Blunt pointers – The Hindu (April 15, 2017)

Blunt pointers – The Hindu (April 15, 2017)

By-elections are no more than pointers to the popular mood. They are not firm trend-setters for a general election. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1:

1. blunt (noun) – straightforward, frank/direct, forthright.
2. arrest (verb) – stop, check, restrict.
3. slide (noun) – fall, drop, decline.
4. pointer (noun) – indication, hint, signal.
5. inevitably (adverb) – naturally, automatically, necessarily.
6. interpret (verb) – understand, construe, regard.
7. sweep (verb) – win (all the competitions).
8. best (verb) – defeat, outdo, conquer.
9. clout (noun) – influence, power, control.
10. home turf (noun) – home ground.
11. gratify (verb) – please, give pleasure to, make happy, delight.
12. at the top of the heap (phrase) – (of a person) at the highest (or lowest) point of a society/organisation.
13. beat back (phrasal verb) – repel, fight off, repulse.
14. trail (noun) – path, way, course.
15. fold (noun) – group, community, company.
16. breathing space (noun) – elbow room, stop, intermission/interval.
17. write off (phrasal verb) – disregard, dismiss, ignore (someone/something as insignificant).

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