The Hindu Editorial (Changing the stripes) – Nov 30, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Changing the stripes) – Nov 30, 2019:

1. stripe (noun) – type, category, character/style.
2. derail (verb) – obstruct, interrupt, impede/thwart.
3. common minimum programme (CMP) (noun) – a document outlining the minimum objectives of a coalition government in India. The document has acquired prominence since coalition governments have become the norm in India.
4. foreground (verb) – highlight, bring/draw attention to.
5. pledge (verb) – promise, swear, vow. 
6. fidelity (noun) – accuracy, exactness, precision.
7. secularism (noun) – the belief that religion should not have a strong influence in education or other public parts of society.
8. live up to (phrasal verb) – be equal to, match up to, compare with.
9. outgrow (verb) – grow larger than.
10. legacy (noun) – footprint, effect/outcome (something received from a predecessor or from the past).
11. fomenter (noun) – instigator, initiator, agitator.
12. chauvinistic (adjective) – jingoistic, strong nationalist, super patriotic.
13. linguistic (adjective) – relating to language; lingual.
14. unambiguous (adjective) – unarguable, beyond doubt/question, unquestionable.
15. haunting (adjective) – evocative/emotive, moving/touching, unforgettable.
16. deed (noun) – act, action, activity.
17. sober (verb) – thoughtful, sensible, series-minded, self-controlled, restrained.
18. estranged (adjective) – alienated, hostile, disaffected/antagonized.
19. lick one’s wounds (phrase) – recover/recuperate back from difficult/bad experience.
20. ambush (noun) – surprise attack, trap, pitfall.
21. bridge (verb) – join, link, connect, unite.
22. ideological (adjective) – relating to a system of ideas.
23. temperamental (adjective) – unpredictable, capricious, unstable, changeable.
24. gulf (noun) – division/divergence, separation, difference.
25. comprehensive (adjective) – all-inclusive, extensive, all-embracing wide-ranging.
26. provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement.
27. ecological (adjective) – relating to the branch of biology which studies the interactions among organisms and their environment.
28. assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, contention.
29. divisive (adjective) – alienating/isolating, disharmonious, discordant.
30. domicile (noun) – the country in which a person is said to have his permanent residence; a person’s (permanent) residence.
31. template (noun) – model, pattern/example, blueprint.
32. non-sectarian (adjective) – universal, all-embracing, all-inclusive.

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