The Hindu Editorial (Jharkhand signals) – Dec 24, 2019
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s defeat in Jharkhand at the hands of the Congress-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Rashtriya Janata Dal alliance,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Jharkhand signals) – Dec 24, 2019.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Jharkhand signals) – Dec 24, 2019:
- livelihood (noun) – source of income, means of support, living, subsistence.
- at the hands of (phrase) – as a consequence of actions (suffer, get hurt & be treated badly by someone).
- distrust (noun) – suspicion, wariness, lack of trust.
- part ways with (phrase) – to separate, to depart, to end a relationship.
- ally (noun) – partner, supporter, accomplice/confederate.
- unyielding (noun) – resolute, inflexible, uncompromising.
- interest group (noun) – any association of individuals or organizations, usually formally organized, that, on the basis of one or more shared concerns, attempts to influence public policy in its favour.
- hubris (noun) – excessive pride, feeling of superiority/arrogance, self-confidence.
- torch-bearer (noun) – advocate, proponent, promoter.
- bluster (noun) – threats, domineering, aggressive talk (with little effect).
- ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.
- autonomy (noun) – independence, freedom, self-government/sovereignty.
- rhetorical (adjective) – bombastic, oratorical, overblown/extravagant.
- flourish (noun) – extravagant gesture; bold action (to attract attention).
- dynamics (noun) – basic/fundamental cause or force which triggers change within a system.
- downfall (noun) – loss of status, collapse/failure, fall.
- make up for (phrasal verb) – offset, counterbalance; make amends for, compensate for.
- insinuate (verb) – imply, suggest, hint.
- bite the dust (phrase) – fail, be unsuccessful, be defeated.
- nevertheless (adverb) – in spite of that, even so, however.
- objective (noun) – aim, intention, purpose.
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indigenous (adjective) – native/local, original, domestic.
- perception (noun) – impression, feeling, understanding.
- deepen (verb) – increase, intensify, escalate.
- fault line (noun) – a divisive issue; a difference of opinion.
- abhorrent (adjective) – offensive, horrible, contemptible.
- mob (noun) – a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.
- lynching (noun) – an act of punishing/killing someone by hanging for claimed offence by the group of people without legal trail.
- to top it all (phrase) – to describe a final worst thing in a series of bad/unpleasant things had happened.
- keep/put one’s house in order (phrase) – to find a solution for one’s own problems before going and trying to solve others’ problems.
- breather (noun) – break, rest/pause, interval after a period of activity.
- coherent (adjective) – logical, reasonable, rational.
- eclipse (verb) – block, cover, obscure, veil, hide.
- material (adjective) – significant, major, important.
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