Word List-1 To Improve Vocabulary (The power of two – The Hindu) Mar 15 2018

While announcing her support for the Samajwadi Party in the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha constituencies, Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati was conducting a political experiment:….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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by all accounts (phrase) – supposedly, apparently, seemingly.
striking (adjective) – noticeable; impressive, grand.
embarrassing (adjective) – humiliating,upsetting, disconcerting/discomfiting.
squander (verb) – waste, misspend, misuse.
stinging (adjective) – harsh, upsetting, painful.
understate (verb) – play down, underemphasize, diminish/reduce.
averse (adjective) – opposed to, against, hostile to.
engender (verb) – cause, produce, create (a situation).
jettison (verb) – discard, throw out, abandon.
recede (verb) – diminish, lessen, decrease.
rise above (phrasal verb) – overcome, gain mastery over, get the better of.
clannishness (noun) – insularity/short-sightedness, unfriendliness, inflexibility.
invincible (adjective) – unconquerable, unbeatable, indomitable.
in the face of (phrase) – when confronted with.
wipe out (phrasal verb) – destroy, eradicate, eliminate.
desertion (noun) – abandonment, an act of deserting/leaving a person; betrayal.
hold (noun) – influence, power, control/grip.

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