The Hindu Editorial (BJP’s second shot at power in Karnataka comes amidst a web of confusion) – Jul 27, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (BJP’s second shot at power in Karnataka comes amidst a web of confusion) – Jul 27, 2019

Giving a second opportunity to a person who could not p rove his majority on the floor of the House earlier may seem unusual. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (BJP’s second shot at power in Karnataka comes amidst a web of confusion) – Jul 27, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (BJP’s second shot at power in Karnataka comes amidst a web of confusion) – Jul 27, 2019:

shot (noun) – attempt, try, effort.
amidst (preposition) – amid, in the middle of; during.
web (noun) – set, series, network.
strain (noun) – pressure, stress, demand/burden.
impatient (adjective) – restless, longing, keen/eager.
abound (verb) – be plentiful, be abundant, be numerous.
haste (noun) – hurry, swiftness, rapidity, quickness.
stake a claim (phrase) – assert, declare, proclaim; to say that you have a right to own or do something
profound (adjective) – complex, serious, difficult.
uncertainty (noun) – lack of certainty, indecision, irresolution.
house (noun) – council, parliament, legislative assembly.
exemption (noun) – exclusion, relief, exception.
defy (verb) – resist, take a stand against, confront.
whip (noun) – a written notice provided by the party (whip) to their members to vote (to support the act).
Anti-defection law (noun) – The 10th Schedule to the Constitution, popularly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law,’ was inserted by the 52nd Amendment in 1985. The grounds of disqualification are specified in Paragraph 2 of the 10th Schedule. A member would incur a disqualification under paragraph 2 (1) (a) when he “voluntarily gives up his membership of a party” and under 2 (1) (b) when he/she votes (or abstains from voting) contrary to the directive issued by the party. (Courtesy: The Hindu).
dissident (noun) – rebel/dissenter, objector, protester.
stall (verb) – obstruct, stop, block.
presume (verb) – suppose, expect, believe.
appointee (noun) – one who is appointed to a job/position; representative, delegate, office holder.
count on (phrasal verb) – rely on, depend on, bank on, trust.
throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
unravel (verb) – resolve, solve, uncover/unfold.
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
live down (phrasal verb) – to make others forget that you did something very embarrassing in the past.
engineer (verb) – organize/mastermind, orchestrate, choreograph.
roadblock (noun) – barricade, barrier, blockade.
assert (verb) – declare, state, claim.
empower (verb) – authorize, allow, entitle.
defection (noun) – desertion, absconding, decamping.
amoral (adjective) – unprincipled, without standards/morals.
skulduggery (noun) – trickery, double-dealing, underhandedness.
topple (verb) – overthrow, oust, unseat.
bring down (phrasal verb) – oust, remove, dismiss (from a position/power).
autonomy (noun) – freedom, sovereignty, independence.
intend to (verb) – mean, hope, aim.
propensity (noun) – (natural) tendency, inclination, predisposition.
perilous (adjective) – dangerous, risky, hazardous.
ground (noun) – reason, factor/cause, basis.
scrutinise (verb) – examine carefully, inspect; investigate.
in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a result of, as a consequence of.
moot (adjective) – debatable, arguable, questionable.
confer on (verb) – bestow on, present to, grant to.
incur (verb) – suffer, experience, become subject to.
provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement.
accompany (verb) – coincide with, coexist with, go with.
goings on (plural noun) – events, happenings, affairs.
misread (verb) – get wrong, judge/interpret incorrectly.
functionary (noun) – official, administrator, bureaucrat.
self-serving (adjective) – self-seeking, selfish, egocentric.
interpretation (noun) – meaning, understanding, reading/explanation.
disentangle (verb) – disconnect, disengage, detach.