The Hindu Editorial (​Flipping scripts) – Oct 09, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (​Flipping scripts) – Oct 09, 2024:

1. flip the script (noun) – change/reverse/turn the representation/order of a particular situation; do something unpredicted/unanticipated.
2. bloc (noun) – alliance, association, union, group, camp.
3. contrary to (preposition/phrase) – in opposition to, against, incompatible with, in conflict with, not in accord with, conflicting with.
4. pollster (noun) – a person who does opinion polls.
5. secure (verb) – obtain, gain, get, acquire.
6. consecutive (adjective) – successive, in a row, continuous, back-to-back.
7. term (noun) –  tenure, period of/in office; period, time, stint, spell.
8. accrue (verb) – to receive something gradually over a period of time; accumulate, gather, build up, be added.
9. whopping (adjective) – huge, massive, very large, substantial.
10. tally (noun) – count.
11. marginally (adverb) – slightly, somewhat, to some degree.
12. cater to (phrasal verb) – present someone with what is needed; try to satisfy/fulfil a need of; please, satisfy, gratify.
13. influential (adjective) – powerful, strong, dominant, authoritative, important, prominent.
14. poorly (adverb) – badly, terribly, awfully, abysmally.
15. aid (verb) – assist, help, support.
16. astute (adjective) – skillful, adept, expert, clever, impressive.
17. social engineering (noun) – the act of tricking someone into divulging (revealing sensitive (or) personal) information or taking action usually through technology. It is to take advantage of a potential victim’s natural tendencies and emotional reactions.
18. prop up (phrasal verb) – to give support to someone or something otherwise that person/thing would fail/collapse; support, help, aid, assist, bolster (up), shore up, hold up, buttress, undergird, underpin, reinforce, strengthen. 
19. besides (preposition) – apart from, other than, barring, excluding.
20. sail through (phrasal verb) – succeed easily at, gain success in easily, pass easily.
21. saddle with (verb) – to give someone an unpleasant responsibility or problem, burden, etc. and that will cause a lot of difficulty
22. anti-incumbency (noun) – a situation which is against elected officials currently in power; discontent against ruling government/ party in power.
23. resurgent (adjective) – rising again, renewed, re-emerged, revived, reawakened, rejuvenated, reestablished, resurrected; rising again or reviving after a period of little activity/dullness.
24. project (verb) – predict, indicate, forecast, prognose, speculate, calculate (of future events or trends).
25. agitation (noun) – (public) protest.
26. coalition (noun) – alliance, association, union, partnership.
27. dent (verb) – reduce, diminish, lessen, shrink, lessen, undermine, damage.
28. stronghold (noun) – fort, fortress, bulwark, mainstay, support.
29. bugbear (noun) – bane, anathema, curse, bogey, pet peeve, aversion, iritation.
30. help matters (phrase) – : to make a situation or condition better/stronger.
31. gloss (noun) – shine, brightness.
32. flak (noun) – strong criticism, censure, disapproval, condemnation, castigation, lambasting, denunciation.
33. underwhelming (adjective) – unsatisfactory, not exciting, disappointing.
34. back to the drawing board (phrase) – used to point out that a new idea/plan has to be formed as the old one is not working well.
35. strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
36. upend (verb) – overturn, overthrow, topple over, knock down, capsize, cancel; turn something upside down.
37. heartland (noun) – the most important part of a field of activity; the central part of something.
38. two-faced (adjective) – having two aspects; deceiving, untrustworthy, insincere, cunning .
39. reserve (verb) – put aside, set aside, earmark, preserve, keep, withhold
40. Valley (noun) – a low area between hills or mountains typically with a river running through it.
41. decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
42. reduce to (verb) – bring someone to a worse state or condition.
43. decisive (adjective) – conclusive, deciding.
44. rebel (noun as modifier) – dissident, nonconformist.
45. isolate (verb) – set apart, alienate, distance, detach, separate, disunite; estrange, make hostile/make unfriendly.
46. mainstream (adjective) – accepted, established, recognized.
47. polity (noun) – a politically organized society.
48. delimitation (noun) – the act of establishing limits or boundaries in a Treaty, Judgement or other Agreement.
49. demarcation (noun) – the physical marking of the boundary on the ground.
50. manufacture (verb) – devise, formulate, frame, fabricate, think up, contrive.
51. electorate (noun) – all the people in a country who are eligible to vote in an election.
52. favour (verb) – support, back, endorse, approve , advocate, champion, chosen, stand up for.
53. in particular (phrase) – particularly, especially, to be specific.
54. designate (adjective) – appointed, nominated, selected, chosen, elected, named (but yet to take up the role/responsibility).
55. have one’s task cut out (phrase) – be faced with a tough task/work to do; faced with a lot of hard work to accomplish something.
56. strive (verb) – aim, try hard, fight, make an effort, do one’s utmost, do one’s best.
57. statehood (noun) – the condition of being an independent state.
58. empowered (adjective) – authorized, accredited, allowed, permitted, entitled.
59. prospects (noun) – likelihood, hope, chances, possibilities, expectations, possibility, probability.
60. conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
61. prone (adjective) – susceptible to, vulnerable to, liable to, subject to, vulnerable to, at/in risk of.
62. conflict-prone (adjective) –  subjected to armed conflict; suffering from armed clash.
63. province (noun) – a part of a country that has its own government; territory, region, area, state, 
64. heed (verb) – pay attention to, listen to, take notice of, take into account, consider.
65. mandate (noun) – approval, acceptance, endorsement, authority (given by a constituency to someone acting as its representative).

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