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The Hindu Editorial (Corridor of hope: On the Kartarpur proposal) Vocab – 24 Nov, 2018

The announcement by India and Pakistan of plans to operationalise a visa-free corridor between Dera Baba Nanak in Indian Punjab and Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab heeds a longstanding plea of Sikh pilgrims.

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  • Heed (verb) – सावधान रहना, ध्यान लगाना
    Meaning – Pay attention to; take notice of.
    Synonyms – take into account, consider.
    Sentence – He should have heeded the warnings.
  • Plea (noun) – दलील, कारण, तर्क
    Meaning – A request made in an urgent and emotional manner.
    Synonyms – petition, appeal, request.
    Sentence – He made a dramatic plea for disarmament.
  • Facilitate (verb)की सुविधा प्रदान करना, सुगम करना
    Meaning – Make (an action or process) easy or easier.
    Synonyms – enable, assist, make easier.
    Sentence – Funding was aimed at facilitating development not limiting it.
  • Logistics (noun) – सैन्य-तं‍त्र, तर्कशास्त्र
    Meaning – The detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation.
    Synonyms – organization/execution, direction, coordination.
    Sentence – The logistics of a large-scale rock show demand certain necessities.
  • Low-hanging fruit (phrase)
    Meaning – something (goal/task/deed) easy to achieve.
  • Fall (verb) गिरना, घटना, टूट पड़ना
    Meaning – Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.
    Synonyms – occur, take place, happen, come.
    Sentence – The tear drop that fell to the sandy floor changed as it fell, to a jewel.
  • Template (noun) – खाका, नमूना
    Meaning – A shaped piece of rigid material used as a pattern for processes such as cutting out, shaping, or drilling.
    Synonyms – model, pattern, blueprint.
    Sentence – The plans for this project come with full-size pattern templates
  • Balm (noun) – लेप, मरहम
    Meaning – Something that has a soothing or restorative effect.
    Synonyms – relief, comfort, consolation.
    Sentence – What you need is an aural balm to soothe all ears.
  • Revive (verb)पुनर्जीवित, पूर्वरूप में लाना
    Meaning – Restore to life or consciousness.
    Synonyms – bring back, resuscitate, re-institute.
    Sentence –It was only their desperate efforts to revive him that saved his life.
  • Swearing-in (noun) – शपथ ग्रहण में
    Meaning – a ceremony at which a person is admitted into office by taking oath.
    Sentence – The swearing-in of the new president.
  • Set back (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – delay, hinder, impede.
  • Bilateral (adjective) – द्विपक्षीय
    Meaning – involving two groups or countries.
    Sentence – We report a case of acute airway obstruction secondary to bilateral broncholiths.
  • Going forward (phrase)
    Meaning – from now on, in the future.
  • Diplomat (noun) – राजनयिक, कूटनीतिज्ञ
    Meaning – An official representing a country abroad.
    Synonyms – ambassador, envoy, emissary, consul.
    Sentence – However, diplomats and former senior officials were sceptical of the claims.
  • Sort out (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – settle, resolve.
  • Consular (adjective)
    Meaning – relating to the consul or consulate in a foreign city.
    Sentence – A consular official must interview applicants.
  • Flare up (noun)भड़कना, उत्तेजित होना
    Meaning – A sudden outburst of something, especially violence or hostility.
    Synonyms – start suddenly, erupt, reoccur, reappear.
    Sentence – A flare-up between the two countries.
  • Freeze (noun)स्थिर, जम जाना
    Meaning – Become or cause to become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice.
    Synonyms – an act of keeping something at a fixed state.
    Sentence – Trees can be planted any time before the ground freezes.
  • Avenue (noun)मार्ग, द्वार
    Meaning – A broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides.
    Synonyms – way, path, approach, direction, method.
    Sentence – Tree-lined avenues surround the hotel.
  • Concord (noun)सामंजस्य, समझौता
    Meaning – Agreement or harmony between people or groups.
    Synonyms – agreement, harmony, consensus, concurrence.
    Sentence – A pact of peace and concord.

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The Hindu Editorial (Unlawful dissolution: On J&K Assembly) Vocab – 23 Nov, 2018

In dissolving the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly without giving any claimant an opportunity to form the government, Governor Satya Pal Malik has violated constitutional law and convention.

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  • Dissolution (noun) – विघटन, विलय, भंग
    Meaning – The action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body.
    Synonyms – cessation, end, termination, suspension.
    Sentence – The Prime Minister asked the queen for a dissolution of Parliament
  • Controvert (verb)शर्त लगाना, प्रतिवाद करना
    Meaning – Argue about (something)
    Synonyms – contradict, challenge, oppose, repudiate.
    Sentence – The views in the article have been controverted.
  • Lay down (phrasal verb) 
    Meaning – formulate, stipulate, set down. 
  • Claimant (noun) – दावेदार, उम्मेदवार
    Meaning – A person making a claim, especially in a lawsuit or for a state benefit.
    Synonyms – applicant, candidate, petitioner, appellant.
    Sentence – One in four eligible claimants failed to register for a rebate.
  • Convention (noun) – सम्मेलन, परंपरा
    Meaning – A way in which something is usually done.
    Synonyms – protocol, custom, practice, agreement, tradition.
    Sentence – The law is felt to express social conventions.
  • Extraneous (adjective) – बाहरी, असंगत
    Meaning – Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
    Synonyms – irrelevant, immaterial, inappropriate, pointless.
    Sentence – One is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material.
  • Ought to (modal verb) 
    Meaning – Used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone’s actions.
    Synonyms – must, should.
    Sentence – They ought to respect the law.
  • Deprecate (verb) विरोध करना
    Meaning – Express disapproval of.

    Synonyms – criticize, censure, condemn.
    Sentence – What I deprecate is persistent indulgence.
  • Dispensation (noun) – व्यवस्था, वितरण
    Meaning – Exemption from a rule or usual requirement.
    Synonyms – system, arrangement, organization (that has authority at that time).
    Sentence – Industries now have to lobby and politicise to get dispensation.
  • Stake a claim (phrase) 
    Meaning – assert, declare, announce/state (ones right).
  • Requisite (adjective) – अपेक्षित, प्रयोजनीय
    Meaning – Made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations.
    Synonyms – necessary, required, essential.
    Sentence – The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid.
  • Adversary (noun) विरोधी, प्रतिद्वंद्वी
    Meaning – One’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
    Synonyms – rival, enemy, nemesis, opponent.
    Sentence – Once there, he expects to be coming up against an old adversary.
  • Opportunistic (adjective) – अवसरवादी
    Meaning – Exploiting immediate opportunities, especially regardless of planning or principle.
    Synonyms – opportunistic, selfish, egocentric, inward-looking.
    Sentence – An opportunistic political lightweight.
  • As far as (phrase) 
    Meaning – to the degree/extent that.
  • Unsubstantiated (adjective) – निराधार, प्रमाणरहित
    Meaning – Not supported or proven by evidence.
    Synonyms – unconfirmed, unsupported, not validated.
    Sentence – The county council has always maintained that these claims are unsubstantiated.
  • Solely (adverb) – केवल, अकेले
    Meaning – Not involving anyone or anything else; only.
    Synonyms – only, simply, merely.
    Sentence – People are appointed solely on the basis of merit.
  • Disregard (noun) – उपेक्षा, उदासीनता
    Meaning –The action or state of paying no attention to something.
    Synonyms – indifference, non-observance, negligence.
    Sentence – I know he is an engineer but such disregard for gravity is weird.
  • Primacy (noun) – प्रधानता, श्रेष्ठता
    Meaning – The fact of being pre-eminent or most important.
    Synonyms – greater importance, priority, preference.
    Sentence – His core belief is in the primacy of the individual in society.
  • Accord (verb) सहमाति, स्वीकार करना, मिलना
    Meaning – Give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition)
    Synonyms – give, grant; confer on, vest in.
    Sentence – The national assembly accorded the General more power.
  • Scuttle (verb) तबाह करना, नष्ट करना, बिगाड़ना
    Meaning – Run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.

    Synonyms –scurry, scramble, bustle, skip, trot
    Sentence – The nurse eventually scuttles happily out of the curtains and disappears.

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The Hindu Editorial (Justice, 34 years on: on the conviction in the anti-Sikh riots case) Vocab – 22 Nov, 2018

The conviction of two rioters for their role in the 1984 anti-Sikh violence in Delhi marks a rare success in the long struggle to bring the perpetrators to justice.

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  • Conviction (noun) – दोषसिद्धि, दृढ़ विश्वास
    Meaning – A formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence.
    Synonyms – declaration, pronouncement of guilt, sentence.
    Sentence – She had a previous conviction for a similar offence.
  • Glimmer (noun)प्रभा, चमक, क्षीण प्रकाश
    Meaning – A faint or wavering light.
    Synonyms – faint sign, trace, hint.
    Sentence – There was a mischievous glimmer in his eyes.
  • Pogrom (noun) – तबाही 
    Meaning – An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group.
    Synonyms – massacre, mass killing, carnage, persecution, destruction.
    Sentence – The Nazis began a pogrom against Jewish people in Germany.
  • Perpetrator (noun)अपराधी
    Meaning – A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
    Sentence – The perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice.
  • Resurrect (verb) – पुनर्निर्माण करें, मरे हुए को जीवित करना
    Meaning – Restore (a dead person) to life.
    Synonyms – revive, restore, re-establish.
    Sentence – He queried whether Jesus was indeed resurrected.
  • Brush aside (phrasal verb) 
    Meaning – dismiss, disregard, ignore.
  • Discrepancy (noun) – विसंगति, विरोध
    Meaning – An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
    Synonyms – inconsistency, difference, variation, deviation.
    Sentence – It is this variation that he says created the discrepancies in this year’s results.
  • Testimony (noun)गवाही, साक्ष्य
    Meaning – A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
    Synonyms – proof, evidence, witness.
    Sentence – The testimony of an eyewitness.
  • Cogent (adjective) – ठोस, यक़ीनी
    Meaning – (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
    Synonyms –compelling, strong, forceful, powerful, potent, weighty
    Sentence – They put forward cogent arguments for British membership.
  • Frenzy (noun)उन्माद, पागलपन 
    Meaning – A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.
    Synonyms – turmoil, madness, wild behaviour, agitation.
    Sentence – He flew into a frenzy and headed up the ladder to the attic with a rope.
  • Assassination (noun) – हत्या
    Meaning – The action of assassinating someone.
    Synonyms – murder, killing.
    Sentence – The assassination of President Kennedy.
  • Sectarian (adjective)सांप्रदायिक, किसी विशेष मत या पंथ-संबंधी
    Meaning –  (of an action) carried out on the grounds of membership of a sect, denomination, or other group.
    Synonyms – factional, partisan.
    Sentence – Sectarian conflict is the deliberate consequence of foreign intervention.
  • Prosecutor (noun) अभियोक्ता 
    Meaning – a lawyer who presents the government’s case against someone accused of a crime.
    Sentence – Government prosecutors will now seek warrants for the arrest of the nine strike leaders.
  • Nail (verb) जकड़ना, पकड़ना
    Meaning – Detect or catch (someone, especially a suspected criminal)
    Synonyms – catch, capture, arrest.
    Sentence – Have you nailed the killer?
  • Henchman (noun)अनुयायी, अनुगामी
    Meaning – A faithful follower or political supporter, especially one prepared to engage in crime or violence by way of service.
    Synonyms – helper, supporter, assistant.
    Sentence – On foot, we trade bullets with underworld henchmen and rival gangs.
  • Impunity (noun)दण्ड मुक्ति, माफी
    Meaning – Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.

    Synonyms – immunity, exemption, freedom from punishment, special treatment.
    Sentence – The impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings.
  • Butcher (noun) – कसाई, क्रूर कातिल
    Meaning – A person who kills people indiscriminately or brutally.
    Synonyms – murderer, killer, assassin.
    Sentence – I told him they were a bunch of murdering butchers and he didn’t like that.
  • Hamper (verb)बाधा, प्रतिबंध करना, रोक देना
    Meaning – A basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic.
    Synonyms – hinder, impede, restrict.
    Sentence – They came laden with picnic hampers, blankets and chairs, children in tow.
  • Connive (verb)आनाकानी करना, उपेक्षा करना
    Meaning – Secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur.
    Synonyms – disregard, overlook, deliberately ignore.
    Sentence – Government officials were prepared to connive in impeding the course of justice.
  • Excruciating (adjective) – कष्टदायी, पीड़ाप्रद
    Meaning – Intensely painful.
    Synonyms – torturing, afflicting, distressing.
    Sentence – I woke up after the surgery in excruciating pain.
  • Manipulate (verb)हेरफेर, तोड़ना-मरोड़ना
    Meaning –Control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly or unscrupulously.
    Synonyms – falsify, distort, alter, misrepresent.
    Sentence – I unconsciously manipulate situations to my advantage.
  • Shoddy (adjective) – तुच्छ, नीच मनुष्य
    Meaning – Badly made or done.

    Synonyms – poor-quality, inferior, careless, improper.
    Sentence – Many years of shoddy work has resulted in the pathetic shape of city roads.
  • Acquit (verb) – बरी करना, रिहा करना
    Meaning – Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
    Synonyms – discharge, release, declare innocent.
    Sentence – She was acquitted on all counts.
  • Evade (verb) – बचना, टालना
    Meaning – Escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.
    Synonyms – elude, avoid, dodge.
    Sentence – Friends helped him to evade capture for a time.
  • Efflux (noun) – प्रवाह, बहाव
    Meaning – The flowing out of a substance or particle.
    Synonyms – discharge, leak, flow, emanation.
    Sentence – the same active efflux of sodium from the cytoplasm to the external medium.
  • Impediment (noun) – बाधा, रुकावट
    Meaning – A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.

    Synonyms – hindrance, obstruction, barrier.
    Sentence – A serious impediment to scientific progress.

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The Hindu Editorial (Give and take) Vocab – 21 Nov, 2018

After the heat and dust of the last one month, the board meeting of the Reserve Bank of India on Monday turned out to be muted and professional, as it should have been.

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  • Give and take (phrase) 
    Meaning – compromise, concession, cooperation, teamwork.

  • The heat (noun) 
    Meaning – Intensive and unwelcome pressure or criticism, especially from the authorities.
    Synonyms – unnecessary pressure, criticism.
    Sentence – Manchester turned up the heat, playing with confidence.
  • (kick up) dust (phrase) 
    Meaning – (of a project) be completely finished or ready.
    Synonyms – create commotion, disturbance.
    Sentence – You can do it until you are 25, but I just wanted to get it done and dusted.
  • Mute (verb) – मौन, शांत
    Meaning – Deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of.
    Synonyms – deaden, muffle, mask, dull, dampen, damp
    Sentence – Words were difficult to pick out, muted by the thick metal door.
  • Summary (adjective) – अविलंबित, संक्षिप्त
    Meaning – Not including needless details or formalities; brief.
    Synonyms – immediate, instant, instantaneous, on-the-spot.
    Sentence – I suppose they were expecting to find a summary statement they could just pass along.
  • Precipitate (adjective) – अनपेक्षित, जल्दबाज़शीघ्र
    Meaning – Done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.
    Synonyms – sudden, hurried, hasty.
    Sentence – Declaring victory would not only be precipitate but dangerous.
  • Have one’s way (phrase) 
    Meaning – to do what one wishes for.
  • Go down well (phrase) 
    Meaning – to be well-accepted.
  • Address (verb) – संबोधित करना, निवेदन करना 
    Synonyms – attend to, tackle, deal with.
  • Carry the day (phrase) 
    Meaning – win, gain, be successful.
  • Liquidity (noun) – नकदी
    Meaning – The availability of liquid assets to a market or company. 
  • Stave off (verb) – टालना
    Meaning – Avert or delay something bad or dangerous.
    Synonyms – avert, prevent, avoid (something dangerous or from serious situations).
    Sentence – A reassuring presence can stave off a panic attack.
  • Bias (noun) – पक्षपात
    Meaning – Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.
    Synonyms – prejudice, partiality, favoritism, unfairness.
    Sentence – There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants
  • Yield (verb) – प्राप्ति 
    Meaning – Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product)
    Synonyms – concede, conform to, agree to.
    Sentence – The land yields grapes and tobacco.
  • Push back (phrasal verb) 
    Meaning – postpone, stall, delay. 
  • Hands-on (phrase) 
    Meaning – pragmatic, real, actual, experimental.

 

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The Hindu Editorial (Maldivian Reprieve) Vocab – 20 Nov, 2018

After five years of rule by a government that strong-armed political dissent domestically, the Maldives has put a pro-people administration in power, swearing in Ibrahim Solih, representing the Maldivian Democratic Party, as President on November 17.

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  • Reprieve (noun) – दण्डविराम, अवकाश देना
    Meaning – Cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death)

    Synonyms – cancellation, suspension, postponement.
    Sentence – Under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved.
  • Hit the ground running (phrase) 
    Meaning – to begin a (new) task with enthusiasm & commitment.
  • Swearing (noun) – शपथ – ग्रहण
    Meaning – a ceremony at which a person is admitted into office by taking oath.
  • Slew of (noun) 
    Meaning –A large number or quantity of something.
    Synonyms – wide variety, large number, lot, diversity, range
    Sentence – He asked me a slew of questions.
  • Populist (adjective) लोकलुभावन
    Meaning – relating to the politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
    Synonyms – elected, representative, parliamentary, popular.
    Sentence – A nation divided by populist rhetoric will weaken and fail.
  • Vow (verb) – व्रत, शपथ, क़सम खाना
    Meaning – Solemnly promise to do a specified thing.
    Synonyms – promise, swear, pledge/affirm.
    Sentence – He vowed to continue his appeal against an earlier decision against him.
  • Embezzlement (noun) – ग़बन
    Meaning – Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust or belonging to one’s employer.
    Synonyms – misappropriation, theft, stealing.
    Sentence – Corporate fraud and embezzlement have been familiar topics in newspaper headlines of recent years.
  • Allusion (noun) – संकेत 
    Meaning – An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
    Synonyms – reference, citation, hint, intimation.
    Sentence – He makes allusions to poetry, classical music and protest culture.
  • Kickback (noun) – वापसी
    Meaning – A sudden forceful recoil.
    Synonyms – bribe, illegal payment.
    Sentence – The thrust from the kickback of the gun sent me to my back.
  • Bedfellow (noun) 
    Meaning –A person or thing allied or closely connected with another.
  • Join hands with (phrase) 
    Meaning – work together with.
  • Tycoon (noun) – व्यवसाय-प्रमुख
    Meaning – A wealthy, powerful person in business or industry.
    Synonyms – big businessman;  businessman magnate/baron.
    Sentence – He was one of the first Russian tycoons openly to declare his wealth.
  • Split at the seams (phrase)
    Meaning – (of a coalition) be in a bad condition & close to split.
  • Unravel (verb) – खंडित
    Meaning – (of twisted, knitted or woven threads) become undone.
    Synonyms – reveal, clarify, resolve.
    Sentence – There are some threads that once pulled unraveled the whole sweater.
  • Fling (verb) हाथ बढ़ाना
    Meaning – begin something (an activity) with great enthusiasm.
    Synonyms – toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob, bowl
    Sentence – An arm was flung over my shoulder and I shrugged it off.
  • Open doors (phrase) 
    Meaning – create opportunities.
  • Cascade (noun) झरना, जलप्रपात
    Meaning – A small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.
    Synonyms – waterfall, falls, water chute, cataract, rapids, torrent, flood, deluge.
    Sentence – The waterfall raced down in a series of cascades.
  • Underlying (adjective) आधारभूत
    Synonyms – fundamental, basic, primary.
    Sentence – Most of the mowed fields in the central part of the park are underlain with soil.
  • Back-stop (verb) – सहारा देना
    Meaning – A thing placed at the rear of something as a barrier or support.
    Synonyms – support, bolster, reinforce.
  • Pummel (verb) – कूटना, मारना
    Meaning – Strike repeatedly with the fists.
    Synonyms – Strike, hit, thrash (repeatedly).
    Sentence – The door shuddered as thumping fists pummelled the wood.
  • Call in (phrasal verb) 
    Meaning – Demand (payment/dues).
  • Professedly (adverb) – प्रतिज्ञापूर्वक
    Meaning – Ostensibly; apparently (used in reference to something claimed or asserted, possibly falsely)
    Synonyms – supposedly, purportedly, allegedly.
    Sentence –Restrictions professedly designed to stop the use of political propaganda.
  • Opacity (noun) – अस्पष्टता
    Meaning – The quality of lacking transparency or translucence.
    Synonyms – lack of clarity, obscurity, mystery, enigma, non-transparency.
    Sentence – The cult of transparency leads ultimately to opacity.
  • Cloak (verb) – लबादा, चोग़ा
    Meaning –Hide, cover, or disguise (something)
    Synonyms – conceal, hide, cover.
    Sentence – The heavens are already dark, cloaking her in its shadows.
  • Plethora (noun) – बहुतायत, अधिकता
    Meaning – A large or excessive amount of something.
    Synonyms – excess, abundance, surplus, too many.
    Sentence –The British Isles boast a plethora of university art galleries.
  • Bonhomie (noun) – खुशमिज़ाजी
    Meaning – Cheerful friendliness, geniality.
    Synonyms – friendliness, warmth, geniality, affability.
    Sentence – Good cheer and bonhomie make this a happy time for you.
  • Denouement (noun) – उपसंहार, नतीजा
    Meaning – The outcome of a situation, when something is decided or made clear.
    Synonyms – finale, outcome, result.
    Sentence – The poem doesn’t reach a climax or any sense of denouement in this final installation.
  • Fabric (noun)कपड़ा, निर्माण
    Meaning –The basic structure of a society, culture, activity, etc.
    Synonyms – the basic structure, system, framework.
    Sentence – The multicultural fabric of Canadian society.

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The Hindu Editorial (Cyclone Gaja: Being prepared against extreme events) Vocab – 19 Nov, 2018

Tamil Nadu was more prepared than before to deal with Cyclone Gaja when it made landfall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam on November 16, but it still took a toll of at least 45 lives.

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  • Resilience (noun)लचीलापन 
    Meaning – The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
    Synonyms – Flexibility, pliability, suppleness, plasticity, elasticity, springiness, spring, give.
    Sentence – Family therapists may be their best allies in passing on resilience.
  • Landfall (noun) – भूस्खलन
    Meaning – A collapse of a mass of land; a landslide.
    Sentence – He made landfall and fixed his position.
  • Take its toll (phrase)
    Meaning – have an adverse effect. 
  • Pay off (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – be successful, be effective, get results. 
  • Bureaucracy (noun) – नौकरशाही
    Meaning – A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
    Synonyms – government, the establishment, administration.
    Sentence – Most bureaucracies encourage their people to be the first and only line of defense.
  • Mitigate (verb)कम करना, घटाना
    Meaning – Make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
    Synonyms – diminish, reduce, lessen.
    Sentence – One is to develop a serious plan for mitigating extreme poverty.
  • Catastrophic (adjective)आपत्तिजनक, प्रलयंकर
    Meaning – Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.
    Synonyms – destructive, ruinous, disastrous.
    Sentence – Officials say the hurricane could cause catastrophic damage.
  • Classify (verb)वर्गीकृत, श्रेणीबद्ध करना
    Meaning – Arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
    Synonyms – categorize, list, group.
    Sentence – Soils within the park have been classified into 29 types.
  • Vulnerability (noun)दोष पूर्णता, अतिसंवेदनशीलता
    Meaning – The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
    Synonyms – weakness, defencelessness, frailty, susceptibility.
    Sentence – The report stresses the vulnerability of farmers in the marketplace.
  • Partisan (adjective) – पक्षपातपूर्ण, कट्टर
    Meaning – A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
    Synonyms – biased, prejudiced, one-sided.
    Sentence – True democracy is dreaded by partisans of the old left and right alike.
  • Get in the way of (phrase)
    Meaning – to obstruct something. 
  • Rehabilitation (noun)पुनर्वास
    Meaning – the action of bringing (someone or something) back to a normal.
    Sentence – He tells of raising four siblings alone while his mother took drug rehabilitation.
  • Contrast (noun) – विरोध
    Meaning – The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
    Synonyms – difference, dissimilarity, contradiction/incongruity.
    Sentence – The contrast between the two men couldn’t be more distinct.
  • Livestock (noun) – पशु, मवेशी
    Meaning – Farm animals regarded as an asset.
    Sentence – The government took the initiative to send seed and livestock to these farms.
  • Provision (noun) – प्रावधान
    Meaning – The action of providing or supplying something for use.
    Synonyms – supplying, giving, providing, allocation, distribution.
    Sentence – The Government’s provision of a limited amount of more money is welcome.
  • Far fewer (phrase)
    Meaning – much less (with a large difference).
  • Casualty (noun) दुर्घटना, दुर्घटना का शिकार
    Meaning – A person killed or injured in a war or accident.
    Synonyms – victim, fatality, dead and injured.
    Sentence – Regardless of this, the casualty figures for the Black Death were massive.
  • Hazard (noun) – जोखिम
    Meaning – A danger or risk.
    Synonyms – danger, risk, peril.
    Sentence – The 1998 case is a notorious example of the hazards of credit risk.

 

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The Hindu Editorial (A crippling shortage: on vacancies in courts) Vocab – 17 Nov, 2018

The burgeoning docket burden that weighs down the judiciary is not because of its lumbering judicial processes alone, as it is often made out.

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  • Crippling (adjective) – गंभीर, विकलांग बनाना
    Meaning – Causing a person to become unable to walk or move properly.
    Synonyms – weakening, impairing, paralyzing.
    Sentence – A crippling disease.
  • Be bogged down (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – prevent, entangle, restrict/be stuck.
  • Burgeoning (adjective) – तेजी से बढ़ते
    Synonyms – growing, increasing rapidly.
    Sentence – The Vietnam anti-war movement began to burgeon in 1965.
  • Docket (noun)  – फैसलों की सूची, दलील
    Meaning – A list of cases for hearing/trail/proceedings.
    Synonyms – document, chit, coupon, voucher, certificate, counterfoil, bill, receipt,
    Sentence – With a small number of exceptions, the Supreme Court has control over its own docket.
  • Weigh down (phrasal verb) 
    Meaning – trouble, worry, bother, disturb.
  • Lumbering (adjective) – लकड़ी काटने के काम
    Synonyms – clumsy, awkward, uncoordinated.
    Sentence – Bob was a big, lumbering, gentle sort.
  • Chronic (adjective) – जीर्ण, पुराना
    Meaning – (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
    Synonyms – very bad, persistent, long-standing, long-term
    Sentence – the film was absolutely chronic.
  • Preside (verb) – सभापति होना, अधिकार पद पर बैठना
    Meaning – Be in the position of authority in a meeting or other gathering.
    Synonyms – take the chair, be chairman, be chairperson, be chairwoman, officiate.
    Sentence – the prime minister will preside at an emergency cabinet meeting.
  • Lay down (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – formulate, stipulate, set down.
  • Pull up  (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – reprimand, criticize, rebuke.
  • Alarming (adjective) – खतरनाक, भयप्रद
    Meaning – Worrying or disturbing.
    Synonyms – disturbing, worrying.
    Sentence – Such a policy will only worsen the already alarming housing situation.
  • Tardiness (noun) – मंदी
    Meaning – The quality or fact of being late; lateness.
    Synonyms – belatedness, unpunctuality, lateness, delay.
    Sentence – I owe a few people email responses but I know I’ll be forgiven for my tardiness.
  • Call for (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – require, make necessary, demand.
  • Accommodate (verb) – समायोजित, अनुकूल बनाना
    Meaning – (of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for.
    Synonyms – help/assist, serve, adjust, attune.
    Sentence – The cottages accommodate up to six people.
  • Prescribe (verb) – हुक्म देना, आज्ञा देना, निर्धारित करना
    Meaning – (of a medical practitioner) advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing.
    Synonyms – advise, recommend, suggest.
    Sentence – Your doctor may prescribe a medicine for depression or anxiety.
  • Infusion (noun) – निषेचन, प्रेरणा
    Meaning – A drink, remedy, or extract prepared by soaking tea leaves or herbs in liquid.
    Synonyms – broth, bouillon, juice, gravy, liquid, extract, concentrate, decoction
    Sentence – She started drinking fruit infusions, water and coffee instead of tea.
  • Let down (phrasal verb) 
    Meaning – fail to support, disappoint, abandon/neglect.
  • Litigant (noun) – विवादी, मुकदमेबाजी
    Meaning – A person involved in a lawsuit.
    Synonyms – opponent, petitioner, complainant, respondent.
    Sentence – Some of those litigants have their counterparts in the profession.
  • Stand to (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – be in a position, be ready (to suffer).

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The Hindu Editorial (Shape of sanctions) Vocab – 08 Nov, 2018

The U.S. administration’s decision to grant India and seven other countries waivers on the sanctions it re-imposed on Iran provides some temporary relief to India.

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  • Sanctions (noun) – प्रतिबंध
    action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).

    Meaning – A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
    Synonyms – Penalty, Punishment, Deterrent.
    Sentence – The United States had agreed to lift economic sanctions.
  • Waiver (noun)त्याग, छूट-पत्र
    Meaning – An act or instance of waiving a right or claim.
    Synonyms – renunciation, abandonment, rejection, deferral.
    Sentence – Their acquiescence could amount to a waiver.
  • Tide over (phrasal verb) 
    Meaning – sustain, bridge the gap, keep going, see through.
  • Facilitate (verb) – सुविधा प्रदान करना 
    Meaning – Make (an action or process) easy or easier.
    Synonyms – Make easier, assist, enable, expedite, speed up, make smooth.
    Sentence – Schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources.
  • Rhetoric (noun) – वक्रपटुता, भाषण कला
    Meaning – The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
    Synonyms – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole, extravagant language.

    Sentence – He is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole.
  • Incur (verb) – अपने ऊपर लेना, झेलना
    Meaning – Become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behaviour or actions.
    Synonyms – suffer, sustain, experience; cause, give rise to.

    Sentence – I will pay any expenses incurred.
  • Push around (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – domineer, boss about, intimidate/threaten.
  • Zero out (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – reduce to zero, phase out.
  • Leeway (noun) – हवा की ओर, स्वतंत्रता, छूट
    Meaning – The amount of freedom to move or act that is available.
    Synonyms – Freedom, Scope, Flexibility, Latitude.

    Sentence – The government had greater leeway to introduce reforms.
  • Contingent  (adjective) – आकस्मिक, प्रासंगिक
    Meaning – Subject to chance.
    Synonyms – dependent, conditional; subject to, based on.

    Sentence – The contingent nature of the job.
  • Fructify (verb) – फलवान होना, उपजाऊ बनाना
    Meaning – Make (something) fruitful or productive.
    Synonyms – enrich with fertilizer, feed, dung, pollinate.

    Sentence – It fructified like vegetation in steamy heat.
  • Circumvent (verb) – दरकिनार, धोखा देना
    Meaning –
    Find a way around (an obstacle)
    Synonyms – avoid, bypass/sidestep, dodge.

    Sentence – it was always possible to circumvent the regulations.
  • Stick to (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – Adhere to, abide by, keep, hold to.
  • Unilateral (adjective)एकतरफा
    Meaning – (of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of another or the others.
    Sentence – There was no unilateral agreement saying that the G8 countries need to change their trade policies.
  • Leverage (noun) – उत्तोलन, शक्ति
    Meaning – The exertion of force by means of a lever.
    Synonyms – influence, power, authority, dominance.
    Sentence – Use a metal bar to increase the leverage.
  • Dodge (Verb) – चकमा, धोखा
    Meaning – Avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.
    Synonyms – avoid, escape, elude, evade.
    Sentence – Marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists.
  • Figurative (adjective) – आलंकारिक, औपचारिक
    Meaning – Departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
    Synonyms – Metaphorical, symbolic, representative.

    Sentence – The downstream effect in this case is both literal and figurative.
  • Outpace (verb) – आगे बढ़ना, पीछे छोड़ना
    Meaning –
    Go, rise, or improve faster than.
    Synonyms – surpass, outshine, go faster than.

    Sentence – Current and capital accounts are in surplus and Asia’s growth is outpacing the rest of the world, it said.
  • Foreseeable (adjective) – निकट
    Meaning – Able to be foreseen or predicted.
    Synonyms – expected, predictable, inevitable.

    Sentence – It will not last forever but it may exist for the foreseeable future.

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The Hindu Editorial (Mob Rule) Vocab – 05 Nov, 2018

The Pakistan Supreme Court’s judgment acquitting Asia Bibi, a Christian woman on death row for blasphemy, was an opportunity for the government to start debating the need to reform the regressive blasphemy laws.

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  • Blasphemy (noun)ईश्वर-निंदा
    Meaning – The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things.
    Synonyms – Profanity, irreligiousness, ungodliness, swearing, unholiness.
    Sentence – 
    He was screaming incomprehensible blasphemies.
  • Empower (verb) – सशक्त, अधिकार देना
    Meaning – Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
    Synonyms – authorize, allow, entitle.
    Sentence – 
    Members are empowered to audit the accounts of limited companies.
  • Extremist (noun)अतिवादी, उग्रवादी
    Meaning – A person who is with extreme political or religious views and supports violent actions.

    Synonyms – fanatic, radical, fundamentalist.
    Sentence – Which extremist broadcaster aired these messages of death to the nation?
  • Capitulate (verb) – शर्त पर हथियार डाल देना
    Meaning – Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
    Synonyms – surrender, give in, yield, submit, admit defeat
    Sentence – How many countries would capitulate to the overwhelming demands of the document?
  • Acquittal (noun)दोषमुक्ति, रिहाई
    Meaning – A judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged.

    Synonyms – declaration of innocence, clearing/discharge/release, absolution.
    Sentence – The trial resulted in an acquittal.
  • Regressive (adjective)प्रतिगामी, लौटने वाला, वापस आने वाला
    Meaning – Returning to a former or less developed state.
    Synonyms – negative, unprogressive, retrograde.
    Sentence – Regressive aspects of recent local government reform.
  • Reversal (noun)उलट, परिवर्तन
    Meaning – A change to an opposite direction.

    Synonyms – repeal, cancellation, invalidation.
    Sentence – The data therefore chronicle a dramatic reversal in the direction of invasion.
  • Firebrand (noun)तेजतर्रार
    Meaning – A person who is very passionate about a particular cause.
    Synonyms – radical, abble-rouser, agitator, revolutionary, instigator.
    Sentence – A political firebrand.
  • Cleric (noun)पुरोहित
    Meaning – A priest or religious leader (especially a Christian or Muslim one.)
    Sentence – A Muslim cleric and additional copies of the Koran are coming in soon.
  • Strike a deal (phrase)
    Meaning – to come to an agreement.
  • Oath (noun) – शपथ
    Meaning – A solemn promise.
    Synonyms – vow, sworn statement, promise.
    Sentence – they took an oath of allegiance to the king.
  • Erode (verb)नष्ट करना, खा जाना
    Meaning – (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away.
    Synonyms – (gradually) deteriorate, destroy, spoil.
    Sentence – Recent rains likely eroded the topsoil away to a level below the crown.
  • Bloodshed (noun)वध, रक्तपात
    Meaning – The killing or wounding of people
    Synonyms – killing, carnage, massacre.
    Sentence – After all, life is all about sharing and caring and not violence and bloodshed.
  • Persecute (verb) – सताना, कष्ट देना
    Meaning – Subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment.

    Synonyms – victimize, punish, mistreat, oppress.
    Sentence – Both of them were persecuted relentlessly for their beliefs.
  • Outspoken (adjective) – मुखर, प्रकट किया हुआ, स्पष्टवादी
    Meaning – Frank in stating one’s opinions.

    Synonyms – forthright, direct, candid/frank.
    Sentence – He has been outspoken in his criticism.
  • Secular (adjective) – धर्म निरपेक्ष
    Meaning – Not connected with religious or spiritual matters.

    Synonyms – non-religious, worldly.
    Sentence – Secular attitudes to death.
  • Assassinate (verb) – हत्या
    Meaning – Murder (an important person) for political or religious reasons.

    Synonyms – murder, kill, execute.
    Sentence – Absolutely none of which is a reason to assassinate anyone.
  • Disservice (noun) – अपकार, क्षति, नुक़सान
    Meaning – A harmful action.
    Synonyms – disfavour, harmful act, injustice.
    Sentence – At one point I tried it as under score, but it felt like a disservice to the song.
  • Embolden (verb) – प्रोत्साहित करना
    Meaning – 
    Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.
    Synonyms – give courage, strengthen, encourage, motivate.
    Sentence – It emboldens you to do things you wouldn’t do on your own.

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The Hindu Editorial (Home and beyond) Vocab – 03 Nov, 2018

Electoral competition, not ideological conflict, is the biggest obstacle to the making of political alliances. The coming together of the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party is not on account of any new-found affinity, but because of the cessation of an old rivalry. 

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  • Fortunes (noun)  भाग्य, तक़दीर
    Meaning –  Chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs.

    Synonyms – coincidence, circumstances, condition, state of affairs, accident, destiny, twist of fate.
    Sentence – Some are not so lucky, but I believe that fortune has smiled on him.
  • Affinity (noun)आत्मीयता, लगाव, संबंध
    Meaning – A natural liking for and understanding of someone or something. 

    Synonyms – association, link, bond, relationship, harmony.
    Sentence – The natural affinity between these two just seems to be a fact.
  • Cessation (noun) – समाप्ति, अंत
    Meaning – The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

    Synonyms – ending, termination, suspension.
    Sentence – Making dietary changes could either support or hinder smoking cessation.
  • Breakaway (adjective) – तितर-बितर हो जाना
    Meaning – A divergence or radical change from something established or long-standing.
    Synonyms – separatist, secessionist, dissenting group.
    Sentence – Rock was a breakaway from pop.
  • Grant (verb) –  अनुदान, उपहार,स्वीकार करना 
    Meaning – Agree to give or allow (something requested) to.

    Synonyms – Give, accord, permit, present (power/recognition).
    Sentence – The judge granted his request to testify behind a screen.
  • Bifurcation (noun) – द्विभाजन, दो शाखाओं में बांटना
    Meaning – Division of something into two branches or parts.

    Synonyms – Separation, dividing, 
    Sentence – The bifurcation of the profession.
  • Forge (verb) – बनाना, मन से गढ़ लेना.
    Meaning – Make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it.
    Synonyms – Build, form, create, hammer out.

    Sentence – She taught me to forge iron bells out of nails hammered into the shape of feathers.
  • Bound to (adjective) – करने के लिए बाध्य
    Meaning – Certain to be or to do or have something.

    Synonyms – certain, sure, very likely, guaranteed.
    Sentence – His job kept him city-bound.
  • Non-starter (noun) सफलता प्राप्त न कर सकनेवाला
    Meaning – A person or animal that fails to take part in a race.

    Synonyms – failure, fiasco, catastrophe, mess.
    Sentence – As a business proposition it’s a non-starter.
  • Catalyst (noun) – उत्प्रेरक, मुख्य स्रोत
    Meaning –
    A person or thing that precipitates an event.
    Synonyms – stimulus, motivation, fillip, encouragement.
    Sentence – The prime minister’s speech acted as a catalyst for debate.
  • Uncouple (verb)जुदा करना, संबंध तोड़ना, अलग करना
    Meaning – Disconnect (something, especially a railway vehicle that has been coupled
    to another)
    Synonyms – disengage, disconnect, detach.
    Sentence – Public housing rents will be uncoupled from income.
  • Unseat(verb) – तोड़ना, छोड़ना
    Meaning – Cause (someone) to fall from a horse or bicycle.
    Synonyms – remove from office, depose, dethrone.
    Sentence – She gasped as he unseated her and she tumbled to the ground.
  • Tie up (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – Settle, finalize, conclude.
  • Lie with (phrasal verb) 
    Meaning – (of a responsibility) be caused by/belonging to.
  • On account of (phrase) 
    Meaning – because of, owing to, due to, by virtue of.
  • Drive away (phrasal verb)
    Meaning – disband, separate, dispel, break up.
  • Ghost in daylight (phrase)
    Meaning – (relating to) something which is there without real purpose and so without real existence.
  • Stand to (phrasal verb) 
    Meaning – be in a position, be ready.
  • Make headway (phrase)
    Meaning – make progress, make strides, gain ground, progress.

 

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