Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 12, 2019
1. Homicide vs Murder vs Manslaughter • Homicide is the killing of one person by another. • Murder is a form of criminal homicide, where the perpetrator intended to kill the other person, sometimes with premeditation with a plan to kill. • Manslaughter is another type...
Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 11, 2019
1. Drumbeater • One who actively publicizes or advocates something, as a press agent. Usage: He said that opposition leader made fun of the house by calling honourable members drumbeater. 2. Bipartite • Involving or made by two separate parties. Usage: A bipartite... Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 10, 2019
1. Slash-and-burn agriculture • Slash-and-burn agriculture, also called fire-fallow cultivation, is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden. The method begins by cutting down the trees... Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 9, 2019
1. Alibi • A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place. Usage: She has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening. 2. Throttle • Attack or kill someone by choking or strangling them. Usage:... Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 8, 2019
1. Merger vs Acquisition vs Takeover • Merger is the process where two or more companies agree to come together and form a new company. • The acquisition is the process by which a financially strong company takeovers a less financially strong company by buying more...
