The Hindu Editorial (Fighting together) – Apr 09, 2019

The chiefs of the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal combine threw down the gauntlet to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Deoband in western Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Fighting together) – Apr 09, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Fighting together) – Apr 09, 2019:

on the same page (phrase) – in agreement.
throw down the gauntlet (phrase) – issue a challenge; dare.
fiery (adjective) – strong, powerful; ardent/fervent.
rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
bid (noun) – attempt, effort, endeavour/try.
landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
interim (adjective) – provisional, transitional, temporary.
variable (noun) – factor, feature, element (that is likely to change).
emergent (adjective) – emerging, beginning, arising.
triumvirate (noun) – a group of three powerful or notable people/things.
unambiguous (adjective) – unarguable, beyond doubt/question, unquestionable.
deference (noun) – respect, consideration, regard.
be at pains to (do) something (phrase) – to try very hard to do something.
read from the same page (phrase) – to say the same thing in public about an issue.
coherence (noun) – consistency, orderliness, organization.
deft (noun) – skilful, efficient, adept.
inheritor (noun) – heir, successor, next-in-line.
rump (noun) – remaining number/remaining part.
Lohiaite (noun) – relating to a person who follows the ideology that comes from Ram Manohar Lohia.
characterize (verb) – identify, specify, describe.
accent (noun) – emphasis, importance, priority.
dissimilar (noun) – different, various, unrelated.
case in point (phrase) – example, instance, sample.
blunt (verb) – weaken, reduce, appease/assuage/moderate.
empowerment (noun) – accreditation, authorization, validation.
rout (noun) – downfall, collapse/defeat; fiasco.
adversarial (adjective) – involving conflict or opposition.
strike (verb) – find interesting/noticeable.
outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
constituency (noun) – a group of voters (people) in a specific area (with common (political) interests).
drift (verb) – digress/diverge, depart, deviate.
cleavage (noun) – separation, rupture, fragmentation.
assertion (noun) – statement, opinion, contention.
reach out (phrasal verb) – contact someone for help/assistance/cooperation.