The Hindu Editorial (Power roller-coaster) – Dec 27, 2022

The Hindu Editorial (Power roller-coaster) – Dec 27, 2022

There seems to be no limit to the opportunism in Nepal’s top polity. Newly minted Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal’s Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) was part of a six-party alliance… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Power roller-coaster) – Dec 27, 2022.

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  1. roller-coaster (noun) – a situation or experience that involves up and down (or highs and lows) very quickly and suddenly; (abrupt and extreme) change.
  2. Maoist (noun) – a follower of Maoism (it originated in China as a form of communist theory derived from the teachings of Chinese political leader Mao Zedong).
  3. Unified Marxist–Leninist (UML) (noun) – The Communist Party of Nepal. 
  4. mandate (noun) – approval, acceptance, endorsement, authority (given by a constituency to someone acting as its representative).
  5. opportunism (noun) – expediency, exploitation, taking advantage, pragmatism, realism.
  6. polity (noun) – a politically organized society.
  7. mint (verb) – create, devise, produce, frame.
  8. minted (adjective) – produced, created, made.
  9. alliance (noun) – coalition, union, partnership.
  10. collectively (adverb) – as a whole/group.
  11. absolute (noun) – decisive, conclusive, definite; full, total, unconditional, categorical. 
  12. absolute majority (noun) – a condition in which a party is winning more than half of the seats/members in an election.
  13. mark (noun) – level, point, stage.
  14. hold (verb) – conduct.
  15. House of Representatives (noun) – The House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha) is the one of the houses of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, with the other house being the National Assembly (Rastriya Sabha).
  16. hardly (adverb) – barely, almost not.
  17. disincentive (noun) – deterrent, discouragement, counterincentive.
  18. claim (verb) – assert, lay claim to, say that one owns, assert ownership of, formally request, demand.
  19. legitimately (adverb) – legally, fairly, truly.
  20. blatant (adjective) – evident, flagrant/glaring, obvious, shameless.
  21. hunger (noun) – desire, crave, appetite
  22. expedient (noun) – tactical/strategic; advantageous, beneficial.
  23. align with (verb) – join up with, give support to, form an alliance with, combine with.
  24. secure (verb) – obtain, acquire, gain.
  25. term (noun) – period, time, spell, stint.
  26. coalition (noun) – association, union, partnership.
  27. wheel and deal (phrase) – engage in a secret plan dishonestly/unethically/fraudulently.
  28. characterise (verb) – identify, depict, describe.
  29. the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
  30. opportunist (noun) – a person who is selfish, self-centred, self-seeking, egocentric.
  31. belie (verb) – contradict, be at odds with, call into question, disprove, falsify.
  32. adherent (noun) – supporter, upholder, defender, champion, advocate.
  33. leftist (adjective) – relating to left-wing political views.
  34. barely (adverb) – hardly, only just, almost not.
  35. fall out (phrasal verb) – quarrel, have a row/fight, squabble, disagree, differ, have a difference of opinion.
  36. faction (noun) – group, side, camp.
  37. led to past tense of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
  38. besides (preposition) – apart from.
  39. loaves plural form of loaf (noun) – slice, share, portion.
  40. rather than (phrase) – instead of.
  41. ideology (noun) – beliefs, opinions, ideals, principles.
  42. tempting (adjective) – attractive, appealing, inviting, alluring, enticing.
  43. break up (phrasal verb) – disband, separate, disperse, disintegrate.
  44. due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, as a result of.
  45. legitimate (adjective) – valid, reasonable, reliable.
  46. grievance (noun) – complaint, protestation, protest, criticism, problem, objection.
  47. authoritarian (adjective) – oppressive, dictatorial, totalitarian.
  48. manoeuvre (noun) – activity, plan/operation, stratagem, tactic (carefully planned).
  49. hold on to (phrasal verb) – cling on to, hang on to, hold tightly grip, grasp, attach oneself to; keep, retain, keep possession of.
  50. volte-face (noun) – U-turn, about-face, turnaround, turnround, turnabout, backtracking, rowback.
  51. join hands with (phrase) – work together with.
  52. opportunistic (adjective) – selfish, self-centred, self-seeking, egocentric, inward-looking.
  53. wrangling (noun) – long dispute, argument, quarrel.
  54. hamper (verb) – obstruct, impede, hinder, block, interrupt, stop.
  55. make the best (out) of (phrase) –  to use (something) in an advantageous way.
  56. out of (phrase) – from.
  57. unfavourable (adjective) – unpromising, bleak, disadvantageous.
  58. nomination (noun) – candidacy, candidature; selection, choice, recommendation, naming, proposal.
  59. reportedly (adverb) – allegedly, supposedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.
  60. arrangement (noun) – agreement, deal, settlement, understanding.
  61. plum (noun as modifier) – excellent, best, very good, great.
  62. patronage (noun) – support, backing, protection.
  63. subvert (verb) – weaken, undermine, sabotage, damage.
  64. short-term (adjective) – temporary, interim, transitional.
  65. gain (noun) – profit, advantage, benefit, reward, yield, return, proceeds, dividend.
  66. perpetuate (verb) – cause to continue something indefinitely, particularly a bad situation, an attitude/idea/belief, etc.; keep going, keep in existence, extend/prolong.
  67. instability (noun) – uncertainty, unpredictability, precariousness.
  68. endure – survive, experience, go through, persist.
  69. upheaval (noun) – disruption, turmoil, disorder, chaos, mayhem.
  70. constitutional (adjective) – relating to the Constitution; legal, lawful, legitimate.
  71. republic (noun) – a group of people involved in a particular activity with certain equality; “The Republic” is a form of government in which a state (country) is ruled by elected representatives of the people (citizen body).  

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