The Hindu Editorial (Junior council) – Sep 22, 2021

No member of the previous Council of Ministers has found a place in the reconstituted Ministry led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gujarat. Of the 25-member council of the BJP,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Junior council) – Sep 22, 2021.

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council (noun) – ministry; governing body.
subservient (adjective) – submissive, obedient, dutiful, accommodating; subordinate.
combine (noun) – a group of people working together (for a purpose).
reconstituted (adjective) – formed again.
legislator (noun) – a member of a legislature (parliament/legislative assembly); lawmaker, representative.
belong to (verb) – be affiliated to, be associated with, be connected to, be linked to.
the lion’s share (phrase) – the most of something, the largest part of something; the greater number of, the main part of, more than half of, the bulk of something.
blunt (verb) – reduce, moderate, decrease, lessen.
anti-incumbency (noun) – a situation which is against elected officials currently in power; discontent against ruling government/ party in power.
sentiment (noun) – feeling, thought, view, opinion.
clinical (adjective) – impersonal, dispassionate, objective, businesslike; functional, basic, severe.
scrubbing (noun) – cleaning, cancelling, abandoning, repealing, rescinding, revoking, scrapping.
power centre (noun) – a powerful person.
arrogant (adjective) – high-handed, overbearing, opinionated, egotistic, swaggering, boastful; self-important.
aloof (adjective) – detached, unresponsive, reserved, uncommunicative.
heavyweight (noun) – a very important person, leader.
influential (adjective) – powerful, dominant, strong; important.
ease out (phrasal verb) – remove someone/something gradually.
quietly (adverb) – silently.
fade away (phrasal verb) – disappear gradually.
open question (noun) – something that is not yet decided.
balancing act (noun) – an activity that calls for a delicate balance between different conditions/circumstances.
cut out (phrasal verb) – remove, exclude, eliminate, drop.
veteran (noun) – (long-serving) expert, seasoned, mature, established/experienced (person in an area of activity).
rope in (phrasal verb) – persuade, convince, urge (someone to take part in an activity).
formidable (adjective) – strong & powerful.
hold (noun) – influence, power, control, dominance, sway, authority, leverage; grip.
numerically (adverb) – with regard to numbers.
drop (verb) – exclude, discard, expel, oust, throw out, leave out.
induct (verb) – admit to, introduce to, install in, swear into (a post/position).
relative (adjective) – almost; by/in comparison.
lightweight (noun) – less important person, leader.
barrier (noun) – blockade, hurdle, obstacle, stumbling block, impediment, hindrance.
sideline (verb) – remove (from the centre of attention).
eventually (adverb) – in the end, finally, at last.
change of guard (phrase) – It used to refer to a situation in which there is a (dramatic) change in which new people are replacing people (existing) in positions of importance.
composition (noun) – structure, formation, organization.
autonomy (noun) – independence, self-determination, freedom.
blueprint (noun) – model, plan, guide, template, framework.
strategy (noun) – plan of action.
draw (from) (verb) – obtain/get something from a particular source.
considerably (adverb) – substantially, very much, a lot.
indebted (adjective) – beholden, under an obligation, obliged, obligated, duty-bound, grateful, thankful.
to begin with (phrase) – at first, originally, to start with.
marshal (verb) – gather together, assemble, collect, call together, organize, put in order, arrange.
hegemony (noun) – leadership, dominance, authority, control, power.