The Hindu Editorial (Fuel to the fire) – Dec 28, 2019

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1. add fuel to the fire (phrase) – to make a bad situation worse; increase, magnify, amplify, augment, intensify, heighten (a difficult situation). 
2. barring (preposition) – except for, with the exception of, apart from, other than, excluding.
3. myriad (adjective) – a great number, manifold, various.
4. amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
5. lingering (adjective) – protracted, persistent/prolonged, long-lasting.
6. uncertainty (noun) – doubtfulness, irresolution, unpredictability.
7. take up (phrasal verb) – accept, agree to, adapt; carry on, continue.
8. adversely (adverb) – unfavourably, disadvantageously, badly.
9. ring hollow (phrase) – to seem false, insincere or not genuine.
10. clear the air (phrase) – restore harmony, make peace, reconcile differences.
11. unambiguous (adjective) – unarguable, beyond doubt/question, unquestionable.
12. roll out (phrasal verb) – launch, introduce, organize/inaugurate.
13. undocumented (adjective) – not having the proper legal document.
14. bear the brunt (phrase) – to suffer or endure the worst part of something (force/burden/pressure) when a very bad or unpleasant thing happens.
15. enumerate (verb) – calculate, compute, count.
16. exacerbate (verb) – make worse, worsen, aggravate, compound.
17. turmoil (noun) – confusion, disorder, agitation/disruption.
18. prelude (noun) – introduction, start, beginning.
19. muddle (verb) – confuse, bewilder, perplex.
20. point out (phrasal verb) – identify, recognize, designate.
21. break away (phrasal verb) – leave, split with, separate from.
22. prospects (noun) – chances, opportunities, possibilities.
23. remotely (adverb) – slightly, faintly, vaguely.
24. manifesto (noun) – (policy) statement, declaration, pronouncement of a political party issued before an election.
25. explicitly (adverb) – clearly, unequivocally, without any doubt.
26. persecuted (adjective) – oppressed, victimized; troubled/suffering.
27. distinction (noun) – dissimilarity, difference, contrast/variation.
28. infiltrator (noun) – intruder, spy/agent, informer.
29. refugee (noun) – displaced person, asylum seeker, escapee/exile.
30. factual (adjective) – real, accurate, authentic, true.
31. have nothing to do with (phrase) – steer clear of, avoid/shun, keep away from.
32. climate (noun) – atmosphere, mood/temper, situation.
33. speak up (phrasal verb) – speak clearly, speak loudly.
34. bolster (verb) – strengthen, support, reinforce/buttress.
35. equivocation (noun) – prevarication, vagueness, indecision/ambiguity.
36. polarise (verb) – separate into two opposing groups.
37. grandstanding (noun) – a way of speaking or acting to get attention from the spectators (people) and then influencing them.
38. yield (verb) – give, produce, provide.
39. dividend (noun) – profit, income, benefit, yield/return/gain.
40. douse (verb) – extinguish, put out, quench.

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