The Hindu Editorial (Common and minimum) – Feb 15, 2019

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1. compromise (noun) – agreement, understanding, deal/accommodation.
2. cohesive (adjective) – united, integrated, cooperated.
3. recurring (adjective) – repetitive, recurrent, regular.
4. persuasion (noun) – coercion, inducement, prompting.
5. stitch (verb) – join, combine.
6. motley (adjective) – diverse, sundry, disparate.
7. aberration (noun) – discrepancy, deviation/departure, mistake.
8. appropriate (verb) – take over, assume, acquire.
9. landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
10. harp on (phrasal verb) – talk or write/complain continuously and lengthy on a particular subject.
11. fall short of (phrase) – be deficient, inadequate, be insufficient.
12. alienate (verb) – set/drive apart, separate, disunite.
13. polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
14. rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
15. show of hands (phrase) – a spectacle/display of raised hands by a group of people (to support an idea).
16. take on (phrasal verb) – oppose, face, compete against.
17. yield (noun) – gain, return, dividend.

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