The Hindu Editorial (Free of opposition) – Mar 10, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Free of opposition) – Mar 10, 2023

1. scramble (verb) – struggle, hurry/hasten, rush (to do something to achieve a goal/result).
2. pie (noun) – a whole of something that can be divided into shares.
3. hold (verb) – conduct, organize.
4. interest (noun as modifier) – a group or organization having a common concern (in politics/business).
5. predicate on/upon (phrasal verb) – base, be dependent, establish, found, premise.
6. the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
7. fortune (noun) – financial/material position, financial/material situation, prospects, future, condition.
8. deeply (adverb) – seriously, intensely, strongly. 
9. say (noun) – voice, authority, sway, influence.
10. understanding (noun) – agreement, deal, settlement.
11. coalition (noun) – alliance, union, partnership.
12. extend (verb) – offer, give, present.
13. far from (phrase) – not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.
14. low (noun) – a low position or state.
15. in terms of (phrase) – with regard to, regarding, concerning, in respect of, with reference to.
16. lack (noun) – absence, unavailability, non-existence; shortfall, deficiency, shortage, deficit.
17. legislative (adjective) – law-making, parliamentary, policy-making, administrative.
18. accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.
19. purported (adjective) – claimed, professed, plausible, supposed, apparent.
20. scandalous (adjective) – discreditable, disreputable, dishonourable, improper.
21. pertain (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with, be relevant to.
22. settlement (noun) – agreement, understanding, middle ground, deal.
23. separatist (adjective) – dissident, nonconformist, sectarian.
24. in practice (phrase) – in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically, effectively.
25. scramble (noun) – struggle, hurry, rush.
26. in the saddle (phrase) – in a position of control; in a position of responsibility; in a dominant/influential position.
27. berth (noun) – position/place.
28. defection (noun) – an act of changing allegiances/loyalties/sides; desertion, absconding, decamping.
29. downward (adjective) – descending, falling, sinking, sliding, slipping, going down.
30. spiral (noun) – the process of deterioration, decline, decrease.
31. patriarchal (adjective) – relating to cultures or societies that are controlled/headed by men.
32. governance (noun) – the act of governing something; administration.
33. deficiency (noun) – shortage, insufficiency, inadequacy; absence, unavailability, lack, non-existence.
34. attribute (verb) – ascribe, connect with, associate with; hold responsible for.
35. extremism (noun) – radicalism, fanaticism, dogmatism.
36. extortion (noun) – blackmail, demanding money (with threats), extraction.
37. assumption (noun) – belief, thought, proposition.
38. stake (noun) – share, interest, involvement, concern (in a situation/system).
39. stalemate (noun) – deadlock, impasse, standstill/stand-off.
40. statehood (noun) – the condition of being an independent state.
41. fault line (noun) – a divisive issue; a difference of opinion.
42. elusive (adjective) – difficult to find, difficult to achieve; intangible.
43. effectively (adverb) – successfully, constructively, powerfully.
44. betray (verb) – be unfaithful to, be disloyal to, cheat, break one’s promise to.

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