The Hindu Editorial (A second election for Israel) – Jun 01, 2019
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A second election for Israel) – Jun 01, 2019:
- landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
- kick off (phrasal verb) – begin, start, get going.
- crumble (verb) – disintegrate/collapse, fall to pieces, fall apart.
- ultra-orthodox (adjective) – extremely/very conservative, traditional, observant, conformist.
- designate (noun) – nominate, induct, depute.
- at stake (phrase) – at risk, at issue, in question.
- Haredim (noun) – a group of people within Orthodox Judaism characterized by a strict adherence to their interpretation of Jewish law and values as opposed to modern values and practice.
- exempt (verb) – free from, release, exclude.
- aide (noun) – assistant, deputy, subordinate.
- precondition (noun) – necessary condition, imperative, requirement.
- before one’s eyes (phrase) – in person, in front of one, in one’s presence.
- amend (verb) – change, modify, adjust.
- allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
- dent (verb) – damage, impair, undermine.
- elite (noun) – high society people; the group of most powerful people in a society.
- rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
- appeasement (noun) – conciliation, pacification, concession/accommodation.
- burnish (verb) – enhance, improve; shine/brighten.
- electorate (noun) – all the people who entitled to vote in an election.
- subsequent (adjective) – following, ensuing, later.
- rift (noun) – division, split, difference of opinion.
- centrist (noun) – a person whose political opinions are not extreme, falling between those of liberals and conservatives.
- hawkish (adjective) – aggressive, combative, belligerent.
- back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
- conscription (noun) – compulsory enlistment for military service.
- secular (adjective) – non-religious, worldly, earthly.
- odds (noun) – (difficult/tough) probability, chances, conditions.
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