The Hindu Editorial Vocab - 28th March 2017 Editorial Topic -Powered by a pause and Trust the EVMs - StarkAK

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The Hindu Editorial Vocab - 28th March 2017 Editorial Topic -Powered by a pause and Trust the EVMs


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                       we are started to post daily vocab form The Hindu and other editorial. 
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The Hindu Editorial Vocab - 28th March 2017 Editorial Topic  1 : "Powered by a pause: delay in Indo-U.S. nuclear deal"


  • 1.       Owing to - because of
  • 2.       Procedural - relating to a procedure, especially a legal one
  • 3.       Ratifying - to make an agreement official by signing it or formally accepting it
  • 4.       Set back - to delay the progress of someone or something
  • 5.       Overrun - to take more time, space, or money than was intended
  • 6.       Precarious - in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly
  • 7.       Indigenous - naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place
  • 8.       Fossil - old fashioned ideas
  • 9.       Collapse - to suddenly fall down
  • 10.   Viable - able to work as intended or able to succeed
  • 11.   Dimmed - not likely to succeed
  • 12.   Sobering - making you feel serious or think about serious matters
  • 13.   Breathing space - a period of rest in order to increase strength or give you more time to think about what to do next


The Hindu Editorial Vocab - 28th March 2017 Editorial Topic  2 : "Trust the EVMs: allegations by politicians have no real basis"




  • 1.       Manipulation - the process of skilfully handling, controlling, or using something, often unfairly or dishonestly
  • 2.       Legitimacy - the fact that something is legal
  • 3.       Alleged - to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof
  • 4.       Casting doubts - to make people feel less sure about or have less trust in something or someone
  • 5.       Compromise - to risk having a harmful effect on something
  • 6.       Preside - to be in charge of an official meeting, ceremony, or other event
  • 7.       Sceptic - someone who has doubts about things that other people think are true or right
  • 8.       Tamper-proof - impossible to change
  • 9.       Corroborating - to support what someone says by giving information or evidence that agrees with them
  • 10.   Tallied - to match or agree with something else
  • 11.   Prima facie - based on what seems to be true, before a situation has been examined in detail
  • 12.   Subject to - to have or experience a particular thing, especially something unpleasant
  • 13.   Tangible - real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced
  • 14.   Ballot - a system or occasion of secret voting
  • 15.   Inadvertent - not intentional
  • 16.   Statistical - relating to a group of numbers that represent facts or that describe a situation


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