Rahul Gandhi’s #Makeover – The Hindu (Oct 31, 2017)
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi set social media alight last weekend with a tweet stating his pet dog Pidi was the author of his suddenly effervescent posts. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)
- makeover (noun) – improvement, transformation/refinement, betterment.
- set alight (noun) – do something sensational/remarkable.
- effervescent (adjective) – enthusiastic, vibrant, energetic.
- sarcasm (noun) – derision/mockery, ridicule, satire.
- detractor (noun) – critic, disparager, denigrator.
- scramble (verb) – struggle, hurry/hasten, rush.
- frivolous (adjective) – silly, foolish, irresponsible/thoughtless.
- stodgy (adjective) – boring, dull, uninteresting.
- cap (verb) – better, surpass, outdo.
- shoot up (phrasal verb) – rise, soar, surge.
- revamp (verb) – mordenize, refashioned, refurbish.
- self-deprecatory (adjective) – belittle oneself; shy/modest/self-effacing oneself; critic oneself humorously.
- undertone (noun) – low voice, whisper; connotation/trace.
- persona (noun) – image, public face, personality/identity.
- dividend (noun) – benefit, advantage, gain.
- princeling (noun) – the young prince/the ruler of a small domain/area.
- Lutyen’s Delhi (noun) – an area in New Delhi, India, named after the British architect Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944).
- recast (verb) – reorganize, remodel, renovate.
- subversive (adjective) – disruptive, agitational, revolutionary/insurgent .
- formidable (adjective) – strong, powerful, mighty.
- the powers that be (phrase) – the authorities, the people in charge, the government.
- harness (verb) – use, utilise, make use of.
- overhaul (noun) – a thorough examination, revamp, recondition.
- extractive (adjective) – relating to/involving extraction (of something(resourses) completely without provision for redevelopment).
- arbitrary (adjective) – irrational, illogical, unjustified (personal whim/choice); (capricious/whimsical/unpredictable/impulsive).
- reign (noun) – monarch, king/be queen, sovereign.
- reminiscent (adjective) – similar to, comparable with, bearing comparison with.
- dissenter (noun) – objector, protester, dissenter.
- tear into (phrasal verb) – attack, hit (verbally); lash out at.
- assertion (noun) – affirmation, declaration, statement.
- smack of (phrasal verb) – have the flavour of, give the impression of (something negative).
- block off (phrase) – barricade, bar, obstruct.
- dismal (adjective) – bad, awful, terrible.
- disarming (adjective) – charming, likeable, pacifying.
- wit (noun) – wittiness, humour, funniness.
- hustings (noun) – election platform/campaign.
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