Unity in defeat – The Hindu (Word List-1 To Improve Vocabulary) Mar 26, 2018

Unity in defeat – The Hindu Mar 26 2018

Elections to the Rajya Sabha would have been dull, predictable affairs if not for stories of intrigue and betrayal. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To improve Vocabulary)

1. drive apart (phrasal verb) – separate, disunite, alineate.
2.  intrigue (noun) – scheme/plot, secret planning/double dealing, conspiracy.
3.  betrayal (noun) – disloyalty, bad faith, falseness.
4. biennial (adjective) – taking place/happening every two years.
5. rebellion (noun) – defiance, disobedience, dissent/subversion.
6. implications (noun) – consequence/outcome, ramification, repercussion.
7. churn (noun) – disorder, confusion, mess up.
8. sow the seeds of (phrase) – trigger, initiate, activate.
9. distrust (noun) – mistrust, suspicion, wariness/misgiving.
10. jeopardise (verb) – threaten, put/expose to risk, put in/expose to danger.
11. nascent (adjective) – (of an idea /organisation) starting/beginning/coming to exist; incipient, budding.
12. proximity (noun) – closeness, nearness, adjacency.
13. drive a wedge between (phrase) – separate.
14. undermine (verb) – weaken, compromise, diminish/reduce.
15. transition (noun) – change, transformation, conversion.
16. disenchanted (adjective) – disappointed, disillusioned, fed up/dissatisfied.
17. ally (noun) – associate, colleague, partner.
18. fierce (adjective) – strong, powerful, aggressive.
19. on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
20. the equation (noun) – the situation, the problem, the case.
21. bearing on (noun) – relevance, significance/importance, connection/relation.
22. in the near future (phrase) – soon, within a short time.

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