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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary PDF – 3 April 2019
The followings are taken from the editorial of The Hindu “Poll-time censorship: on gag order obtained by BJP’s Tejasvi Surya“. You can find the article from here.
Defamatory
Adjective
Definition: (of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libellous.
Example: “a defamatory allegation”
Synonyms: libellous, slanderous, defaming, calumnious, calumniatory, vilifying, traducing, scandalous,
Contrary
Adjective
Definition: opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
Example: “he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal”
Synonyms: opposite, opposing, opposed, contradictory,
Domain
Noun
Definition: an area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government.
Example: “the French domains of the Plantagenets”
Synonyms: realm, kingdom, empire, dominion, province,
Prima facie
Adjective & adverb
Definition: based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved otherwise.
Example: “a prima facie case of professional misconduct”
Arraying
Verb
Definition: display or arrange (things) in a particular way.
Example: “the manifesto immediately divided the forces arrayed against him”
Synonyms: arrange, assemble, draw up, group, order,
Disseminated
Verb
Definition: spread (something, especially information) widely.
Example: “health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information”
Synonyms: spread, circulate, distribute, disperse,
Rendering
Verb
Definition: cause to be or become; make.
Example: “the rains rendered his escape impossible”
Synonyms: make, cause to be/become, leave
Injunctions
Noun
Definition: an authoritative warning or order.
Synonyms: order, ruling, direction, directive
Plaintiff
Noun
Definition: a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Example: “the plaintiff commenced an action for damages”
Omnibus order
Definition: Final Order
So, these are taken from The Hindu Editorial, Turkish surprise: on ruling party’s losses in local polls. You can find it from here.
Jolt
Verb
Definition: push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.
Example: “a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards”
Synonyms: push, thrust
Inroads
Noun
Definition: direct and noticeable effects on something:
Example: Women have made major inroads into this profession over the last 20 years.
Reel
Verb
Definition: To be thrown off balance or fall back
Example: reeled from the sharp blow.
Hamstrung
Verb
Definition: severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of.
Example: “we were hamstrung by a total lack of knowledge”
Synonyms: handicap, constrain, restrict, cripple, shackle,
Ballooning
Definition: (of an amount of money spent or owed) increase rapidly.
Example: “the company’s debt has ballooned in the last five years”
Synonyms: increase rapidly, soar, rocket, shoot up,
Rhetoric
Noun
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Example: “he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole”
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence,
Afflicting
Verb
Definition: (of a problem or illness) cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely.
Example: “his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease”
Synonyms: trouble, bother, burden, distress,
Hot money
Noun
Definition: capital which is frequently transferred between financial institutions in an attempt to maximize interest or capital gain.
Example: “hot money left US banks as interest rates fell”
Pragmatic
Adjective
Definition: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Example: “a pragmatic approach to politics”
Synonyms: practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, sensible,
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