🔹 Common Vocabulary from The Hindu

🔹 50 Hindu Newspaper Words

1. Allegation – A claim that someone has done something wrong

2. Amendment – A change or addition to a law or document

3. Apprehend – To arrest or capture

4. Austerity – Strict economic measures to reduce government spending

5. Autonomy – Self-governance or independence

6. Backdrop – A background or context

7. Bilateral – Involving two sides, especially countries

8. Consensus – General agreement

9. Conundrum – A confusing or difficult problem

10. De-escalation – Reduction of tension or conflict

11. Deprivation – Lack of basic necessities

12. Deterrent – Something that discourages action

13. Diplomacy – Managing international relations

14. Disenfranchise – To take away the right to vote

15. Dissent – Disagreement with an opinion

16. Empowerment – Giving power or authority

17. Encroachment – Gradual intrusion

18. Equitable – Fair and impartial

19. Expedite – To speed up a process

20. Faction – A small, organized dissenting group

21. Fiscal – Related to government revenue, especially taxes

22. Grievance – A complaint or resentment

23. Impunity – Freedom from punishment

24. Incumbent – Someone currently holding an office

25. Infringement – Violation of a law or right

26. Legislation – Law or set of laws

27. Mediation – Intervention to resolve a conflict

28. Militant – Aggressive in support of a cause

29. Moratorium – A temporary ban

30. Nominee – A person proposed for a position

31. Obligation – A duty or commitment

32. Opaque – Not transparent; hard to understand

33. Ordinance – A law or decree

34. Perpetrator – One who commits a crime

35. Plenary – Full or complete (often used for sessions)

36. Populist – Appealing to ordinary people

37. Quintessential – The most perfect example

38. Ratification – Formal approval

39. Rebuke – Sharp criticism or reprimand

40. Redressal – Remedy or compensation for a wrong

41. Reiterate – To repeat for emphasis

42. Retaliation – Revenge or return attack

43. Sanction – A penalty or approval (depending on context)

44. Scrutiny – Close examination

45. Sovereignty – Supreme power or authority

46. Stalemate – A deadlock or impasse

47. Status quo – The existing state of affairs

48. Transgression – Violation of a law or rule

49. Ubiquitous – Present everywhere

50. Vigilance – Keeping careful watch

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🔹 50 Hindu Newspaper Words

1. Abdicate – To give up power or responsibility

2. Adjudicate – To make a formal judgment or decision

3. Affidavit – A written statement used as evidence

4. Anomaly – Deviation from the norm

5. Appeasement – Giving in to demands to maintain peace

6. Arbitrary – Based on personal whims rather than logic

7. Articulate – Able to express clearly

8. Aspiration – A hope or ambition

9. Backdrop – Context or background

10. Barter – Exchange of goods without using money

11. Belligerent – Hostile and aggressive

12. Breach – Violation of a law or agreement

13. Cadre – A group trained for a specific purpose

14. Clandestine – Secret or concealed

15. Coercion – Use of force or threats

16. Complacency – Self-satisfaction with no awareness of danger

17. Conducive – Helpful or favorable

18. Contempt – Disrespect or disdain

19. Contentious – Controversial or argumentative

20. Credibility – Believability or trustworthiness

21. Curb – To restrain or limit

22. Debilitate – To weaken

23. Deficit – Shortfall or lack

24. Demarcate – To set boundaries

25. Denounce – To condemn publicly

26. Derogatory – Disrespectful or critical

27. Discrepancy – A difference or inconsistency

28. Dispensation – Exemption from a rule or law

29. Dissuade – To persuade someone not to do something

30. Elicit – To draw out (a response or reaction)

31. Endorse – To support or approve

32. Engender – To cause or give rise to

33. Exonerate – To clear from blame

34. Fallacy – A mistaken belief or error in reasoning

35. Feasible – Possible and practical

36. Flak – Strong criticism

37. Frivolous – Not serious or important

38. Gamut – A complete range or scope

39. Heinous – Extremely wicked or evil

40. Imminent – About to happen

41. Indigenous – Native or original to a place

42. Inevitable – Unavoidable

43. Insinuation – An indirect suggestion or implication

44. Intervention – Interference to alter a situation

45. Judicious – Wise or sensible

46. Mandate – An official order or command

47. Misgivings – Doubts or fears

48. Modus operandi – A particular way of doing something

49. Nuance – A subtle difference in meaning or expression

50. Obsolete – Outdated or no longer in use

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