The Hindu Editorial (The centre holds) – Sep 12, 2018

A shrinking vote share for the centrist parties and a notable showing by the far right in Sunday’s elections in Sweden echo the growing anti-immigrant mood in the Nordic nations and across Europe. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (The centre holds) – Sep 12, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (The centre holds) – Sep 12, 2018:

far-right (noun) – extreme right wing of a political party or group.
shrinking (adjective) – becoming smaller, diminishing/lessening, dwindling.
centrist (noun) – a person whose political opinions are not extreme, falling between those of liberals and conservatives.
echo (verb) – repeat, restate/reiterate, imitate.
Nordic countries (noun) – The Nordic countries are generally considered to refer to Denmark, Norway, Sweden (scandinavian countries), Finland and Iceland including Greenland, Faroe Islands and the Åland Islands.
incumbent (adjective) – current, existing, present.
razor-thin (adjective) – very/extremely thin.
bid (noun) -attempt, effort, endeavor, try.
phenomenon (noun) – occurrence, event, happening.
ride (verb) – progress, proceed, make one’s way.
populist (adjective) – relating to the politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
counterpart (noun) – a person who serves the same job/function but in a different location; equivalent.
root in (verb) – have as an origin, have something as a cause.
neo-nazi (noun) – authoritarian, totalitarian, rightist, blackshirt, militarist.
threshold (noun) – the level or amount (at which one starts to react).
tenable (adjective) – justifiable, defendable, acceptable.
shed (verb) – discard, get rid of, do away with/jettison.
strain (noun) – pressure, stress, demand/burden.
generous (adjective) – kind, good-natured; caring.
provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
traction (noun) – gain popularity, get acceptance (on an idea).
apparent (adjective) – evident,noticeable, observable.
step down (phrasal verb) – resign, stand down, give up one’s job, give up one’s post, bow out.
pragmatic (adjective) – empirical, realistic/actual, practical.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
mounting (adjective) – increasing, growing, intensifying.
rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
authoritarian (adjective) – dictatorial, totalitarian, autocratic.
extremism (noun) – activism, radicalism/fanaticism; having extreme political/religious views.