The Hindu Editorial (Advantage BJP) – Oct 09, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Advantage BJP) – Oct 09, 2019:

stick in (verb) – remain fixed.
reinforce (verb) – strengthen, fortify, bolster up.
disorient (verb) – make someone feel confused/bewildered/perplexed.
tenure (noun) – term, period, time/spell/stint.
decimate (verb) – eliminate, suppress, do away with.
ally (noun) – partner, supporter, accomplice/confederate.
unilaterally (adverb) – used to indicate something done by a person/country without approval/agreement from other people/countries involved in the situation.
the lion’s share (phrase) – most, the majority, the larger/greater part of something.
meekly (adverb) – gently, softly/humbly, submissively.
supremacy (noun) – dominance, superiority, advantage.
trump (verb) – outshine, outclass, upstage.
helm (noun) – in command, in authority, in charge.
fray (noun) – contest/competition.
augment (verb) – upgrade, boost, improve.
cocktail (noun) – mixture of different substances.
run down (phrasal verb) – stop (or cause to stop) functioning.
loan waiver (noun) – the borrower (farmer) is exempted from repayment of loan due to a poor monsoon or natural calamity and the Centre or State governments which offer loan waiver, will take over the liability of farmers and repay the banks.
crackdown (noun) – clampdown, getting tough/severe measures, suppression.
engineering (noun) – organization, planning, management,.
rope in (phrasal verb) – enlist, engage, persuade.
fold (noun) – group, community.
ruthless (adjective) – unforgiving, unsparing, unrelenting.
hallmark (noun) – mark, indication, sure sign.
dissent (noun) – disagreement, disapproval, opposition.
chieftain (noun) – leader, head, master/ruler.
dynastic (adjective) – relating to a dynasty (a family or line of rulers).
retreat (verb) – withdrawal, pulling back, flight.
entrant (noun) – new member, beginner, newcomer.
patriarch (noun) – a powerful & eldest (male) leader or chief ruler of an organisation or society.
manifesto (noun) – (policy) statement, declaration, pronouncement of a political party issued before an election.
apathy (noun) – disregard, lack of interest, unconcern.
elite (noun) – high society people; the group of most powerful people in a society.
entangle (verb) – involve, implicate, embroil/mix up, bog down.
a millstone around someone’s neck (phrase) – burden, unwanted responsibility, onus.
ascendant (adjective) – on the rise, rising (in power), increasing/growing.
bring down (phrasal verb) – oust, remove, dismiss (from a position/power).
the old order (noun) – an old/outmoded method or system of doing things.