The Hindu Editorial (​Pivot away) – Jul 07, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​Pivot away) – Jul 07, 2025:

1. pivot away (phrasal verb) – change direction, change focus, deviate from, divert from, move away from.
2. administration (noun) – government, regime.
3. squeeze (noun) – a strong demand or pressure; restriction, suppression, quelling, crushing, crackdown, clampdown.
4. indicative (adjective) – symptomatic, indicatory, suggestive, expressive, signalling, symbolic.
5. right-wing (adjective) – relating to a person who is following the principles of conservatism; right-winger, rightist, conservative.
6. dominance (noun) – supremacy, superiority, domination, command, control, authority, sway.
7. consulate (noun) – the office or position of a consul (diplomat/ambassador). It is a smaller diplomatic mission in that country’s major cities whereas An Embassy is situated in the capital of a country.
8. vetting (noun) – an act of careful examination & thorough appraisal (of a person).
9. rigorous (adjective) –  strict, and stringent; painstaking, meticulous.
10. chunk (noun) – a significant/large amount of something; a thick, solid piece of something.
11. wind down (phrasal verb) – come to an end, draw to a close, wind up, close down.
12. depart (verb) – leave, go, exit.
13. frozen past tense of freeze (verb) – limit, restrict, confine; stop/suspend, stand still, become paralyzed.
14. down to the wire (phrase) – relating to a situation whose result is unpredictable till the very last moment.
15. disruptor (noun) – disturbance 
16. flow (noun) – movement, course, flux, rush.
17. chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
18. nominee (noun) – candidate, appointee, designee, delegate.
19. head (verb) – lead, direct, govern, administer. 
20. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (noun) – it is responsible for processing immigration and naturalization applications and establishing policies regarding immigration services.
21. immigration (noun) – the act of leaving one’s countries and moving to another country of which they are not natives, nor citizens, to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens.
22. vow (verb) – promise, swear, commit, avow, affirm.
23. end (verb) – terminate, stop.
24. Optional Practical Training programme (OPT) (noun) – 12-month work authorization available to F-1 international students who have been full-time students for at least two consecutive semesters and plan to seek employment in the United States in their fields of study.
25. serve as (verb) – act as, function as.
26. segue (noun) – a smooth move/shift from one topic to another; smooth transition from one point to another one.
27. H-1B visa (noun) – it permits a foreign professional (with a (min. 4 years) university degree or its equivalent) to work in specialty occupations (or skilled employments) in the United States (issued for a max of 6 years in total).
28. green card (noun) – it is officially known as a “Permanent Resident Card” and it allows a person to live and work permanently in the United States.
29. disincentivise (verb) – discourage, prevent, stop.
30. fixed-tenure (noun) – fixed period of time.
31. axing (noun) – an act of reducing costs drastically.
32. government spending or public spending (noun) – money spent by the government.
33. rescind (verb) – cancel, reverse, invalidate, abolish, quash, revoke, overturn, nullify, overrule, repeal, annul.
34. anecdotal (adjective) – not based on factual, scientific reports and observations done carefully; unscientific, informal, unreliable, untrustworthy.
35. point to (verb) – indicate, suggest, signal, signify, denote.
36. issuance (noun) – an act of issuing/providing something.
37. scrutiny (noun) – examination, inspection, investigation.
38. grant (verb) – issue, allocate, allot.
39. sought past tense of seek (verb) – ask for, request, appeal, demand.
40. go through (phrasal verb) – undergo, be subject to, experience, withstand, put up with.
41. gauge (verb) – determine, weigh, ascertain, assess, evaluate, analyse, estimate.
42. take office (phrase) – assume an office, be sworn in, enter office. 
43. anti-immigrant (adjective) – voicing opposition to immigrants (non-natives, foreigners, migrants).
44. impulse (noun) – urge, desire, drive, compulsion.
45. soften (verb) – ease, relieve, lessen, moderate, mitigate.
46. drive (verb) – cause to happen; make, impel, prompt, force, spur.
47. bring in (phrasal verb) – include, take in, count in, involve.
48. immigrant (noun) – emigrant, migrant, non-native, foreigner, settler.
49. Republican (noun) – (in the US) a member or supporter of the Republican Party (also referred to as the GOP); conservative, right winger. Grand Old Party (GOP) refers to the Republican Party.
50. exit (noun) – departure, leaving, withdrawal, pull-out.
51. singular (adjective) – single.
52. techie (noun) – technocrat, geek, whiz.
53. cut (noun) – reduction, decrease, lessening.
54. green energy (noun) – clean energy, renewable energy; energy generated from natural resources (such as water, wind & solar energy).
55. Big Beautiful Bill (noun) – a massive spending and tax bill that includes signature policies of President Trump’s second-term agenda. The bill was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The bill, which will fund Trump’s immigration crackdown, make his 2017 tax cuts permanent, and is expected to knock millions of Americans off health insurance. It seeks a sharp reduction on clean energy projects.
56. serve (verb) – present, provide, set out.
57. highlight (verb) – underscore, emphasize, underline, stress, call/draw attention to.
58. extremist (noun) – radical, fanatic, fundamentalist, hardliner, dogmatist, diehard, bigot, sectarian.
59. mark (verb) – indicate, represent, signify.
60. leading light (noun) – a prominent or influential person.
61. attraction (noun) – interest, fascination, desirability.
62. perhaps (adverb) – possibly, feasibly, may be, it may/could be, very likely.

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