilty |
| unscrupulous | dishonest or unfair behaviour |
| preposterous | completely unreasonable |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 18, 2020- Day 329
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| microbe | a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease |
| so much so | to such a great degree |
| grim | forbidding or uninviting |
| shrinking | becoming smaller in size or amount |
| ascribe | attribute something to (a cause) |
| undiagnosed | not diagnosed or having been subject to diagnosis |
| underscore | emphasize the importance of something |
| cascade | a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on |
| buck the trend | to be obviously different from the way that a situation is developing |
| that’s the way the cookie crumbles | when something slightly unlucky has happened that could not have been prevented and so must be accepted |
| hammer down | to make persistent or laborious attempts to finish or perfect something |
| disingenuously | not sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 17, 2020- Day 328
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| Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| counterproductive | opposite effect that is to the one intended |
| empowered | official authority or freedom to do something |
| concurrent | existing at the same time |
| commendable | deserving praise |
| alacrity | speed |
| rigorous | strict |
| endanger | putting at risk |
| hardline | extreme |
| cohere | unite |
| imperative | urgent |
| consensus | generally accepted opinion or decision |
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 16, 2020- Day 327
| Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| accelerating | increase in rate quickly |
| crippling | causing serious damage |
| surging | sudden and great increase |
| perishables | food products that decay quickly |
| envisage | expect something in the future |
| agrarian | farmingland |
| bountiful | large in amount |
| faltering | almost stop |
| stagflation | a situation in which prices keep rising but economic activity does not increase |
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 15, 2020- Day 326
| Difficult Words/ Phrases | Contextual Meaning |
| tenure | the holding of an office |
| fulcrum | a thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity |
| trilateral | involving three parties |
| hurdle | problem or difficulty |
| negotiate | find a way over or through |
| autonomy | right or condition of self-government |
| embarked | begin |
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 14, 2020- Day 325
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| good run | experiencing success |
| converge | tend to meet at a point |
| vagaries | inexplicable change |
| onset | beginning of something |
| ravaged | severely damaged |
| unprecedented | never done before |
| deficit | total amount by which money spent is more than money received |
| advent | beginning of an event |
| obscure | make something difficult |
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 13, 2020- Day 322
| Difficult Words/ Phrases | Contextual Meaning |
| tapping | get benefit from |
| restated | state again |
| deficit | the total amount by which money spent by a business or government is more than the money it receives |
| aggressive | using forceful action to win or achieve something |
| strategic | helping to achieve a plan |
| dominance | action of taking control |
| deploying | to use something or someone, especially in an effective way |
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 12, 2020- Day 322
| Difficult Word/Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| face value | the apparent worth or implication of something |
| startling | very surprising |
| ineptitude | lack of skill or ability |
| credulity | a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true |
| retribution | punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act |
| sordid | involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt |
| indictment | a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime |
| exemplary | serving as a desirable model |
| vengeance | punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong. |
| lenient | (of punishment or a person in authority) permissive, merciful, or tolerant |
| goading | provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction |
| impunity | exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action |
| short-circuit | to do something more quickly than usual, by avoiding some of the parts of the process |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 11, 2020- Day 321
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| caution | care taken to avoid danger |
| apparently | as far as one knows |
| disquiet | feeling of worry |
| deliberation | careful consideration |
| hinterland | area lying beyond what is visible |
| mandate | required to be done |
| inherent | essential |
| consensus | a general agreement |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 10, 2020- Day 321
| Difficult Word/ Phrases | Contextual Meaning |
| palpable | (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible |
| ripples | a feeling that spreads through a person or group of people, gradually increasing and then becoming smaller |
| immigration | the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country |
| paradigm | a model |
| myopic | only thinking or caring about things that are happening now or that relate to a particular group rather than things that are in the future or that relate to many people |
| battering | the action of striking repeatedly with hard blows |
| in the wake of | following (someone or something), especially as a consequence |
| imperil | put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed |
| suffused | gradually spread through or over |
| posit | assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument |
| overhaul | take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary |
| wall off | to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point |
| swathes | a large part of something that includes several different things |
| shore up | to support (something) or keep (something) from falling by placing something under or against it |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 9, 2020- Day 321
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| distress | extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain |
| recourse | a source of help in a difficult situation |
| reeling | lose one’s balance and stagger or lurch violently |
| destitution | poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself |
| dim | not likely to succeed |
| surging | move suddenly and powerfully upward |
| swell | a gradual increase in sound, amount, or intensity |
| agrarian | relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land |
| imperative | crucial |
| dwellers | a person that lives in or at a specified place |
| alleviating | make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 8, 2020- Day 320
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| in theory | used in describing what is supposed to happen or be possible, usually with the implication that it does not in fact happen |
| alluded | hinted at |
| explicitly | in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt |
| vague | of unclear meaning |
| bolt out of the blue | a sudden, unexpected event |
| scramble | attempt hurriedly to get something |
| elicited | to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction |
| far-fetched | unlikely and unconvincing; implausible |
| bonhomie | cheerful friendliness |
| surrogate | substitute |
| muddying the waters | to make a situation more confused and less easy to understand or deal with |
| zenith | the time at which something is most powerful or successful |
| well-worn | something that has been used so often that it no longer seems to have much meaning or to be interesting |
| mogul | an important or powerful person |
| ramblings | lengthy and confused or inconsequential |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 7, 2020- Day 319
| Difficult Words/ Phrases | Contextual Meaning |
| cover up (phrasal verb) | hide the truth |
| Cover-up (noun) | an attempt to hide a mistake |
| opaque | not transparent |
| cluster | a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together |
| reach out | to make an effort to do something for other people |
| reveal | make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others |
| forthcoming | planned for or about to happen in the near future |
| keep in the dark | to keep someone uninformed (about something) |
| shirking | to avoid work, duties, or responsibilities, especially if they are difficult or unpleasant |
| reverential | showing or having a lot of respect |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 6, 2020- Day 318
| Difficult Words/ Phrases | Contextual Meaning |
| accomplish | achieve successfully |
| stand-off | a deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict |
| expansionism | the policy of territorial expansion |
| relent | to do something you had refused to do before |
| aggression | the action of attacking without provocation |
| imperialism | a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force |
| decry | to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary |
| hit home | (of words) have the intended, especially unsettling or painful, effect on their audience |
| valour | great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle |
| apt | appropriate or suitable in the circumstances |
| raise the temperature | increase/decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation |
| mobilization | the action of a country or its government preparing and organizing troops for active service |
| transgress | go beyond the bounds of (an established standard of behavior) |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 5, 2020- Day 317
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| trial | a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings |
| nautical miles | a unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to 1,852 metres (approximately 2,025 yards) |
| arbitration | the process of solving an argument between people by helping them to agree to an acceptable solution |
| immunity | protection from something |
| concurrent | existing at the same time |
| merited | deserved |
| wanton | (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked |
| inasmuch | considering that |
| ruled out | eliminated, excluded |
| tangles | disagreements |
| furore | a sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people |
| make good | making good on it means to do what it has promised |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 3, 2020- Day 316
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| contraction | the fact of becoming less in amount |
| provisional | for the present time |
| slumping | to fall suddenly |
| stalled | stop making progress |
| stymied | to prevent something from happening |
| robust | strong |
| uptick | slight upward trend |
| albeit | though |
| momentum | increase in the rate of development of a process |
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 2, 2020- Day 315
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| paramount | supreme |
| indigenous | naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place |
| collaboration | act of working together |
| efficacy | effectiveness |
| reassuring | to comfort someone |
| earmarked | to use something for a particular purpose |
| earnestly | seriously |
| envisage | to expect |
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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- July 1, 2020- Day 314
| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Meaning |
| resumption | the start of something again |
| prohibition | the act of officially not allowing something |
| quarantining | a period of time during which a person that might have a disease is kept away from other people |
| impeding | slow something down |
| serological | blood tests that look for antibodies in your blood |
| fatigued | feeling exhausted |
| compliance | the act of obeying an order, rule |
| stranded | left without the means to move from somewhere |
| quantum | an amount of something |
| imperatives | important or urgent |
| formidable | strong |
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Atleast 2 editorial must with vocabulary one is not enough
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Hey PM, why you have been posting the editorial. The editorial which was given yesterday is again given today as of 5 june. Kindly look into it. The Hindu newspaper doesn’t have this as their editorial today or even a news anywhere.
Hi Ankit, This editorial is from Business Line which is a sister publication of The Hindu. Additionally, yesterday’s editorial was based on ‘Insurance-driven healthcare’ whereas today’s editorial is based on ‘Climate Change and Locust Threat’.
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Please provide Vocabulary pdfs for entire month in one pdf .
Hi Punam, Thanks for the feedback! We have provided the month-wise PDFs of March, April & May in the article itself.
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Provide The Hindu editoial vocab pdf for January & february 202
Thanks PM…Very nice vocabs pdf provided by PM…. Highly appreciated…. I really love to read it…. In this pdf they only provides meaning… But this pdf wouid have blockbuster, if PM would provide the usage of every vacab along with their meaning as example….so I request PM, please provide one example of each vocabs in this monthly editorial vocab pdf for better understand….thank u PM…