Important Word List From The Hindu Editorial 05 March 2022
Hindi Meaning - विभाजन, इसके विपरीत, अलगाव
English Meaning - divergence, division, separation, difference, contrast, polarity.
2.reservation (noun)
Hindi Meaning - आरक्षण
English Meaning - a system of affirmative action in India that provides historically disadvantaged groups representation in education, employment, and politics.
3.disparity (noun)
Hindi Meaning - असमानता, असंतुलन, भिन्नता
English Meaning - imbalance, inequality, incongruity, unevenness, disproportion, variation, divergence, difference.
4.panacea (noun)
Hindi Meaning - रामबाण, अचूक उपाय
English Meaning - perfect solution, remedy, answer, antidote.
5.mandate (verb)
Hindi Meaning - शासनादेश, निर्देश देना, आदेश देना
English Meaning - instruct, direct, order, require, make something mandatory.
6.apex court (noun)
Hindi Meaning - सर्वोच्च न्यायालय
English Meaning - a supreme court.
7.set aside (phrasal verb)
Hindi Meaning - रद्द करना, उलटना
English Meaning - overrule, overturn, reverse, revoke, rule against, nullify, annul, cancel, quash, dismiss, reject, repudiate, abrogate.
8.interim (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - अंतरिम, अस्थायी, बीचवाला
English Meaning - provisional, temporary, intervening, transitional.
9.stay order (noun)
Hindi Meaning - रोक आदेश, स्थगन आदेश
English Meaning - it is defined as the act of temporarily stopping or postponing any judicial proceeding through the court or legal authorities in India, in order to secure the rights of a citizen.
10.legislation (noun)
Hindi Meaning - कानून, विधान, अधिनियमों
English Meaning - body of laws, acts, rules, regulations, statutes.
11.finding (noun)
Hindi Meaning - खोज, निष्कर्ष, निर्णय
English Meaning - conclusion, decision, result, resolution, recommendation.
12.unconstitutional (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - असंवैधानिक, गैरकानूनी, गलत
English Meaning - illegitimate, unlawful, wrongful, forbidden, illicit, outlawed, prohibited; undemocratic, autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian.
13.glaring (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - स्पष्ट, दिखाई देने वाला
English Meaning - obvious, visible, apparent, flagrant, blatant.
14.illegality (noun)
Hindi Meaning - अवैधता, अभ्यास
English Meaning - an illegal act/practice.
15.norm (noun)
Hindi Meaning - आदर्श, मानक, सम्मेलन
English Meaning - standard, convention, regulation; basis, model.
16.domiciled (adjective)
English Meaning - relating to the people who have permanent residents in a particular region.
17.address (verb)
English Meaning - tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
18.assign (adjective)
English Meaning - ascribe, attribute; decide on, determine, specify, stipulate.
19.settled (verb)
English Meaning - determined, established.
20.stay (verb)
English Meaning - postpone, put off, delay, defer, put back, hold off, adjourn, suspend, stop (any judicial proceeding through the court or legal authorities in India, in order to secure the rights of a citizen).
21.quota (noun)
English Meaning - in the employment context, it is a hiring system that gives preference to protected group members.
22.domicile (noun as modifier)
English Meaning - the country in which a person is said to have his permanent residence; a person’s (permanent) residence.
23.manifesto (noun)
English Meaning - (policy) statement, declaration, pronouncement.
24.given (preposition)
English Meaning - considering, taking into consideration, taking into account, in view of, bearing in mind.
25.bleak (adjective)
English Meaning - unpromising, unfavourable, disadvantageous.
26.backdrop (noun)
English Meaning - situation, scenario, context.
27.pandemic (noun)
English Meaning - the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
28.it is no surprise that (phrase)
English Meaning - as expected, as anticipated.
29.leadership (noun)
English Meaning - government, authority.
30.seek (verb)
English Meaning - try, aim, attempt.
31.faraway (adjective)
English Meaning - remote, far off, distant.
32.acute (adjective)
English Meaning - severe, intense, serious, critical, drastic.
33.hurdle (verb)
English Meaning - obstacle, barrier, impediment, obstruction, hindrance.
34.Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act of 2020 (noun)
English Meaning - The Haryana state assembly passed the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 in November 2020. The Bill seeks to reserve 75% of new jobs for local candidates in various companies, societies, trusts, and limited liability partnership firms situated in the state of Haryana. This seeks to ensure that 75% of all jobs with gross monthly salaries of up to ₹50,000 are provided to the State’s own residents.
35.constitutional (adjective)
English Meaning - legal, lawful, legitimate; relating to the constitution.
36.bar (noun)
English Meaning - barrier, obstacle, impediment, hindrance.
37.discrimination (noun)
English Meaning - prejudice, intolerance, inequity, unfairness (against an individual or group of individuals by society and its institutions (basically in the procedures, policies or objectives) as a whole.
38.prescribe (verb)
English Meaning - stipulate, lay down, specify, impose, set down, determine, pronounce.
39.criterion (noun)
English Meaning - basis, standard, norm, specification (criteria is the plural form of criterion).
40.measure (noun)
English Meaning - action, step, procedure.
41.firm (noun)
English Meaning - company, business, enterprise.
42.aggrieved (adjective)
English Meaning - disgruntled, dissatisfied, unhappy, disappointed.
43.adversely (adverb)
English Meaning - unfavourably, disadvantageously, badly.
44.point of view (noun)
English Meaning - position, perspective, viewpoint, standpoint, angle.
45.impinge on (verb)
English Meaning - influence, have an effect on.
46.carry on (phrasal verb)
English Meaning - undertake, be involved in, take part in, participate in.
47.provide (for) (verb)
English Meaning - (of a law/an Act) enable, permit, allow (something to be done).
48.exemption (noun)
English Meaning - special treatment, privilege, favouritism; immunity, exclusion, exception, indemnity, freedom.
49.in terms of (phrase)
English Meaning - with regard to, regarding, concerning, in respect of, with reference to, in the matter of, in connection with.
50.proficiency (noun)
English Meaning - skill, knowledge, competence.
51.sunset clause/provision (noun)
English Meaning - a measure within a statute, regulation or other law that provides that the law shall cease (stop) to have effect after a specific date, unless further legislative action is taken to extend the law.
52.clause (noun)
English Meaning - stipulation, condition, specification, requirement, provision
53.cease (verb)
English Meaning - bring to an end/halt/stop, conclude, terminate.
54.legality (noun)
English Meaning - lawfulness, legitimacy, validity, rightness, permissibility, constitutionality.
55.flag (verb)
English Meaning - indicate, identify, point out; draw attention to.
56.development (noun)
English Meaning - event, turn of events, occurrence, happening, circumstance, incident, phenomenon, situation, outcome.
57.state (noun)
English Meaning - condition, situation, circumstances, state of affairs, position; predicament, plight.
58.rapid (adjective)
English Meaning - quick, fast, swift, speedy.
59.urbanisation (noun)
English Meaning - a process of creating urban areas. It is a result of population migration from rural areas in addition to natural urban demographic growth.
60.agrarian (adjective)
English Meaning - relating to cultivating/farming.
61.migration (noun)
English Meaning - the movement of people within the borders of the same country or across international borders in order to find work or better living conditions.
62.in search of (phrase)
English Meaning - searching for, seeking, looking for, in quest of, in pursuit of.
63.widespread (adjective)
English Meaning - general, extensive, common, omnipresent, ubiquitous, prevalent, rife, rampant.
64.advanced (adjective)
English Meaning - highly developed, sophisticated.
65.backward (adjective)
English Meaning - underdeveloped, undeveloped, unsophisticated.
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