Hindu daily vocabulary-2022 March 13

1. Trade union representatives decry decision.

        Decry: to publicly criticize something as being undesirable or harmful


2. The cut in the EPF rate, at a time when inflation is resurging, attracted criticism from the central trade union representatives.

       Resurging: to come back or rise again

3. The incident indicated many “loopholes and technical lapses”

        Loopholes: an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules

        Lapses: a brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment

4. The two sides, however, reaffirmed that a resolution of “relevant issues” would help restore peace and tranquillity.

        Tranquillity: the quality or state of being tranquil; calm.

5. The Union government has amended the Census Rules framed in 1990 to allow the details to be captured and stored in electronic format and also to enable self ­enumeration by respondents.

        Enumeration: the action of mentioning a number of things one by one.

6. The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision ­making body, will meet on Sunday to introspect after the debacle in the Assembly polls.

        Introspect: examine one's own thoughts or feelings.

        Debacle: an event or situation that is a complete failure

7. His questions were met with “stoic silence”.

        Stoic: unmoved by joy or grief

8. After the poll rout, crucial CWC meeting today.

        Rout: a disorderly retreat of defeated troops

9. In the Punjab Assembly election, the AAP registered a landslide victory.

        landslide victory: A landslide victory is an election result in which the victorious candidate or party wins by an overwhelming margin.

10. Elephant calf barges into a hostel room in Odisha.

        Barges: move forcefully or roughly

11. Fillip for mineral exploration

        Fillip: something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.

12. T.N. youth who joined Ukraine militia ready to return.

        Militia: a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency

13. The normalization of gun culture during the two-phase State polls was a worrisome trend.

        Worrisome: causing anxiety or concern.


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