The Hindu Editorial (Hat-trick) – May 07, 2021

Mamata Banerjee was sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal for a third consecutive term on Wednesday, following the resounding victory of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the Assembly election. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Hat-trick) – May 07, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Hat-trick) – May 07, 2021:

onus (noun) – responsibility, duty; burden, liability, obligation.
triumphalism (noun) – boastfulness, self-assertion, self-satisfaction, excessive pride, extreme self-confidence, chutzpah, chest-thumping, chest-beating; an attitude or a belief that a particular doctrine, religion, culture, social system is superior to and should triumph all over others.
swear in (phrasal verb) – admit into office, inaugurate, introduce (into office).
consecutive (adjective) – successive, continuous.
resounding (adjective) – emphatic, enormous, huge, massive, very great, tremendous.
alliance (noun) – association, union, partnership.
draw a blank (phrase) – fail, be unsuccessful.
sheen (noun) – shininess, brightness.
astounding (adjective) – impressive, amazing, astonishing.
dim (verb) – diminish, reduce, lessen, weaken.
attribute (verb) – hold responsible for; connect/associate with.
cadre (noun) – members of a (political) group.
reassuring (adjective) – comforting, soothing, heartening.
reassure (verb) – restore someone’s confidence, comfort, encourage, hearten.
oath (noun) – vow, sworn statement, promise/pledge.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
read (verb) – understand, comprehend, interpret.
colossal (adjective) – huge, massive, mighty, great.
mandate (noun) – approval, acceptance, endorsement, authority (given by a constituency to someone acting as its representative).
endorsement (noun) – support, backing, approval.
tolerance (noun) – forbearance, liberality, open-mindedness, lack of prejudice/bias, broad-mindedness, liberalism.
grass-roots (plural noun) – the most basic level of an organisation.
ferocity (noun) – intensity, severity, strength.
authoritarianism (noun) – autocracy, totalitarianism, draconianism.
hallmark (noun) – distinctive feature, indication, sure sign.
repose (verb) – (of one’s confidence/trust) be placed in someone/something.
high-handedness (noun) – heavy-handedness, autocracy, absolute power, totalitarianism.
rein in (phrasal verb) – to control, restrain, restrict, limit someone/something.
in favour of (phrase) – in support of, to the advantage of, approve of.
organic (adjective) – structured, organized, systematic.
engineer (verb) – bring about, cause, mastermind, orchestrate, manipulate.
defection (noun) – desertion, absconding, decamping.
brazen (adjective) – blatant/flagrant; bold and shameless; unashamed, unembarrassed.
polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
central agencies (plural noun) – the central agencies are organizations in the executive branch that co-ordinate the activities of, and provide guidance to the operating ministries and agencies; e.g. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Income Tax Department (IT) and etc.
go for the jugular (phrase) – to attack an opponent strongly/aggressively in order to defeat them severely.
bombast (noun) – bluster, ranting, empty talk, humbug,
hubris (noun) – feeling of superiority, excessive self-importance, excessive pride, excessive self-confidence/self-glory, overconfidence, arrogance.
out of touch (phrase) – lacking of up-to-date knowledge; lack of current information; lack of awareness.
sensibility (noun) – feelings, emotions, finer feelings.
tally (noun) – total, count.
pause (verb) – stop, cease, halt.
strategy (noun) – plan of action.
colour (noun) – tone; the pretence, the outward appearance, a semblance.
condemnable (adjective) – objectionable, unjustifiable, reprehensible.
diversity (noun) – existence/presence of different people (from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives ranging from race to age to gender to hometown to educational experience) within the group; variety, variance, difference.
seek (verb) – try, attempt, aim.
programmatic (adjective) – systematic, methodical, procedural.
opportunistic (adjective) – selfish, self-centred, self-seeking, egocentric, inward-looking.
shortcut (noun) – alternative/bypass route.
reign (verb) – hold, obtain, be established, be in existence, be present.
fall short (of) (phrase) – fail to meet/reach; be deficient/inadequate/insufficient.
fight (for) (verb) – engage in, pursue, undertake, proceed with, go on with (a battle).
relevance (noun) – significance, importance.
soul searching (noun) – self-analysis, introversion, self-observation, self-absorption.