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Rattled by the erosion in upper caste votes in the recent Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the BJP government has attempted to recover this traditional vote base through an unapologetic political manoeuvre.

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Below is today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Quota questions: on 10% reservations) – Jan 09, 2019.

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• Grounds (noun) – आधार
  Meaning – Factors forming a basis for action or the justification for a belief.
  Synonyms – reason/factor, cause, basis.
  Sentence – There are some grounds for optimism.

• Rattle (verb) – खड़खड़
  Meaning – Make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated.
  Synonyms – disturb, discomfit, disconcert/unnerve.
  Sentence – She turned quickly, rattled by his presence. 

• Erosion (noun) – कटाव, अपक्षरण
  Meaning –  The gradual destruction or diminution of something.
  Synonyms – destruction, deterioration, decline.
  Sentence –  The erosion of support for the party.

• Unapologetic (adjective) – 
  Meaning – Not acknowledging or expressing regret.
  Synonyms – entrenched, deep-rooted, established.
  Sentence – He remained unapologetic about his decision. 

• Manoeuvre (noun) – पैंतरेबाज़ी
  Meaning –  A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
  Synonyms – operation, activity, movement.
  Sentence –  Attackers employed three maneuvers to generate movement and control.

• Drum up (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning –  gather, collect, obtain.
  

• Scrutiny (noun) – संवीक्षा
  Meaning –  Critical observation or examination.
  Synonyms – observation, inspection, examination.
  Sentence – Every aspect of local government was placed under scrutiny.

• Lay down (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning –  formulate, stipulate, enact (a rule).
  

• Breach (verb) – उल्लंघन, दरार
  Meaning –  An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.
  Synonyms – break, contravene, violate.
  Sentence – A breach of confidence.

• Purview (noun) – परिधि, विस्तार
  Meaning –  The scope of the influence or concerns of something.
  Synonyms – range, scope, ambit.
  Sentence – It is not within the purview of the legal system to help us grieve.

• Strike down (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning –  abolish, annul, nullify  (a law or regulation).
  

• Provision (noun) – प्रावधान
  Meaning –  The action of providing or supplying something for use.
  Synonyms – term, clause, requirement/condition.
  Sentence – New contracts for the provision of services.

• Earmark (verb) – दाग़ना, चिह्नित करना
  Meaning –  Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose.
  Synonyms – designate, reserve, set aside.
  Sentence – The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.

• Criterion (noun) – मापदंड
  Meaning –  A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
  Synonyms – basis, standard, norm. (criteria is the plural form of criterion).
  Sentence –  He says that, in any case, there is little new in broadening the criteria for selection.

• Warrant (verb) – अधिपत्र
  Meaning – A document issued by a legal
  Synonyms – justify, vindicate, validate/call for.
  Sentence –  The court issued a warrant for his arrest not backed for bail.

• Ceiling (noun) – अधिकतम सीमा
  Meaning –  The upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment.
  Synonyms – cap, limit, upper limit.
  Sentence –  The books were stacked from floor to ceiling.

• Parity (noun) – समानता
  Meaning –  The state or condition of being equal, especially as regards status or pay.
  Synonyms – equality, parallelism, unity.
  Sentence –  He feels Australian wines have a long way to go in reaching parity with France.

• String (noun) – शृंखला
  Meaning –  A sequence of similar items or events.
  Synonyms – series, succession, chain/sequence (of similar events).
  Sentence – A string of burglaries.

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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The tardy response of the Centre and the State of Meghalaya to the plight of at least 15 workers trapped in a rat-hole coal mine since mid-December has exposed the extraordinary indifference in government to labour welfare and the law.

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Below is today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Death traps: on Meghalaya’s illegal mines) – Jan 08, 2019.

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• Trap (noun) – फँसाना
  Meaning – unescapable & very bad situation.
  Synonyms – lure, decoy, bait
  Sentence – This morning I almost fell into the trap of wishing for quieter times.

• Tardy (adjective) – मंदा, धीमा
  Meaning – Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time
  Synonyms – slow, sluggish, not to be done on time/delayed.
  Sentence – They’re very strict about being absent and tardy.

• Plight (noun) – दुर्दशा
  Meaning – A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
  Synonyms – trouble/difficulty, quandary.
  Sentence – Unfortunately Evan’s conclusion distracts us from the plight of refugees.

• Extraordinary (adjective) – असाधारण
  Meaning – Very unusual or remarkable.
  Synonyms – unusual, uncommon, strange/odd.
  Sentence – There followed a remarkable journey for an extraordinary man.

• Indifference (noun) – उदासीनता
  Meaning – Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy.
  Synonyms – disregard, lack of interest, apathy/unconcern.
  Sentence – People are not approaching them due to lack of education or indifference.

• Account for (phrasal verb)
  Meaning – explain, elucidate, clean up.
  

• Levy (verb) – उगाही, वसूल करना
  Meaning – Impose (a tax, fee, or fine)
  Synonyms –  charge, demand.
  Sentence – A tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes.

• Punitive (adjective) – दंडात्मक
  Meaning – Inflicting or intended as punishment.
  Synonyms – disciplinary, corrective, correctional.
  Sentence – He called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc.

• Evasive (adjective) – कपटपूर्ण
  Meaning – Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.
  Synonyms – indeterminate/inexplicit, equivocal, ambiguous.
  Sentence – She was evasive about her phone number.

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

• Adverse (adjective) – विपरीत
  Meaning – Preventing success or development
  Synonyms – dangerous, unfavourable, disadvantageous.
  Sentence – The adverse publicity generated by the hijacking was the last thing the airline needed.

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

• Rehabilitate (verb) – पुनर्वास
  Meaning – Return (something, especially a building or environmental feature) to its former condition.
  Synonyms – restore to health/normality.
  Sentence – The campaign aims to rehabilitate the river’s flood plain.

• Impoverished (adjective) – गरीब
  Meaning – (of a person or area) made poor.
  Synonyms – poor/poverty-stricken, weakened, exhausted.
  Sentence – Impoverished villages.

• Undertake (verb) – कार्य
  Meaning – Commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.
  Synonyms – begin, start, embark on.
  Sentence – A firm of builders undertook the construction work.

• Flagrant (adjective) – खुला, निन्दनीय
  Meaning – (of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.
  Synonyms – glaring, obvious, blatant/transparent.
  Sentence – A flagrant violation of the law.

• Diversify (verb) – विविधता
  Meaning – Make or become more diverse or varied.
  Synonyms – enlarge/expand, widen, branch out.
  Sentence – The economy is well diversified on this base.

• Primitive (adjective) – आदिम, प्राचीन
  Meaning – Relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something.
  Synonyms – basic/elementary, undeveloped, unsophisticated.
  Sentence – This included vaulting, which was more durable than the more primitive, earlier building methods.

• Overdue (adjective) – अतिदेय, ठीक समय पर अदा न किया हुआ
  Meaning – Not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time.
  Synonyms – late, behind schedule/time, delayed/outstanding.
  Sentence – The rent was nearly three months overdue.

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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Literary freedom is taken for granted in democracies, but forces that threaten or undermine it are always at work.

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Below is today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Removing fear: on literary freedom) – Jan 07, 2019.

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• Take for granted (phrase) –
  Meaning – assume, believe, understand/conjecture.
  

• Undermine (verb) – कमजोर
  Meaning – Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
  Synonyms – weaken, compromise, subvert.
  Sentence – This could undermine years of hard work.

• At work (phrase)
  Meaning – in action.
  

• Afresh (adverb) – नए सिरे से
  Meaning – In a new or different way.
  Synonyms – anew, over again, once more.
  Sentence – She left the job to start afresh.

• Pulp (verb) 
  Meaning – Withdraw the publication of a book (and reuse the paper).
  Sentence – The publisher had the right to pulp all unsold copies.

• Sanitise (verb) – स्वच्छ
  Meaning – Make clean and hygienic
  Synonyms – make presentable/acceptable, clean up.
  Sentence – New chemicals for sanitising a pool.

• Resurrect (verb) – पुनर्निर्माण करें
  Meaning – Restore (a dead person) to life.
  Synonyms – revive, restore, relaunch.
  Sentence – They are sleeping, but they shall wake up, they shall be resurrected.

• Harmony (noun) – सामंजस्य
  Meaning – The state of being in agreement or concord.
  Synonyms – agreement/accord, cooperation, friendship.
  Sentence – Man and machine in perfect harmony.

• Invoke (verb) – आह्वान
  Meaning – Cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
  Synonyms – cite, refer to, adduce.
  Sentence – Two other arguments are invoked in support of the rule.

• Espouse (verb) – सहायता देना
  Meaning – Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life)
  Synonyms – adopt, embrace; support/endorse (a cause).
  Sentence – She espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all.

• Punitive (adjective) – दंडात्मक
  Meaning – Inflicting or intended as punishment.
  Synonyms – disciplinary, corrective, correctional.
  Sentence – He called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc.

• Commend (verb) – सौंपना
  Meaning – Praise formally or officially.
  Synonyms – recommend, suggest, put forward.
  Sentence – I commend the Government and the officials responsible.

• Uphold (verb) – कायम रखना
  Meaning – Maintain (a custom or practice)
  Synonyms – preserve, protect, validate/justify.
  Sentence – We shall continue to uphold the noble tradition upon which our church has been built.

• Blasphemy (noun) – ईश्वर-निंदा
  Meaning – The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
  Synonyms – profanity, irreligiousness, ungodliness/unholiness.
  Sentence – He was detained on charges of blasphemy.

• Deliberate (adjective) – जानबूझकर
  Meaning – Done consciously and intentionally.
  Synonyms – intentional, considered, predetermined.
  Sentence – A deliberate attempt to provoke conflict.

• Malicious (adjective) – दुर्भावनापूर्ण
  Meaning – intending or intended to do harm.
  Synonyms – harmful, disrespectful, vulgar.
  Sentence – He was found guilty of malicious damage.

• Outrage (verb) – उल्लंघन
  Meaning – Arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone)
  Synonyms – enrage, offend, anger.
  Sentence – The public were outraged at the brutality involved.

• Grossly (adverb) – निहायत, परिपूर्णता से
  Meaning – In a very obvious and unacceptable manner.
  Synonyms – flagrantly, obviously; extremely/excessively.
  Sentence – You have grossly insulted a member of the community.

• Trivial (adjective) – तुच्छ
  Meaning – Of little value or importance.
  Synonyms – unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential/minor.
  Sentence – Huge fines were imposed for trivial offences.

• Hound (verb) – घृणित व्यक्ति
  Meaning – A person eagerly seeking something.
  Synonyms – harass, pressurize, pursue (continuously & harshly).
  Sentence – He has a reputation as a publicity hound.

• Curtail (verb) – घटाना
  Meaning – Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
  Synonyms – lessen, reduce, decrease.
  Sentence – Civil liberties were further curtailed.

• Scrap (verb) – रद्दी माल
  Meaning – Abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law)
  Synonyms – abandon, cancel, abolish.
  Sentence – He supports the idea that road tax should be scrapped.

• Obscene (adjective) – गंदा, अश्लील
  Meaning – (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.
  Synonyms – disgusting, morally disturbing or upsetting.
  Sentence – The content should more realistically be described as obscene language.

• Enmity (noun) – शत्रुता
  Meaning – A state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.
  Synonyms – discord, opposition, quarrelling.
  Sentence – There had been a few attempts to sedate enmity in advance.

• Grounds (noun) – आधार
  Meaning – Factors forming a basis for action or the justification for a belief.
  Synonyms – reason/factor, cause, basis.
  Sentence – There are some grounds for optimism.

• Criminalise (verb) – अपराध
  Meaning – Turn (an activity) into a criminal offence by making it illegal.
  Synonyms – make something (an activity) illegal.
  Sentence – The government’s anti-union laws have criminalised essential union activity.

• Imputation (noun) – इलज़ाम
  Meaning – Represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done or possessed by someone;
  Synonyms – insinuation, attribution, allegation.
  Sentence – Crucial facts are elided and fictitious positions are imputed to his opponents.

• Prejudicial (adjective) – हानिकारक
  Meaning – Harmful to someone or something; detrimental.
  Synonyms – detrimental, damaging, injurious.
  Sentence – They had infiltrated a military airfield, and this was regarded as prejudicial to the state’s interests.

• Draw one’s attention (phrase) 
  Meaning – to make someone notice something.

• Proscribe (verb) – देश से निकालना, बहिष्कार करना
  Meaning – especially by law.
  Synonyms – forbid, prohibit, ban.
  Sentence – Strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces.

• Onus (noun) – भार, कर्तव्य
  Meaning – Something that is one’s duty or responsibility.
  Synonyms – responsibility, duty, burden.
  Sentence – However, the onus is on their director to see the broader picture once in a while.

• Provision (noun) – प्रावधान
  Meaning – the action of providing or supplying something for use.
  Synonyms – term, clause, requirement/condition.
  Sentence – New contracts for the provision of services.

• Obscenity (noun) – बेहूदापन
  Meaning – The state or quality of being obscene.
  Synonyms – indecency, immorality, impropriety.
  Sentence – The book was banned for obscenity.

• Pornography (noun) –
  Meaning – obscene or indecent digital material (movies, pictures, magazines, etc.,) that show or describe sexual matters in order to cause sexual excitement.
  Sentence – There’s always a tricky issue when you get into stolen material or pornography.

• See the light (phrase) 
  Meaning – understand, realize, find out. 

• Dilute (verb) – पतला, तनुकरण
  Meaning – Make (something) weaker in force, content, or value by modification or the addition of other elements.
  Synonyms – lessen, diminish, reduce.
  Sentence – The reforms have been diluted.

• Inhibit (verb) – रोकना
  Meaning – Hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process)
  Synonyms – impede, hinder, prevent, hamper, hold back, discourage, interfere with.
  Sentence – It does inhibit the rusting process, at least for six months or so.

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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Child care institutions in India have been trapped in an administrative blind spot, as revelations of the sexual abuse of inmates in a balika grih at Muzaffarpur in Bihar showed last year.

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• Left out (adjective) – छोड़ा हुआ
  Synonyms – omitted, excluded.
  

• Neglect (noun) – उपेक्षा
  Meaning – Failure to do something.
  Synonyms – negligence, carelessness, unconcern/laxity.
  Sentence – He was reported for neglect of duty.

• Trap (verb) – फँसाना
  Meaning – Catch
  Synonyms – confine, get caught, get stuck.
  Sentence – It seems the rats got worse when the cats were trapped.

• Inmate (noun) – निवासी
  Meaning – a person living in an institution (like hospital, prison, etc).
  Synonyms – inhabitant, occupant,
  Sentence – If a man who is in charge of inmates breaks prison regulations, he should be charged.

• Rescue (verb) – बचाव
  Meaning – save from danger/difficulty.
  Synonyms – save from danger, save the life of, come to the aid of
  Sentence – Firemen rescued a man trapped in the river’.

• Exploitation (noun) – शोषण
  Meaning – The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
  Synonyms – misuse, ill treatment, unfair treatment.
  Sentence – The exploitation of migrant workers.

• Den (noun) – मांद, गुफा
  Meaning – A wild mammal’s hidden home
  Synonyms – hiding place/hideout, shelter, lodge.
  Sentence – A female mink had set up her den there.

• Predation (noun) – शिकार
  Meaning – physical attack (on one’ own people).
  Sentence – An effective defence against predation.

• Rot (noun) – दुर्गन्ध
  Meaning – A process of deterioration; a decline in standards.
  Synonyms – deterioration, decline; cancer.
  Sentence – There is enough talent in the team to stop the rot.

• Juvenile (adjective) – किशोर
  Meaning – For or relating to young people.
  Synonyms – young, teenage, underage.
  Sentence – I never had the shape for juvenile leads so I’ve always had to play character parts.

• Lacunae – plural of lacuna (noun) – अभाव
  Meaning – a gap/empty space; missing part of something.
  Synonyms – space, absence, lack, deficiency, blank
  Sentence – The journal has filled a lacuna in Middle Eastern studies.

• Semblance (noun) – दिखावा
  Meaning – The outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.
  Synonyms – resemblance, likeness, similarity/similar nature.
  Sentence – She tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order.

• Traffick (verb) 
  Meaning – buying and selling goods/animal/people illegally;
  Synonyms –  trading, dealing.
  

• Vent (verb) – बाहर निकलने देना
  Meaning – Give free expression to (a strong emotion)
  Synonyms – reveal, express, communicate.
  Sentence – We vent our spleen on drug barons.

• Grievance (noun) – शिकायत
  Meaning – A feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair.
  Synonyms – complaint, criticism, objection/protest.
  Sentence – He was nursing a grievance.

• Virtually (adverb) – वास्तव में
  Meaning – Nearly; almost.
  Synonyms –  effectively, all but, more or less, practically
  Sentence – The college became virtually bankrupt.

• Depressing (adjective) – निराशाजनक
  Meaning – Causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection.
  Synonyms – dismal, cheerless, gloomy.
  Sentence – That thought is too depressing for words.

• Scrutiny (noun) – संवीक्षा, छानबीन
  Meaning – Critical observation or examination.
  Synonyms – observation, inspection, examination.
  Sentence – Every aspect of local government was placed under scrutiny.

• Empanel (verb) – सूची में सम्मिलित करना
  Meaning – enrol
  Synonyms – sign up, apply
  Sentence – On the day fixed for trial the jury was empanelled.

• Sans (preposition) – बिना, सिवाय
  Meaning – Without
  Synonyms –  devoid, bereft, deprived, in need
  Sentence – A picture of Maughan sans specs.

• Sanitation (noun) – स्वच्छता
  Meaning – Conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.
  Synonyms – personal hygiene, personal cleanliness, purity, sterility
  Sentence – At this point, the lack of clean drinking water and sanitation is the main threat.

• Distress (noun) – संकट
  Meaning – Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
  Synonyms – anguish, suffering, pain.
  Sentence – Her fingers flew to her throat in distress.

• Lay something bare (phrase) 
  Meaning – reveal, disclose, divulge.
  

• Imperative (noun) – अनिवार्य
  Meaning – An essential or urgent thing.
  Synonyms – necessary condition, essential, requirement.
  Sentence – Free movement of labour was an economic imperative.

• Credentialed (adjective) 
  Meaning – relating to something given credentials.
  

• Hold someone to account (phrase) 
  Meaning – to require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.
  

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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In facilitating the entry of two women, albeit in stealth and under the cover of darkness, the Kerala government has displayed some resolve in breaking the illegal blockade imposed by some devotees on permitting females in the 10-50 age group into the Sabarimala temple. 

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• Albeit (conjunction) – यद्यपि, हालांकि
  Meaning – Though.
  Synonyms – even though, however, although.
  Sentence – He was making progress, albeit rather slowly.

• Stealth (noun) – चुपके
  Meaning – Cautious and surreptitious action or movement.
  Synonyms – furtiveness, secretiveness, secrecy.
  Sentence – The silence and stealth of a hungry cat.

• Resolve (noun) – संकल्प
  Meaning – Firm determination to do something.
  Synonyms – determination, resolution, strength of character.
  Sentence – She received information that strengthened her resolve.

• Blockade (noun) – नाकाबंदी
  Meaning – An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  Synonyms – barricade, barrier, obstruction.
  Sentence – In response, the Soviet Union imposed an economic blockade.

• Menstruating (age) (adjective) – मासिक धर्म
  Meaning – relating to period, menstrual cycle; relating to the flow of blood that comes from a woman’s body each month from puberty to menopause, except during pregnancy.
  Sentence – Women menstruate for an average of 40 years of their lives.

• Throw open (phrasal verb)
  Meaning – make something accessible/attainable suddenly & fully.
  

• Upsurge (noun) – चढ़ाव
  Meaning – sudden increase or rise of something.
  Synonyms – rise, enlargement, expansion, extension
  Sentence – An upsurge in vandalism and violent crime.

• Uphold (verb) – कायम रखना
  Meaning – Maintain (a custom or practice)
  Synonyms – preserve, protect, validate/justify.
  Sentence – They uphold a tradition of not causing distress to living creatures.

• Draw up (phrasal verb)
  Meaning – prepare, formulate, arrange.
  

• Orchestrate (verb) 
  Meaning – Plan or coordinate the elements of (a situation) to produce a desired effect, especially surreptitiously.
  Synonyms – organize/arrange (secretively), mastermind, choreograph/engineer.
  Sentence – The situation has been orchestrated by a tiny minority.

• In the face of (phrase) 
  Meaning – when confronted/faced with.
  

• Regard (verb) – ध्यान से देखना
  Meaning – Consider or think of in a specified way.
  Synonyms – deem, judge, view.
  Sentence – He was highly regarded by senators of both parties.

• Covert (adjective) – प्रच्छन्न 
  Meaning – Not openly acknowledged or displayed.
  Synonyms – secret, furtive, hidden.
  Sentence – Covert operations against the dictatorship.

• Sustainable (adjective) – सतत
  Meaning – Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
  Synonyms – acceptable, valid/reliable, dependable.
  Sentence – Sustainable economic growth.

• Dilemma (noun) – दुविधा
  Meaning – A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
  Synonyms – quandary, predicament, difficulty.
  Sentence – There are all of these moral dilemmas and choices that they’re responsible for.

• At play (phrase)
  Meaning – something active that affects a result. 

• Cynical (adjective) – निंदक
  Meaning – Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest
  Synonyms – sceptical, doubtful, distrustful.
  Sentence – A lot of people are cynical and believe it’s a money-making exercise, but it’s not.

• Exploit (verb) – शोषण, अनुचित लाभ उठाना
  Meaning – Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)
  Synonyms – make use of, take advantage of, use to good advantage
  Sentence – Can we stop over-using and exploiting the world’s resources?

• Narrative (noun) – कथा
  Meaning – portrayal, statement, report (about a particular condition in which a series of things are happening).
  Synonyms – story, tale, chronicle, history, description, record, portrayal
  Sentence – His prose narratives, too, were bestsellers till the 18th century.

• Invoke (verb) – आह्वान
  Meaning – Call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration.
  Synonyms – cite, refer to, adduce.
  Sentence – I continue to invoke the Holy Spirit; I rely on the Word.

• Regressive (adjective) – प्रतिगामी
  Meaning – Returning to a former or less developed state; characterized by regression.
  Synonyms – negative, unprogressive, retrograde.
  Sentence – Regressive aspects of recent local government reform.

• Notion (noun) – धारणा
  Meaning – A conception of or belief about something.
  Synonyms – idea, belief, conception.
  Sentence – There are different notions of what public opinion is.

• Defilement (noun) – कलंक
  Meaning – The action of defiling or the state of being defiled.
  Synonyms – impairment, degradation, spoiling.
  Sentence – The heinous defilement of their most sacred site.

• Desecration (noun) – अपवित्रता
  Meaning – The action of desecrating something.
  Synonyms – violation, dishonour, contamination.
  Sentence – The desecration of swathes of Scotland’s landscape.

• Inevitably (adverb) – अनिवार्य रूप से
  Meaning – As is certain to happen; unavoidably.
  Synonyms – necessarily, inescapably, unavoidably.
  Sentence – War inevitably has casualties.

• Passion (noun) – जुनून
  Meaning – An intense desire or enthusiasm for something.
  Synonyms – fervour, emotion, temper.
  Sentence – Is this true of a young person with a passion for writing books?’

• Escalate (verb) – तीव्र करना
  Meaning – Increase rapidly.
  Synonyms – increase, speed up, grow rapidly.
  Sentence – The price of tickets escalated.

• Consume (verb) – उपभोग करना
  Meaning – (of a feeling) completely fill the mind of (someone)
  Synonyms – preoccupy/engross/absorb; overwhelm, dominate.
  Sentence – The anticipation consumed us as we waited for the official results.’

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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Revenue collections from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) are going too far off the mark for comfort. Inflows declined for the second consecutive month in December to ₹94,726 crore from ₹97,637 crore in November and ₹1,00,710 crore in the month before

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Today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (GST Shortfall) – Jan 03, 2019

• Shortfall (noun) – कमी
  Meaning – A deficit of something required or expected.
  Synonyms – deficit, inadequacy/deficiency
  Sentence – This resulted in serious shortfalls in the projected revenue stream.

• Recalibrate (verb) – अंशांकित
  Meaning – Calibrate (something) again or differently.
  Synonyms – reevaluate, reassess, rearrange.
  Sentence – The sensors had to be recalibrated.

• Far off the mark (phrase) 
  Meaning – not accurate, not correct. 

• Spate (noun) – झोंक, आवेश
  Meaning – A large number of similar things coming in quick succession.
  Synonyms – series, flurry; a large number of something (taking place at the same period).
  Sentence – A spate of attacks on holidaymakers.

• Kick in (phrasal verb)
  Meaning – come into effect.
  

• Rationalisation (noun) – युक्तिकरण
  Meaning – An act of justifying an inappropriate behaviour/attitude.
  Sentence – The rationalization of accounting standard.

• Persist (verb) – दृढ़ रहना
  Meaning – Continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
  Synonyms –  continue, carry on, go on, keep at it, keep on, keep going, keep it up
  Sentence – The minority of drivers who persist in drinking.

• Woo (verb) – प्रेम दिखाना
  Meaning – Seek the favour
  Synonyms – try to attract, seek the support of, curry favour with
  Sentence – The colourful exhibition with the price tag woos customers of all classes.

• Threshold (noun) – दहलीज़
  Meaning –  A point of entry or beginning.
  Synonyms – lower limit, starting point, the level (to react to something).
  Sentence – She was on the threshold of a dazzling career.

• Forbearance (noun) – सहनशीलता
  Meaning – Patient self-control
  Synonyms – tolerance/toleration, clemency, endurance.
  Sentence – His unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation.

• Kitty (noun) 
  Meaning – A fund of money for communal use, made up of contributions from a group of people.
  Synonyms – funds, reserves, money, finances.
  Sentence – With all the current problems, it is unlikely that there is much spare cash left in the kitty now.

• Disinvestment (noun) – विनिवेश
  Meaning – the process of reducing capital investments.
  Sentence – California is reversing decades of disinvestment in schools

• Plug (verb) – डाट
  Meaning – A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.
  Synonyms – stop, close, block/bar.
  Sentence – He or she grasps it with a hemostat and guides the bone plug into the femoral socket.

• Populist (adjective) – लोकलुभावन
  Meaning – relating to the politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
  Sentence – The fact is that our Parliament is peopled largely by populists whose interest lies, so they say, in representing their voters.

• Credentials (noun) – साख, परिचय पत्र
  Meaning – A document proving a person’s identity or qualifications.
  Synonyms – achievements, capability, accomplishments.
  Sentence – Checking out his credentials proved to be a difficult task

• Squeeze (noun) – निचोड़
  Meaning – a strong (financial) demand or pressure.
  Sentence – The economy is being squeezed by foreign debt repayments.

• Compliance (noun) – अनुपालन
  Meaning – The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.
  Synonyms – observation, adherence, conformity.
  Sentence – capitulation, agreement, acceptance, consent, accession

• Onset (noun) – शुरुआत
  Meaning – The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant.
  Synonyms – start, beginning/opening, appearance.
  Sentence – The onset of winter appears to have been delayed, throwing many plants into confusion.

• Fervour (noun) – जोश, उत्साह
  Meaning –  Intense and passionate feeling.
  Synonyms – passion, eagerness; dedication/zeal.
  Sentence – He talked with all the fervour of a new convert.

• Uptick (noun) – इजाफा
  Meaning – a small increase.
  Sentence – The economy has shown a few upticks.

• Revival (noun) – पुनः प्रवर्तन, पुनरजीवन
  Meaning – An improvement in the condition, strength, or fortunes of someone or something.
  Synonyms – improvement, betterment; restoration.
  Sentence – A revival in the fortunes of the party.

• Elusive (adjective) – पकड़ में न आने वाला
  Meaning – difficult to find;
  Synonyms –  subtle, indistinct/intangible.
  Sentence – Success will become ever more elusive.

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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• This word list is for personal use only. Reproduction in any format and/or Commercial use of it is/are strictly prohibited.

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The fog of bad loans shrouding the banking sector appears to be lifting after a long period of sustained stress.

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Below is today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Signs of a turnaround: on RBI’s Financial Stability Report) – Jan 02, 2019.

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Today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (Signs of a turnaround: on RBI’s Financial Stability Report) – Jan 02, 2019

• Turnaround (noun) 
  Meaning – an unexpected change.
  Synonyms – change, move
  Sentence – It was a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.

• Regulatory (adjective) – नियामक
  Meaning – Serving or intended to regulate something.
  Synonyms – organizational, governmental, executive.
  Sentence – The existing legal and regulatory framework.

• Vigil (noun) – जलूस
  Meaning – A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
  Synonyms – close watch, monitoring, surveillance.
  Sentence – My birdwatching vigils lasted for hours.

• Fog (noun) – कोहरा
  Meaning – a state of confusion.
  Synonyms – daze, stupefy, fuddle, befuddle, bewilder.
  Sentence – She stared at him, confusion fogging her brain.

• Shroud (verb) – कफ़न, छिपाना
  Meaning – Cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.
  Synonyms – cover, envelop, conceal/hide.
  Sentence – The mystery which shrouds the origins of the universe.

• Sustained (adjective) – निरंतर
  Meaning – Continuing for an extended period or without interruption.
  Synonyms – continuous, uninterrupted, constant.
  Sentence – Several years of sustained economic growth.

• Advance (verb) – उधार
  Meaning – Lend (money) to (someone)
  Synonyms – loan, credit.
  Sentence – The building society advanced them a loan.

• Baseline assumption (noun) 
  Meaning – it shows what would happen to spending and revenues if current policies remained in place indefinitely. It serves as a benchmark for measuring the budget effects of proposed policy changes. 

• Prognosticate (verb) – भविष्य बतलाना
  Meaning – Foretell or prophesy (a future event)
  Synonyms – forecast, predict, foretell.
  Sentence – The economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon

• Posit (verb) – किसी स्थिति में रखना
  Meaning – Put forward as fact or as a basis for argument.
  Synonyms – put forward, advance, predicate.
  Sentence – The Confucian view posits a perfectible human nature.

• Disproportionately (adverb) – अनुपातहीन
  Meaning – To an extent that is too large or too small in comparison with something else.
  Synonyms – excessively, unduly, unnecessarily.
  Sentence – A tax cut would disproportionately benefit the rich.

• Contagion (noun) – छूत, संसर्ग
  Meaning – The spreading of a harmful idea or practice
  Sentence – A political fear, a contagion that spread from city to city.

• Sovereign (adjective) – राज
  Meaning – A supreme ruler, especially a monarch.
  Synonyms – independent, self-governing, autonomous.
  Sentence – He professed that the Emperor was the true sovereign of Japan.

• Curb (noun) – नियंत्रण
  Meaning – A check or restraint on something.
  Synonyms – restrain, restriction, limitation/stricture.
  Sentence – Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing.

• In the event of something (phrase)
  Meaning – if something happens.
  

• Solvency (noun) – करदानक्षमता
  Meaning – The possession of assets in excess of liabilities; ability to pay one’s debts.
  Sentence – The company was confident that solvency could be maintained.

• Bear the brunt (phrase) – 
  Meaning – to suffer or endure the worst part of something (force/burden/pressure) when a very bad or unpleasant thing happens.
  

• Mala fide (adjective) – बुरे इरादे से
  Meaning – Latin phrase meaning “with or in bad faith”
  Synonyms – dishonest, llegal.
  Sentence – These accusations are as ridiculous as they are mala fide.

• Oversight (noun) – निगरानी
  Meaning – The action of overseeing something.
  Synonyms – inspection, supervision, control.
  Sentence – Telephony is an issue that brings a whole new arena of regulation and oversight.

• Conglomerate (noun) – एकत्र
  Meaning – A thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together.
  Synonyms – corporation, group, consortium/merged companies.
  Sentence – It’s a conglomerate of all of my friends and I thrown together.

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

• Meltdown (noun) – पिघलाना, घुलाना
  Meaning – A disastrous collapse or breakdown.
  Synonyms – collapse, complete failure, decline.
  Sentence – The global financial system suffered a major meltdown.

• Ripple (verb) – लहर
  Meaning – Move in a way resembling a series of small waves.
  Synonyms – stir, sway, oscillate.
  Sentence – I could feel his muscles rippling beneath his tight shirt.

• Foreword (noun) – प्रस्तावना
  Meaning – A short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author.
  Synonyms – preface, introduction, opening statement.
  Sentence – It covers ten areas, besides a brief foreword and a crisp introduction.

• Prudence (noun) – विवेक
  Meaning – The quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
  Synonyms – cautiousness, carefulness; foresight/forethought.
  Sentence – The Republican party built on fiscal prudence and a sense of responsibility.

• Insulate (verb) – अलग करना
  Meaning – Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.
  Synonyms – protect, keep safe, safeguard.
  Sentence – The room was heavily insulated against all outside noise.

• Fiasco (noun) – असफलता
  Meaning – A complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one.
  Synonyms – failure, mess/disaster, catastrophe.
  Sentence – I hope none of you were ensnared in the Comair-USAir fiascos!

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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• This word list is for personal use only. Reproduction in any format and/or Commercial use of it is/are strictly prohibited.

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Among the first decisions taken by Ashok Gehlot’s government after assuming power in Rajasthan was to scrap minimum educational requirements for candidates contesting local body elections.

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Today’s Vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial (A liberal move: on Rajasthan govt scrapping educational criteria for local polls) – Jan 01, 2019

• Scrap (verb) – रद्दी माल, फेंकना
  Meaning – Abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law)
  Synonyms – abandon, cancel, abolish.
  Sentence – He supports the idea that road tax should be scrapped.

• Criterion (noun) – मापदंड
  Meaning – A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
  Synonyms – basis, standard, norm.
  Sentence – There will also be a review of all existing holders to make sure they meet the new criteria.

• Strike a blow for (phrase)
  Meaning – do something to help/support.
  

• Stipulate (verb) – शर्त लगाना, अनुबंध करना
  Meaning – Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.
  Synonyms – specify, set down, lay down.
  Sentence – The system stipulates the rules and requirements that must be observed by the two parties.

• Prerequisite (noun) – शर्त, आधार, जरूरी
  Meaning – A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
  Synonyms – necessary condition, essential, requirement.
  Sentence – Such experiments require at least two prerequisites.

• Fray (noun) – दंगा, लड़ाई
  Meaning – A battle or fight.
  Synonyms – contest/competition, engagement, conflict
  Sentence – He charged into the thick of the fray and went down fighting.

• Ill-considered (adjective) – चेतनाशून्य
  Meaning – Badly thought out.
  Synonyms – unconsidered, ill-advised, ill-judged/unwise.
  Sentence – In the heat of the moment ill-considered remarks are often made.

• Paternalism (noun) 
  Meaning – behaviour of people in authority in a fatherly manner restricting rights or responsibilities of subordinate and make decisions on their own.
  Sentence – I moved towards the right by talking to the alleged ‘beneficiaries’ of liberal paternalism.

• Penalise (verb) – दंड देना
  Meaning – Subject to a penalty or punishment.
  Synonyms – punish, discipline, deal with.
  Sentence – As a result householders are being penalised by ever increasing charges.

• The marginalised (noun) – हाशिये पर
  Meaning – (of a person, group, or concept) treated as insignificant or peripheral.
  Sentence – Members of marginalized cultural groups.

• Uphold (verb) – कायम रखना
  Meaning – Confirm or support (something which has been questioned)
  Synonyms – preserve, protect, validate/justify.
  Sentence – The court upheld his claim for damages.

• Persuade (verb) – राज़ी करना
  Meaning – Cause (someone) to believe something, especially after a sustained effort; convince.
  Synonyms – convince, influence, coax/prompt.
  Sentence – Health boards were finally persuaded of the desirability of psychiatric units.

• Cue (noun) – संकेत
  Meaning – A thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance.
  Synonyms – sign, indication, hint.
  Sentence – She had not yet been given her cue to come out on to the dais.

• Recast (verb) – मरम्मत, पुनर्निर्माण
  Meaning – Give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it.
  Synonyms – rework, remodel, adapt/change.
  Sentence – This metal would be recast into additional cannon.

• Ways and means (phrase)
  Meaning – methods and resources.
  

• Representative (adjective) – प्रतिनिधि
  Meaning – (of a government or political system) based on elected or chosen representatives.
  Synonyms – democratic.
  Sentence – None of this is an argument against representative government.

• Desist (verb) – विरत, उदासीन होना
  Meaning – Stop doing something; cease or abstain.
  Synonyms – abstain, refrain, hold back.
  Sentence – The management warned the group to cease and desist from using this name.

• Breach (noun) – उल्लंघन
  Meaning – An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.
  Synonyms – contravention, violation, infringement.
  Sentence – I am talking about gross breaches of code of conduct.

• Grassroots (plural noun) – साधारण जनसमुदाय
  Meaning – the most basic level of an organisation.

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

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• Reality check (phrase)
  Meaning – something which helps us to see a situation with the real facts than ideas, concepts, hopes & etc.
  

• Devastate (verb) – उजाड़ना, कुचल डालना
  Meaning – Cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief.
  Synonyms – shatter, shock, traumatize/distress.
  Sentence – Nothing like this tragedy has happened to me before and I am devastated.

• Lapse (noun) – चूक, त्रुटि
  Meaning – A brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement.
  Synonyms – failure/blunder, mistake/error, negligence/oversight.
  Sentence – This lead to the lapse of judgement involved in ordering the uber-drinks

• Glaring (adjective) – स्पष्ट, नुमायां
  Meaning – Giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.
  Synonyms – obvious, visible, apparent.
  Sentence – We wail angrily as the glaring light blinds our new eyes.

• Screening (noun) – जाँच
  Meaning – Evaluation or investigation.
  Synonyms – experiment, pilot study, try-out
  Sentence – Three methods of screening of vehicles are in use for security purposes.

• Transfuse (verb) – उंडेलना, संचार करना
  Meaning – Transfer (blood or its components) from one person or animal to another.
  Synonyms – inject, impart, instil.
  Sentence – The decision to transfuse was made.

• Diagnose (verb) – निदान, रोग का निर्णय करना
  Meaning – Identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms.
  Synonyms – identify, determine, detect.
  Sentence – Two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung.

• Certainty (noun) – यक़ीन, निश्चय, निस्संदेह
  Meaning – Firm conviction that something is the case.
  Synonyms – assurance, confidence, sureness.
  Sentence – She knew with absolute certainty that they were dead.

• Consent (noun) – सहमति
  Meaning – Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
  Synonyms – agreement, assent, permission/approval.
  Sentence – No change may be made without the consent of all the partners.

• Imperative (adjective) – अनिवार्य
  Meaning – Of vital importance; crucial.
  Synonyms – very important, critical, necessary.
  Sentence – Immediate action was imperative.

• Viable (adjective) – व्यवहार्य
  Meaning – Capable of working successfully;
  Synonyms – practicable, feasible, realistic.
  Sentence – The proposed investment was economically viable.

• Keep something in check (phrase) 
  Meaning – restrain, keep under control, control.

• Precautionary (adjective) – निवारक
  Meaning – Carried out as a precaution;
  Synonyms – preventive, safety, protective.
  Sentence – She was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

• Protracted (adjective) – लंबा, दीर्घकालिक
  Meaning – Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
  Synonyms – prolonged, extended/extensive, lengthy.
  Sentence – A protracted and bitter dispute.

• Keep away (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning – stay away, keep away, withdraw.

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

Note – 

• This word list is for personal use only. Reproduction in any format and/or Commercial use of it is/are strictly prohibited.

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• Betray (verb) – प्रकट करना
  Meaning – Treacherously reveal (information)
  Synonyms – reveal, disclose/expose, divulge/uncover.
  Sentence – None of those who did know her would even consider betraying that information.

• Muddled (adjective) – अव्यवस्थित
  Meaning – Not clear or coherent; confused.
  Synonyms – confused, bewildered, perplexed.
  Sentence – She was also very muddled about her reaction to her parents.

• Curiously (adverb) – कौतूहलपूर्वक
  Meaning – In a way that shows eagerness to know or learn something.
  Synonyms – strangely, unusually, surprisingly.
  Sentence – The wizard said nothing, merely looked curiously at him.

• Scuttle (verb) – तबाह करना
  Meaning –Run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.
  Synonyms –  scurry, scramble, bustle, skip
  Sentence – a mouse scuttled across the floor.

• Reinforce (verb) – सुदृढ़
  Meaning – Strengthen (an existing feeling, idea, or habit)
  Synonyms – strengthen, support/underpin,  bolster up.
  Sentence – A sense of identity reinforces the idea of self.

• Unpredictable (adjective) – अप्रत्याशित
  Meaning – Not able to be predicted; changeable.
  Synonyms – volatile, variable, changeable.
  Sentence – the unpredictable weather of the Scottish islands.

• Facilitate (verb) – सुविधाजनक बनाना
  Meaning – Make (an action or process) easy or easier.
  Synonyms – make easier, clear the way for, assist/help. 
  Sentence – schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources

• Inventory (noun) – ईजाद
  Meaning – A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building.
  Synonyms – listing, catalogue, directory, record, register, checklist, tally
  Sentence – He explained that they were required to make a full inventory of the contents.

• Barring (preposition) – के सिवाय
  Synonyms – except for, with the exception of, discounting.
  Sentence – The Congress’ performance improved in most States, barring those ruled by the Left.

• Kick in (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning – come into effect. 

• Overhaul (noun) – कायापलट
  Meaning – Take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary.
  Synonyms – maintain, repair, mend, fix up, patch up, rebuild, renovate, revamp
  Sentence – Since it had remained static for a long time, he overhauled the engine.

• Account for (phrasal verb) 
  Meaning – constitute, make up, comprise/form.

• Deem (verb) – समझना, निर्णय करना
  Meaning – Regard or consider in a specified way.
  Synonyms – regard as, consider; think/judge.
  Sentence – A woman will receive what a court deems her rightful share, not necessarily half.

• Enunciate (verb) – उच्चारित करना
  Meaning – Express (a proposition, theory, etc.) in clear or definite terms.
  Synonyms – express, state, declare.
  Sentence – A written document enunciating this policy.

• Non-discriminatory (adjective) – भेदभाव रहित
  Meaning – Not making an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things.
  Synonyms – fair, judicial, unbiased.
  Sentence – A society would be non-discriminatory if race or gender never entered into the awarding of benefits.

• A level playing field (phrase) 
  Meaning – a situation in which everyone has the equal chance of succeeding.
  

• Quell (verb) – वश में करना
  Meaning – Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
  Synonyms – abolish, terminate, demolish/thwart.
  Sentence – Extra police were called to quell the disturbance.

• Long-brewing (adjective) – लंबे समय से चल
  Meaning –  (of an unwelcome situation) developing, looming, impending for a long time.
  

• Disquiet (noun) – बेचैनी
  Meaning – A feeling of worry or unease.
  Synonyms – distress, worry, anxiety.
  Sentence – Moreover these are signs of a wider public disquiet over the US actions.

• Surge (noun) – आवेश, लहर
  Meaning – A sudden large increase, typically a temporary one.
  Synonyms – sudden increase, rise, growth.
  Sentence – Last year, the huge surge in new auto sales came in the small car categories.

• Protectionism (noun) – संरक्षणवाद
  Meaning – the use of tariff and non-tariff restrictions on imports to protect domestic producers from foreign competition.
  Sentence – We don’t have to choose between strict protectionism and unregulated free trade.

• Tenet (noun) – सिद्धांत
  Meaning – A principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
  Synonyms – principle, belief, doctrine/rule.
  Sentence – He was no stranger to the tenets of humanist educational theory.

Courtesy: 

• The Hindu
• Oxford Dictionary 

Note – 

• This word list is for personal use only. Reproduction in any format and/or Commercial use of it is/are strictly prohibited.

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