The enemy within – The Hindu (Jan 31, 2017)

The enemy within – The Hindu (Jan 31, 2017)

Not ideological affinity, but prospects of power and pelf determine the making and unmaking of political alliances. …  For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1:

1. affinity (noun) – like-mindedness; relationship, connection.
2. prospects (noun) – chances, opportunities, expectations.
3. pelf (noun) – money, cash (gained dishonestly).
4. parting of the ways (phrase) – separation, break-up, split.
5. inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, unpreventable, certain.
6. reconcile to (verb) – accept, accommodate/adjust oneself to.
7. breakdown (noun) – failure, collapse, disintegration.
8. resent (verb) – be annoyed at, be displeased at, begrudge/envy.
9. cede (verb) – surrender, concede, give up (power).
10. probability (noun) – likelihood, likeliness, prospect/possibility.
11. lay (verb) – arrange, work out, devise/prepare.
12. stake (noun) – bet, risk, pledge.
13. embarrassingly (adverb) – awkwardly; humiliatingly, shamefully.
14. pitch (noun) – level/pont, height, intensity.
15. indulge in (verb) – involve (in an undesirable action).
16. name-calling (noun) – abusive language, insults.
17. trade (verb) – exchange, swap, switch.
18. run-up (noun)- a period/time before an important event.
19. play down (phrasal verb) – underemphasize, downplay, understate.
20. chauvinism (noun) – excessive support, excessive loyalty (for a particular group/cause/sex).
21. poach (verb) – take, acquire, steal (something unfairly).
22. subsume (verb) – include, absorb, cover.
23. flip-flop (noun) – a sudden reversal of something, particularly a policy/plan.
24. the dust settles (phrase) – things calm down.
25. hostile (adjective) – antagonistic/aggressive, confrontational, unfriendly.

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