The Hindu Editorial (Battle for Bihar) – Sep 28, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Battle for Bihar) – Sep 28, 2020:

seek (verb) – try, attempt, aim, strive (to achieve something).
mandate (noun) – authority, approval, authorization.
emotive (adjective) – sensitive, emotional, controversial, inflammatory.
deflect (verb) – turn aside, distract, divert, avert, change direction, diverge, deviate.
unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
circumstances (noun) – situation, background, conditions, state of affairs.
front (noun) – a particular situation.
mixed (adjective) – having a mixture of both positive & negative qualities.
take over (phrasal verb) – assume control of, take control of, take charge of.
downslide (noun) – decline, downward movement/trend, downgrade.
culminate (verb) – come to an end with, finish with, conclude with, terminate with.
bungled (adjective) – mishandled, mismanaged, messed up/screwed up.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
desert (verb) – abandon, leave, betray, give up.
alliance (noun) – association, union, relationship.
embrace (noun) – hold, grip, control.
wane (verb) – decrease, decline, diminish, dwindle.
defensive (adjective) – averting, opposing, preventative; defending, safeguarding, protecting.
stagnation (noun) – lack of activity/development.
backlash (noun) – a strong negative reaction; adverse response, counteraction.
migrant (adjective) – relating to a person who moves from one region to another – either within a country or across national borders in order to find work or better living conditions.
lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
hold together (phrasal verb) – remain united.
substantive (adjective) – important, significant, considerable.
hail from (verb) – come from, be from, be a native of.
fan (verb) – intensify, increase, exacerbate, stimulate.
parochial (adjective) – narrow-minded, illiberal, short-sighted, inward-looking.
brazenly (adverb) – blatantly, clearly, fragrantly.
partisan (adjective) – biased, prejudiced, one-sided.
conduct (noun) – behaviour; actions, activities; handling.
hail (verb) – praise, applaud, commend, acclaim.
adherence to (noun) – commitment to, attachment to (a clause/condition).
ethos (noun) – spirit, character; morality, attitudes, beliefs, principles.
critic (noun) – censurer, attacker, fault-finder.
label (verb) – categorize, classify, describe.
squabble (noun) – quarrel, row, argument, fight, disagreement, dispute.
sulk (verb) – be in a bad mood, be bad-tempered, be disappointed.
intact (adjective) – undamaged, unimpaired, unspoiled.
unbreachable (adjective) – impossible to breach; inviolable, unassailable, untouchable.
command (verb) – be in charge of, have control of, be the leader of, be the boss of, preside over.
battle-ready (adjective) – ready for (election) battle.
bad blood (noun) – disharmony, disunity, strife, dispute, dissent, argument.
hamstring (verb) – restrict, cripple, hinder, obstruct, slow down (the ability or efficiency of someone/something); to make ineffective, to make powerless.
appropriate (verb) – take over, assume, acquire, wrest.
legacy (noun) – something received from a predecessor or from the past.
disown (verb) – reject, deny, abandon, renounce.
constitute (verb) – form, compose, account for, represent.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, grapple with.
National Population Register (NPR) (noun) – The NPR is a register of the usual residents of the country. It contains information collected at the local (village/sub-town), subdistrict, district, state and national level under provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003. The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country. The database would contain demographic as well as biometric particulars.
allied (adjective) – associated, related, connected.
health check (noun) – examination, scrutiny, investigation.
potential for (noun) – possibility, chance (of something happening).
imagination (noun) – interest, attention, curiosity, preoccupation.
on the horizon (phrase) – imminent, impending, approaching, near/close, just around the corner.