The Hindu Editorial (Groundbreaking) – Aug 07, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Groundbreaking) – Aug 07, 2020: 

1. groundbreaking (adjective) – new, novel; pioneering, beginning, starting, inaugurating.
2. get under way (phrase) – to initiate a project; to start to happen.
3. put the past behind (phrase) – forget about what has happened in past.
4. mark (verb) – indicate, represent, signify, signalize, be a sign of.
5. interpret (verb) – explain, understand, make clear.
6. collectively (adverb) – as a whole, as a group.
7. make out (phrasal verb) – understand, find, grasp (the meaning of something).
8. hereon (adverb) – hereupon, after this, as a result of this.
9. signify (verb) – express, indicate, show.
10. perceived (adjective) – viewed, regarded, considered, deemed.
11. humiliation (noun) – embarrassment, shame, indignity/dishonour, insult, offence.
12. ascendancy (noun) – leadership, influence, power/command.
13. strife (noun) – disagreement, conflict, dispute; disruption, turmoil, agitation.
14. shackle (verb) – restrain, restrict, limit.
15. potential (noun) – capacity, ability, power, capability.
16. decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
17. herald (verb) – signal, indicate, foretell.
18. dawn (noun) – beginning, start, starting point, development.
19. fraternity (noun) – brotherhood, solidarity, union, mutual support, friendship.
20. interpretation (noun) – understanding, reading, meaning, explanation.
21. hold (verb) – have, believe, think, consider (a belief/opinion). 
22. yearn (verb) – long, desire, wish.
23. tumultuous (adjective) – stormy, turbulent, volatile; out of control.
24. make way (phrase) – clear the way, allow through, move aside, make room.
25. proponent (noun) – advocate, supporter, upholder/promoter.
26. seek (verb) – search for, try to find, look for.
27. conciliation (noun) – pacification, peacemaking, appeasement.
28. conquest (noun) – victory, triumph, gain.
29. diatribe (noun) – a bitter verbal attack; a tirade, verbal onslaught, rant.
30. tranquility (noun) – peacefulness, restfulness, calmness, quietness.
31. triumphalism (noun) – an attitude or a belief that a particular doctrine, religion, culture, social system is superior to and should triumph all over others.
32. manifest (verb) – indicate, show, display, exhibit.
33. symbolism (noun) – representation of ideas/qualities.
34. rhetoric (noun) – the art of speaking or writing effectively & persuasively or impressively (but, often lacking substance); bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
35. ominously (adverb) – threateningly, menacingly, forbiddingly.
36. notably (adverb) – especially, particularly, strikingly, markedly.
37. cite (verb) – refer to, adduce, make reference to, invoke.
38. adherence to (noun) – commitment to, attachment to (a clause/condition).
39. fairness (noun) – impartiality, justness, equal treatment.
40. empathy (noun) – compassion, sympathy, feeling.
41. the vulnerable (noun) – a weak/neglected person who is in need of special care/support.
42. emphasise (verb) – draw attention to, put stress on, underscore, highlight.
43. outline (verb) – indicate, summarize, draft, sketch out.
44. road map (noun) – plan, strategy ( to achieve a goal).
45. inclusive (adjective) – all-inclusive, comprehensive, all-encompassing, all-embracing, overall.
46. echo (verb) – repeat, say again, restate, reiterate.
47. trope (noun) – motif, cliché; recurring concept, idea, motive, topic, subject (used many times).
48. sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
49. relitigate (verb) – litigate (dispute, oppose, resist) again.
50. harmonious (adjective) – friendly, amicable, peaceful, agreeable. 
51. prosperous (adjective) – flourishing, thriving, successful, productive.
52. encounter (noun) – conflict, confrontation, fight/clash.
53. colonialism (noun) – the act of controlling & exploiting a country/territory (& its people) by another country/territory.
54. path-breaking (adjective) – innovative, pioneering, ingenious.
55. unearth (verb) – expose, bring to light, uncover, find out.
56. melting pot (noun) – a place with different people & their cultures combined together.
57. millennia (noun) – plural form of millennium (a period of a thousand years).
58. acrimonious (adjective) – angry, bitter, harsh, sharp (in language or tone while argumenting).
59. mobilisation (noun) – the act of bringing people/resources together for a particular cause.
60. look forward to (phrasal verb) – anticipate, expect, hope for.
61. secular (adjective) – non-religious.

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