Starting over – The Hindu (Dec 13, 2017)

Starting over – The Hindu (Dec 13, 2017)

Rahul Gandhi spent so many years stepping up to become president of the Congress party that once he was elected unopposed, the biggest surprise remained the timing:….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. starting over (phrase) –  making a new beginning.
2. predecessor (noun) – forerunner, precursor, antecedent.
3. step up (phrasal verb) – strengthen, augment, boost.
4. home turf (noun) – home ground; habitat, preferred surroundings of a person.
5. devastating (adjective) – shocking, traumatic, distressing.
6. reverse (noun) – setback, upset, failure.
7. haul (noun) – distance.
8. undeterred (adjective) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
9. rest on someone’s shoulders (phrase) – to become the sole responsibility of someone.
10. misstep (noun) – mistake, blunder.
11. retreat (verb) – withdraw, retire, pull back/pull out.
12. have the luxury of time (phrase) – a condition or situation of great comfort/ease.
13. fortunes (noun) – circumstances, condition, position/status.
14. personality cult (noun) – excessive public praise/acclamation/admiration of a person, especially a political leader.
15. gesture (noun) – action, deed; sign/indication.
16. swiftness (noun) – speediness, rapidity, quickness.
17. decisiveness (noun) – the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
18. redline (noun) – a limit which should not be overstepped/violated.
19. revive (verb) – reintroduce, re-establish, restore.
20. cohesive (adjective) – united, integrated, cooperated.
21. edge out (phrasal verb) – narrowly defeat.
22. fray (verb) – overtax(ed), irritate(d), stress(ed).
23. terrain (noun) – territory, area.
24. forge (verb) – build, form, create.
25. transitional (adjective) – provisional, interim, temporary.
26. offshoot (noun) – branch, derivative; a thing developed from something else.
27. articulate (verb) – express, communicate, state/announce.
28. outlook (noun) – prospects, point of view, perspective.
29. spell out (phrasal verb) – explain, make clear, elucidate/clarify.
30. suffice (adjective) – be enough, be sufficient, be adequate.

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