The Hindu Editorial (Maximum gambit) – Mar 27, 2019

It would be easy to dismiss the Congress party’s promise of transferring ₹6,000 a month to poor households as just a pre-poll gimmick… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Maximum gambit) – Mar 27, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Maximum gambit) – Mar 27, 2019:

gambit (noun) – plan, scheme, strategy.
pledge (noun) – promise, commitment, vow/assurance.
household (noun) – family, house.
gimmick (noun) – publicity device, scheme, ploy/trick.
one up (adjective) – having an advantage over other (person).
spell out (phrasal verb) – explain, make clear, elucidate/clarify.
ballpark (noun) – approximate, general/basic, unspecific.
set aside (phrasal verb) – disregard, ignore, shrug off.
cut back (phrasal verb) – reduce, cut, decrease.
comprehensive (adjective) – complete/full, thorough, extensive.
rive (verb) – split, rent, ripped apart.
authenticity (noun) – reliability, truth, faithfulness.
provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
fall short (phrasal verb) – fail to meet/reach, be deficient.
the devil in the detail (phrase) – it means that the details of something are always difficult & problematic part of it, whereas “the angel/god is in the details” means that attention paid to small & important things/details will produce big results,
unsound (adjective) – untenable, flawed, defective/faulty.
unconditional (adjective) – unquestioning, unreserved, unequivocal/absolute.
go a long way (phrase) – achieve great success.
address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.
indebtedness (noun) – liability, financial obligation, debt.
menial (adjective) – unskilled, low-grade, routine.
shore up (phrasal verb) – support, assist, prop up (with some fund/finance to stop declining).
spur (verb) – stimulate, galvanize, encourage/motivate.
disincentive (noun) – deterrent, discouragement, restraint.
inherent (verb) – built-in, ingrained; basic, fundamental (part of something).
mitigate (verb) – alleviate, relieve, assuage.
shrink (verb) – reduce/diminish, lessen, dwindle.
ameliorate (verb) – make something better, improve, enhance.
agrarian (adjective) – relating to cultivating/farming.
come up with (phrasal verb) – produce, propose, put forward.
precedent (noun) – previous example/instance, prior instance, exemplar.
fillip (noun) – stimulus, boost, encouragement.
implementation (noun) – execution, enforcement, imposition.
dole (noun) – benefits/funds paid (by the Govt.) public allowance, welfare.
magic bullet (noun) – solution, answer; nostrum/remedy.
clutch (noun) – group, collection, set.
robust (adjective) – strong, powerful, vigorous.
prudent (adjective) – wise, sensible, careful/ far-sighted.