Czech churn – The Hindu (Oct 27, 2017)

Czech churn – The Hindu (Oct 27, 2017)

Electing businessmen who claim to offer something better than the established order is not just an American temptation, as the results of last week’s parliamentary election in the….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. churn (noun) – disorder, confusion, mess up.
2. established order (noun) – traditional way of doing things.
3. foothold (noun) – footing, grip/anchorage, secure position.
4. cut through (phrase) – something causing great damage, destruction, or confusing.
5. cronyism (noun) – he practice of partiality in awarding jobs and other advantages to friends or trusted colleagues, especially in politics and between politicians and supportive organizations (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
6. ironically (adverb) – paradoxically, unexpectedly, strangely.
7. embroil (verb) – involve, entangle/enmesh, catch/mix up.
8. overturn (verb) – cancel, reverse, repeal.
9. take a beating (phrase) – suffer damage/hurt/defeat/loss.
10. fractured (adjective) – broken, splitted, separated.
11. exonerate (verb) – release, discharge, relieve/free.
12. viable (adjective) – feasible practical, realistic.
13. incumbent (adjective) – current, existing, present.
14. propagation (noun) – the action of widely spreading and promoting an idea/theory & etc.
15. bloc (noun) – association, union, group.
16. prism (noun) – a viewpoint which clarifies/distorts something.
17. infringement (noun) – the action of restricting or weakening something.
18. assuage (verb) – ease, alleviate, subdue.
19. wield (verb) – exercise, exert, manage/control.
20. legitimate (adjective) – rightful, lawful, statutory.

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