The Hindu Editorial (In search of friends) – Jun 08, 2018

A friend in need is the friend who comes a-calling. After four years of being in a situation where it was a much sought-after ally,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (In search of friends) – Jun 08, 2018.

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1. a friend in need is the friend indeed  (phrase) – a friend who is helping at a difficult time is a true friend.
2. a- (prefix) – without (calling).
3. sought_after (adjective) – popular, in favour, in demand.
4. supplicant (noun)- a person who is requesting/asking something. someone who begs/asks/appeals humbly.
5. affinity (noun) – association, link/bond, connection.
6. mouthpiece (noun) – agent, representative, voice (it can be of a person/organisation).
7. assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, contention.
8. stormy (adjective) – turbulent, volatile, impassioned.
9. domineer (verb) – push around, dictate to, pressurize/intimidate.
10. retrieve (verb) – restore, resolve; recover/regain.
11. cede (verb) – surrender, relinquish, yield/give up (power or territory).
12. push around (phrasal verb) – domineer, mistreat, browbeat/threaten.
13. chauvinist (adjective) – jingoistic, excessively/aggressively patriotic, sectarian.
14. strident (adjective) – harsh, rough, grating.
15. equilibrium (noun) – balance, symmetry, equality/evenness.
16. outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
17. accommodative (adjective) – accommodating, cooperative.
18. accommodation (noun) – compromise/settlement; adjustment, adaptation.
19. desertion (noun) – defection, decamping, departure.
20. anti-incumbency (noun) – a situation which is against elected officials currently in power; discontent against ruling government/ party in power.
21. dump (verb) – abandon, desert, leave.

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