Cash and churn – The Hindu (Dec 26, 2017)

Cash and churn – The Hindu (Dec 26, 2017)

Sometimes a war can be won only by withdrawing from a battlefront. The real surprise in the R.K. Nagar Assembly by-election in Tamil Nadu was…… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. churn (noun) – disorder, confusion, mess up.
2. spell (verb) – lead to, result in, cause.
3. erosion (noun) – destruction, deterioration, spoiling/weakening.
4. obvious (adjective) – clear, apparent, evident.
5. dip (noun) –  fall, decline, decrease.
6. forfeit (verb) – lose, give up, renounce.
7. runaway (adjective) – easy, effortless.
8. sow the seeds of (phrase) –  trigger, initiate, activate.
9. (the) ranks (noun) – the  members of a large group.
10. faction (noun) – a small group, section, division (of dissenter within a large group).
11. bring down (phrasal verb) – overthrow, oust, unseat (someone to lose power).
12. owe (verb) – be under an obligation, be obligated to, be in debt to.
13. allegiance (noun) – loyalty, faithfulness, devotion.
14. back (verb) – support, stand by, give one’s support to.
15. set off (phrasal verb) – cause, lead to, begin/start/initiate.
16. command (verb) –  order, rule, instruct.
17. scenario (noun) – course of events, situation.
18. blessing (noun) – support, help/aid; favour.
19. shot (at) (noun) – attempt, try, effort.
20. legitimacy (noun) – conformity to the law/rules; justification.
21. attain (verb) – achieve, secure, gain.
22. desertion (noun) – abandonment, an act of deserting/leaving a person; betrayal.
23. feeble (adjective) – ineffective, unconvincing, poor/unsatisfactory.
24. prolonged (adjective) – very long, extended, protracted.

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