The Hindu Editorial (Decisive shift) – Dec 28, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Decisive shift) – Dec 28, 2019:

1. decisive (adjective) – resolute, firm, determined.
2. unison (noun) – simultaneous performance, simultaneous utterance of action/speech; simultaneously, at the same time, together.
3. alacrity (noun) – eagerness, willingness, readiness.
4. stress (verb) – emphasize, draw attention to, underscore.
5. to be fair (phrase) – used when adding something after someone has been criticized, which helps to explain or excuse what they did.
6. curtail (verb) – reduce, diminish, decrease.
7. inflate (verb) – exaggerate, magnify, overstate.
8. parallel (adjective) – similar, related, resembling.
9. bureaucracy (noun) – administration, government, the establishment.
10. install (verb) – establish, position, settle, seat (someone in a place).
11. exceedingly (adverb) – extremely, immensely, especially.
12. be easier set than done (phrase) – used to say that something sounds like a good idea in theory, but it would be very difficult to do.
13. call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate/demand.
14. transformation (noun) – change, alteration, modification.
15. prerequisite (noun) – essential, necessary condition, requirement.
16. jointness (noun) – a term that envisions the various arms of the armed forces working in unison towards a goal.
17. envision (verb) – imagine, visualize, envisage.
18. a tall order (phrase) – difficult, unreasonable, exacting (demand).
19. restiveness (noun) – restlessness, disorderliness, out of control.
20. consequent (adjective) – associated, related, connected, linked with.
21. dilution (noun) – reduction in value/power/force of something.
22. incumbent (noun) – the holder of an office.
23. so as to (phrase) – in order to.
24. ambitious (adjective) – difficult, exacting, formidable/challenging.
25. lay out (phrasal verb) – formulate, explain, detail (clearly & carefully).
26. successor (noun) – heir, next-in-line, descendant.
27. accomplish (verb) – achieve, complete, fulfil.
28. attendant (adjective) – connected, associated, related.
29. hiccup (noun) – (temporary) difficulty, issue, trouble.

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