THE HINDU VOCABULARY 19 JULY 2018

THE HINDU EDITORIAL

THE HINDU EDITORIAL 19 JULY 2018

Fishy(adj.) – suspicious-संदिग्ध

•Trace of something – very small amount of something

•Look for something - search for something, expect for something

•On a par with somebody/something- as good, bad, important as somebody /something

•Play something down- to try to make something less important that it is

•Carcinogen(n.) a substance that can cause cancer

•Ingest(v.) to take food drugs, etc. in your body by swallowing

•Unscrupulous- not honest or fair

•Scrupulous- careful about paying attention to every detail- meticulous

•Pass somebody/something off as somebody/something- to pretend that somebody/something is something they are not

•Gastric- connected with stomach

•Transit(n.) - the process of being moved from one place to another

•Allay (v.) something – to make something, especially a feeling, less strong Allay fears/concern/suspicion etc.

•Stoke something up- to make something increase or develop more quickly

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