The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 25th February 2020
- regularise (verb) – establish, recognize, confirm something officially (something which is a temporary arrangement till date).
- refugee (noun) – displaced person,asylum seeker, escapee/exile.
- contentious (adjective) – controversial, disputable, debatable.
- ill-advised (adjective) – ill-considered, misguided, injudicious.
- discourse (noun) – discussion, debate, talk; argument.
- per se (adverb) – (Latin) in itself, of itself, as such, intrinsically.
- diaspora (noun) – the people who spread/scatter from their own country to places across the world.
- bar (noun) – ban, prohibition, restriction.
- seek (verb) – ask for, request, call on, appeal for.
- favour (verb) – support, recommend/advise, advocate.
- repatriation (noun) – the act of sending people/something to their own country.
- demographic (adjective) – relating to the statistical study/structure of populations, especially human beings.
- confer (verb) – grant, provide, give.
- run-up to (noun) – a period of time just before an important event.
- flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
- representations (noun) – formal statements (sent to the authority in order to express opinion/objection).
- address (noun) – speak, talk, discourse.
- ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
- put an end to (phrase) – stop, terminate, abolish.
- humane (adjective) – compassionate, considerate, sympathetic, tolerant.
- livelihood (noun) – source of income, means of support, living, subsistence.
- tweak (verb) – adjust, modify, alter.
- keen on (adjective) – interested in.
- for want of (phrase) – due to lack of something.
- lean on (phrasal verb) – compel, put pressure on, force; depend on, rely on.
- structured (adjective) – (of a plan/policy) arranged, organized officially.
- expedite (verb) – speed up, accelerate, quicken.
- snail’s pace (phrase) – very slowly; at a very slow speed.
