The Hindu Editorial (Joe Biden’s bid) – Apr 30, 2019

Former Vice-President Joseph Biden has finally announced his candidacy for the 2020 U.S. presidential election. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Joe Biden’s bid) – Apr 30, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Joe Biden’s bid) – Apr 30, 2019:

1. bid (noun) – attempt, effort, endeavour/try.
2. candidacy (noun) – candidate-ship.
3. prominent (noun) – well known, famous, notable.
4. establishment Democrat (noun) – a long-serving Democrat; a person who has been a Democrat for several years, and has probably helped with political campaigns for several years.
5. legacy (noun) – footprint, effect/outcome (something received from a predecessor or from the past).
6. proponent (noun) – advocate, supporter, upholder/promoter.
7. advocate (noun) – supporter, champion, upholder.
8. primary (noun) – (in the US) an election in which members of the same political party run against each other for the chance to be in a larger and more important election, especially presidential election.
9. centrist (noun) – a person whose political opinions are not extreme, falling between those of liberals and conservatives.
10. insurgent (noun) – dissenter, agitator, revolutionist.
11. endorse (verb) – uphold, support, approve.
12. disavow (verb) – deny, disclaim, reject.
13. radical (adjective) – revolutionary, progressive, reforming.
14. debt trap (noun) – a situation which causes a damaging cycle of borrowing when someone cannot repay their debts on schedule.
15. vow (noun) – pledge, promise, commitment.
16. take someone to task (phrase) – reprove, censure, criticize.
17. imprisonment (noun) – incarceration, confinement/captivity, detention.
18. in favour of (phrase) – in support of, to the advantage of, for all, approving of.
19. invasion (noun) – attack, incursion, assault/assailing.
20. harassment (noun) – persecution/abuse, aggressive intimidation, persistent annoyance.
21. allege (verb) – claim/assert, charge, accuse.
22. distance oneself from (verb) – denounce, reject, disagree with.
23. regret (verb) – blame oneself for, sorrow for, deplore.
24. vow (verb) – swear, promise, pledge/commit/affirm.
25. left of centre (phrase) – having opinions/beliefs/ideas which are between “extreme left” and “socialist right” in politics.

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