Word List-1 To Improve Vocabulary (Maharashtra kisan rally – The Hindu) Mar 14 2018

Maharashtra kisan rally – The Hindu Mar 14 2018

The gruelling six-day march of nearly 200 km from Nashik to Mumbai by thousands of farmers, with the aim to gherao the Maharashtra Assembly and sensitise the….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (  To improve Vocabulary)

1. hearts and minds (phrase) – making emotional or intellectual appeals to get support from other side.
2. gruelling (adjective) – exhausting, tiring, taxing/demanding.
3. gherao (noun) – demonstration, protest march,  rally.
4. refrain (verb) – stop, desist/abstain, hold back.
5. myriad (adjective) – a great number, a lot.
6. agrarian (adjective) – relating to cultivating/farming.
7. pitch in (phrasal verb) – help, assist, join in/participate.
8. unflustered (adjective) – calm, self-controlled, not agitated.
9. persuade (verb) – lead, motivate, induce.
10. emissary (noun) – delegate, representative, minister.
11. unrest (noun) – disruption, protest, agitation.
12. contend with (verb) – cope with, grapple with, deal with.
13. letter and spirit (phrase) – adhering to /obeying both literal interpretation/wording and the spirit/intent/purpose of the law.
14. caveat (noun) – warn, caution, red flag.
15. loan waiver (noun) – it is the waiving of the real or potential liability of the person or party who has taken out a loan through the voluntary action of the person or party who has made the loan (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
16. efficacy (noun) – effectiveness, efficiency,  power/ability to give estimated results.
17. alleviate (verb) – reduce, lessen, mitigate.
18. drought (noun) – dry spell/period, lack of rain, shortage of water.
19. shrunk (past participle of shrink) (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
20. baton (noun) – responsibility, duty.
21. distress (noun) – hopelessness, despair, desperation.

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