The Hindu Editorial (Holding the centre) – May 18, 2019

On May 23, as the results of the Indian elections emerge, in Europe the world’s second largest democratic electoral process will get under way. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Holding the centre) – May 18, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Holding the centre) – May 18, 2019:

take-fright (phrase) – be alarmed, be scared, fall apart.
perceived (adjective) – regarded, observed; considered/supposed.
populism (noun) – related to policies that supposedly represent the opinions of ordinary people (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
under way (adverb) – going on, continuing, in progress.
Brexit (noun) – a term used for the (supposed) departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
far-right (adjective) – relating to the extreme right wing of a political party or group.
eurosceptic (noun) – a person who is opposing to increase the powers of the European Union.
figurehead (noun) – titular head, nominal leader, leader in name only (without power).
invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce.
Euroscepticism (noun) – opposition to increasing the power of European Union.
right-wing (noun) – conservative, rightist, alt-right.
manifest (verb) – present, display/show, indicate.
command (verb) – be in charge of, be in command of, have control of.
centrist (adjective) – a person whose political opinions are not extreme, falling between those of liberals and conservatives.
on the rise (phrase) – increasing.
pander to (verb) – indulge, gratify, fulfil/satisfy.
lunge (noun) – thrust, jump, move.
stance (noun) – stand, point of view, opinion.
asylum-seeker (noun) – someone seeking a foreign country to provide protection to him/her who is unable or unwilling to return to their home country due to fear of persecution (harm, harassment or oppression); displaced person, exile, outcast.
amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
stagnate (verb) – decline/deteriorate, fall; be sluggish.
shun (verb) – avoid, evade, reject.
infer (verb) – deduce, reason, conclude.
naive (adjective) – denoting (someone’s) lack of experience/knowledge; inexperienced/natural, innocent.
climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
encompass (verb) – include, subsume, incorporate.
trigger (verb) – give rise to, bring about, evoke/prompt.
alarm bell (noun) – signal, warning, alert.
rehash (verb) – rephrase, rework, turn.
illiberal (adjective) – intolerant, narrow-minded, unenlightened.