The next best – The Hindu (Mar 06 2018)

The next best – The Hindu (Mar 06 2018)

If politics is the art of the next best, then Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati is slowly becoming adept at it. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. next best (adjective) – related to something not preferred as a first choice, but second in order.
2. adept (noun) – expert, genius, master.
3. averse (adjective) – opposed to, against, hostile to.
4. rider (noun) – conditions, constraints, restrictions.
5. amount (verb) – become, develop into, turn upto.
6. pointer (noun) – indication, hint, signal.
7. implicit in (adjective) – inherent, intrinsic, incorporated/inbuilt.
8. shrunk (past participle of shrink) (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
9. to the core (phrase) – to the depths; completely, totally.
10. assorted (adjective) – mixed, various, diverse.
11. first-past-the-post (phrase) – it is an electoral system in which a candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins and becomes the MP/MLA for that seat.
12. pact (noun) – agreement, treaty, deal.
13. guard (against) (phrasal verb) – beware of, be alert to, take care for.
14. multi-pronged (adjective) – having different aspects/elements.
15. fragmented (adjective) – divided, fractured, separated.
16. outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
17. consolidate (verb) – strengthen, secure, reinforce/fortify.
18. pragmatism (noun) – realism, practicability, logical thinking.
19. replicate (verb) – copy, reproduce, duplicate.
20. churn (noun) – disorder, confusion, mess up.

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