The Hindu Editorial (A parting note) – Jun 05, 2019

The Opposition appears to be in meltdown mode following the BJP’s sweeping victory in the Lok Sabha election. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (A parting note) – Jun 05, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (A parting note) – Jun 05, 2019:

1. parting (noun) – separation, break-up, splitting up.
2. resolve (noun) – decision, resolution, commitment.
3. meltdown (noun) – collapse, complete failure, decline.
4. sweeping (adjective) – decisive, overwhelming, complete/total.
5. wrest (verb) – snatch/seize, grab; take something (power) after some difficulty.
6. helm (noun) – responsible, in authority, in charge.
7. animosity (noun) – hostility, antagonism, enmity/aversion.
8. mirror (verb) – reflect, echo, match/follow.
9. aggregate (verb) – collect, combine, group.
10. a host of (noun) – lot, large number, great quantity.
11. populist (adjective) – relating to the politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
12. woo (verb) – try to attract, seek the support of, seek the favour of.
13. bury the hatchet (phrase) – end a quarrel or conflict; pardon, forgive.
14. in the making (phrase) – developing, coming/burgeoning, up and coming.
15. cabal (noun) – group, clique, sect.
16. profiteering (noun) – an act of making an excessive/illegal profit.
17. emptiness (noun) – aimlessness, uselessness, futility.
18. laterally (adverb) – sideways, from the sides.
19. mock (verb) – ridicule, make fun of, insult/taunt.
20. shake up (phrasal verb) – reorganize/restructure, transform/reform, overhaul.
21. no match to (phrase) – unable to compete successfully with the other.
22. ideological (adjective) – dogmatic, doctrinal.
23. might (noun) – strength, force, power.
24. rally  behind (verb) – come/get together, combine, unite.
25. welfarism (noun) – the principles/policies of a welfare state.
26. cut across (phrasal verb) – transcend, go beyond, rise above.
27. degeneration (noun) – drop, decline, decay.
28. glaring (adjective) – obvious, flagrant, blatant.
29. fissure (noun) – a state of incompatibility; disagreement, gap/crack.
30. erstwhile (adjective) – old, previous, former.
31. cadre (noun) – group, team, corps.
32. tide (noun) – movement, direction, turn.
33. assumption (noun) – belief, inference, thought.
34. churn (noun) – disorder, confusion, mess up.
35. last (verb) – exist, continue, keep going.

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