English Vocab

The fickle nature of the global petroleum market has been on display over the last few days as prices reacted to statements and counter-statements by producers and consumers.

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Below is today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Changing trends?: on the global petroleum market) – Nov 14, 2018.

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Today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Changing trends?: on the global petroleum market) – Nov 14, 2018

• Fickle (adjective) – चंचल, अस्थिर
  Meaning – Changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties or affections.
  Synonyms – volatile, changeable, variable, irregular.
  Sentence – Rock music is a harsh world, presided over by a fickle, unforgiving public.

• Discomfort (noun) – बेचैनी, असुविधा
  Meaning – Slight pain.
  Synonyms – difficulty, trouble, hardship, distress.
  Sentence – Deep palpation of the right upper abdominal quadrant caused mild discomfort and pain.

• Slip (verb) – चूक, भूल करना, ध्यान न देना
  Meaning –  (of an object) accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone’s grasp.
  Synonyms – decline, drop, degenerate.
  Sentence – Her bag slipped from her grasp, spilling its contents across the tiled floor.

• Cartel (noun) – उत्पादक संघ, कैदियों का बदला
  Meaning – An association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition.
  Synonyms – Syndicate, mob, band, organization, confederation, confederacy.
  Sentence – They organize a cartel for the purpose of raising the price for the product in question.

• Ramp up (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning – increase.

• Apprehension (noun) – डर, शंका
  Meaning – Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
  Synonyms – concern, doubt, qualm, misgiving.
  Sentence – There will be no one who is able to respond sympathetically to his innermost fears and apprehensions.

• In the wake of (phrase) 
  Meaning – aftermath, as a result of, because of.

• Sanctions (noun) – प्रतिबंधों, अनुमोदन
  Meaning – A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
  Synonyms – penalty, punishment, deterrent.
  Sentence – The only response from Washington has been to threaten economic sanctions.

• Waiver (noun) – त्याग, छूट-पत्र
  Meaning – An act or instance of waiving a right or claim.
  Synonyms – renunciation, abandonment, rejection, deferral.
  Sentence – The tuition waivers are also available to all foster children.

• Streak (noun) – लकीर, रेखा से अंकित करना
  Meaning – A long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings.
  Synonyms – period, spell, stretch, time.
  Sentence – Their heads and faces are plain, without lines or streaks.

• Owing to (phrase) 
  Meaning – because of, as a result of, on account of.

• Downtrend (noun) – गिरावट
  Meaning – A downward tendency, especially in economic matters.
  Synonyms – decline, downturn, slump, nosedive.
  Sentence – The US economy is still on a strong downtrend with no signs of stabilisation yet on the horizon.

• Sustained (adjective) – निरंतर
  Meaning – Continuing for an extended period or without interruption.
  Synonyms – continuous, uninterrupted, constant.
  Sentence – Not surprisingly, the fans greeted the news with an eruption of sustained applause.

• Jittery (adjective) – चिड़चिड़ा, परेशान
  Meaning – Nervous or unable to relax.
  Synonyms – nervous, anxious, stressed, worried.
  Sentence – Central Office at the moment is a nervous, jittery, uneasy place.

• Negate (verb) – नकारना
  Meaning – Make ineffective, nullify.
  Synonyms – nullify, make ineffective, deny, reject.
  Sentence – Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.

• Bullish (adjective) – तेजी
  Meaning – Aggressively confident and self-assertive.
  Synonyms – optimistic, hopeful, buoyant, positive.
  Sentence – Reading interviews at the time, he struck me as being positively bullish in his defence.

• Non-committal (adjective) – कपटपूर्ण, टाल-मटोल करने वाला
  Meaning – Not expressing or revealing commitment to a definite opinion or course of action.
  Synonyms – careful, circumspect, reserved, diplomatic.
  Sentence – It is one of the most non-committal responses on record.

• Weigh down (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning – trouble, worry, bother, disturb.
  

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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Over a month after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, there remain many unanswered questions.

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Below is today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Saudi whodunnit: on Khashoggi’s murder) – Nov 13, 2018.

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• Whodunnit (noun) – जासूसी कहानी
  Meaning – A story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end.
  Synonyms – thriller, detective novel, detective story, murder story.
  Sentence – In some ways this film is a whodunit as well as a horror flick.

• Shed light on (phrase) 
  Meaning – explain, elucidate, clarify.
  

• The consulate (noun) – वाणिज्य दूतावास
  Meaning – The building in which a consul’s duties are carried out.
  Synonyms – diplomatic mission, mission, embassy, ministry, delegation, deputation.
  Sentence – He called at the consulate in Palestine to pick up a visa.

• Contradict (verb) – खंडन, विरोध करना
  Meaning – Deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
  Synonyms – deny, disagree, give the lie to.
  Sentence – He did not contradict what he said last week.

• Mounting (adjective) – बढ़ते, ढांचा खड़ा करना
  Meaning – A backing, setting, or support for something.
  Synonyms – increasing, growing, intensifying.
  Sentence – Such mountings are frequently used to support lenses, windows, and small mirrors.

• Rogue (adjective) – दुष्ट, धूर्त
  Meaning – A dishonest or unprincipled man.
  Synonyms – unprincipled, disobedient, dishonest, troublesome.
  Sentence – He is so convincingly cocky you want to slap him for being such a rogue.

• Extradite (verb) – अपराधी देना, अपराधी को प्रत्यर्पित करना
  Meaning – Hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.
  Synonyms – deport, hand over, repatriate, expel.
  Sentence – Brazil refused to extradite him to Britain.

• Turn down (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning – reject, dismiss, discard, rule out.
  

• Dismember (verb) – टुकड़े करना, विभाजन करना
  Meaning – Cut off the limbs of (a person or animal)
  Synonyms – cut off, mutilate, disjoint.
  Sentence – He watched a doctor dismember the body.

• Aide (noun) – सहयोगी, अंगरक्षक
  Meaning – An assistant to an important person, especially a political leader.
  Synonyms – right-hand man, deputy, assistant, confidante.
  Sentence – The president and his aides are simply saying right now they’re going to do what it takes.

• Persuade (verb) – राज़ी करना, सहमत कराना
  Meaning – Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
  Synonyms – convince, influence, coax, prompt.
  Sentence – He said the drivers were persuaded to move their cars before the towing company arrived.

• 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.

• Bring to light (phrase) 
  Meaning – reveal, disclose, expose/identify.
  

• Call on (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning – demand, ask, request/appeal to.
  

• Stalemated (adjective) – गतिरोध
  Meaning – Having reached a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible.
  Synonyms – deadlocked, standstilled, checkmated.
  Sentence – The currently stalemated peace talks.

• Get away (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning – escape, run away, flee/abscond.
  

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has dissolved Parliament after it became evident that Mahinda Rajapaksa, who he had appointed Prime Minister two weeks ago, did not enjoy a legislative majority. 

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Below is today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (The Sri Lanka crisis deepens) – Nov 12, 2018.

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• Dissolution (noun) – विघटन, तोड़ना
  Meaning – The action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body.
  Synonyms – cessation, termination, suspension.
  Sentence – The Prime Minister asked the Queen for a dissolution of Parliament.

• Negate (verb) – नकारना, इनकार करना
  Meaning – Make ineffective
  Synonyms – nullify, make ineffective, deny, reject.
  Sentence – Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.

• Desperation (noun) – निराशा, मायूसी
  Meaning – A state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behaviour.
  Synonyms – recklessness, riskiness, audacity.
  Sentence – She wrote to him in desperation.

• Loss of face (phrase) 
  Meaning – humiliation, embarrassment, disgrace, public shame.

• Roil (verb) – क्रोधित करना, चिढ़ाना
  Meaning – Make (someone) annoyed or irritated.
  Synonyms – make annoyed, make irritated, make disturbed, upset.
  Sentence – Any religious film with violence is bound to roil some people.

• Facilitate (verb) – सुगम बनाना, आसान कर देना
  Meaning – Make (an action or process) easy or easier.
  Synonyms – enable, make easier, expedite/speed up.
  Sentence – Schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources.

• Buy time (phrase) 
  Meaning – delay, linger, waste time.

• Garner (verb) – संचित करना, इकट्ठा करना
  Meaning – Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval)
  Synonyms – gather, collect, accumulate.
  Sentence – The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence.

• Defection (noun) – भंग, उल्लंघन, कर्तव्य छोड़कर भागना
  Meaning – The desertion of one’s country or cause in favour of an opposing one.
  Synonyms – desertion, absconding, decamping.
  Sentence – His defection from the Labour Party.

• Untenable (adjective) – अस्थिर, असमर्थनीय 
  Meaning – (especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
  Synonyms – unacceptable, unjustifiable, illogical.
  Sentence – This argument is clearly untenable.

• Stipulate (verb) – शर्त लगाना, प्रतिज्ञा करना
  Meaning – Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.
  Synonyms – specify, lay down, state clearly.
  Sentence – He stipulated certain conditions before their marriage.

• In the face of (phrase) 
  Meaning – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.

• Summon (verb) – बुलाने,  बुलवाना, आह्वान करना
  Meaning – Order (someone) to be present.
  Synonyms – convene, assemble, ask for, demand the presence of.
  Sentence – Police say the student was summoned by a call to his mobile.

• Prorogue (verb) – अवसान करना, टालना, स्थगित करना
  Meaning – to postpone/terminate a session of a Parliament without dissolving it.
  Synonyms – disband, disestablish, dismiss
  Sentence – The government was hoping to prorogue parliament on 20 November.

• Enumerate (verb) – एक एक करके बताना, गिनवाना, विस्तृत विवरण करना
  Meaning – Mention (a number of things) one by one.
  Synonyms – calculate, compute, count.
  Sentence – There is not space to enumerate all his works.

• Override (verb) – अवहेलना, कुचल देना, रद्द करना
  Meaning – Use one’s authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.)
  Synonyms – disallow, overrule, reverse.
  Sentence – The courts will ultimately override any objections.

• Hold out (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning – continue, remain, carry on.

• Undermine (verb) – कमजोर, क्षीण करना
  Meaning – Erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation)
  Synonyms – weaken, compromise, subvert.
  Sentence – The flow of water had undermined pillars supporting the roof.

• In the wake of (phrase) 
  Meaning – aftermath, as a result of, as a consequence of.

• At a crossroads (phrase) 
  Meaning – at a situation when an important decision ought to be made.

• Consolidation (noun) – समेकन, एकत्रीकरण, चकबंदी
  Meaning – The action or process of making something stronger or more solid.
  Synonyms – strengthening, reinforcement, stabilization.
  Sentence – The permanent consolidation of peace.

• Retreat (noun) – पीछे हटना, मैदान छोड़ना, पलायन
  Meaning – (of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.
  Synonyms – do a U-turn, reconsider, run away, make a break for it.
  Sentence – In the summer of 1915 the Russian army retreated on its southwest front.

• Authoritarianism (noun) – अधिनायकवाद
  Meaning – The enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
  Synonyms – autocracy, fascism, totalitarianism, draconianism.
  Sentence – The authoritarianism of the party was not imposed to outlaw trade unions.

• At hand (phrase) 
  Meaning – imminent, approaching/forthcoming, about to happen.
  
  

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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