Pragmatic step – The Hindu (Jun 12, 2017)

Pragmatic step – The Hindu (Jun 12, 2017)

The Kerala government’s new liquor policy is a pragmatic step that may help boost its revenue and retrieve lost ground in the tourism sector. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1

1. pragmatic (adjective) – empirical, realistic/actual, practical.
2. retrieve (verb) –  restore, resolve; recover/regain.
3. lose ground (phrase) – retreat or lose (a commanding position/advantage) to become less popular.
4. discrimination (noun) – prejudice, bigotry, intolerance/inequity.
5. erstwhile (adjective) – old,  previous, former.
6. toddy (noun) –  a drink made from the sap of various palm tree species such as date palms, coconut palms & etc (sap means plant fluid).
7. offset (verb) – counterbalance, cancel out, neutralize.
8. manifesto (noun) – policy statement, proclamation, pronouncement.
9. abstinence (noun) – self-restraint, self-denial; refraining.
10. scarce (noun) – insufficient, deficient, inadequate/meagre.
11. bootleg (verb) – illegal, illicit, unlawful.
12. unveil (verb) – present, disclose, make public.
13. undue (adjective) – excessive, extreme, inordinate.
14. haste (noun) – speed, hurry, swiftness/rapidity.
15. be on firm ground (phrase) – be sure of one’s aspects or safe in a position.
16. regime (noun) – government, rule, leadership.
17. hardline (adjective) – strict, tough, extreme.
18. one-upmanship (noun) – the art or practice of successively outdoing (do better than) a competitor. (Courtesy:Wikipedia).
19. faction (noun) – group, group, bloc/wing.
20. liberalise (verb) – to make something less strict; to provide more freedom in systems.
21. approbation (noun) – approval, praise, assent.
22. fiasco (noun) – failure, disaster, catastrophe.
23. spike (noun) – a sharp increase.
24. purported (adjective) – claimed, professed/pretended; alleged.
25. revitalise (verb) –  re-energize, strengthen, renew.
26. brew (verb) – develop, loom, be on the way.
27. hooch (noun) – illicit alcohol.
28. actualise (verb) – fulfil, achieve, accomplish.
29. on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
30. pursue (verb) – conduct/practise, undertake/prosecute, follow.
31. arterial road (adjective) – an important/principal (road/route).
32. mount (verb) – increase, rise, grow/escalate.
33. call for (phrasal verb) – demand, require, necessitate/make necessary.
34. holistic (adjective) – relating to the whole/complete/entire factors; comprehensive, full, total.

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