A regional rejoinder – The Hindu (Jul 26, 2017)

A regional rejoinder – The Hindu (Jul 26, 2017)

For the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, new threats are opening old weaknesses. While the ruling Congress remains its principal opposition, the Hindu nationalist party is becoming… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1

1. rejoinder (noun) – answer, reply, response (specially a sharp); comeback.
2. linguistic (adjective) – relating to language.
3. assimilation (noun) – adjustment, adaptation, integration/absorption (of different people, ideas, or culture).
4. homogenous (adjective) – uniform, identical, undistinguishable.
5. assertion (noun) – declaration, affirmation, announcement.
6. the heat (noun) -intensive and unwelcome pressure or criticism.
7. fan (verb) – stir up, incite, provoke.
8. overbearing (adjective) – domineering, dominating/overpowering, autocratic.
9. bent on (phrase) – intent on, determined on, insistent on.
10. resentment (noun) – bitterness, indignation, hostility.
11. asunder (adverb) – apart, into pieces.
12. dent (noun) – reduction, depletion, deduction (in amount/size).
13. tell on (phrase) – inform against, denounce/expose, blow the whistle on.
14. drag (noun) – hindrance, burden, inconvenience.
15. go the distance (phrase) – fight/last for a long time.
16. sanctity (noun) -inviolability; righteousness, goodness.
17. take on (phrasal verb) – compete against, oppose, confront/fight.
18. best (verb) – defeat, beat, outdo.
19. take hold (phrase) – start to have an effect.
20. strain (noun) – variety, kind/type; characteristic/disposition.
21. subnationalism (noun) – support for a particular region within a nation instead of it for a whole nation.
22. suspicion (noun) – misgiving, doubt, qualm.
23. concede (verb) – surrender, yield, relinquish.
24. grievance (noun) – complaint, criticism, objection/protest.
25. mobilisation (noun) – the act of bringing people together for a particular cause.
26. coalesce (verb) – combine, merge/unite, come together.
27. subvert (verb) – undermine, destabilize, weaken.
28. fortunes (noun) – circumstances, states, situation/condition.

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