The Hindu Editorial (Limits of hype) – Oct 29, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Limits of hype) – Oct 29, 2019

By winning the support of the JJP to form a government in Haryana, the BJP has surmounted its failure in the recent Assembly election… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Limits of hype) – Oct 29, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Limits of hype) – Oct 29, 2019:

  1. surmount (verb) – overcome, triumph over, get over (a difficulty or obstacle).
  2. plank (noun) – a fundamental & important point/principle on which something (political program, policy, etc) is based on.
  3. legitimate (adjective) – permissible, allowable, admissible.
  4. reinforce (verb) – strengthen, fortify, bolster up.
  5. abet (verb) – to encourage/help someone to do something wrong/illegal.
  6. stridently (adverb) – strictly, firmly, in a tough/stiff way.
  7. foothold (noun) – support, grip/anchorage, secure position.
  8. overwhelmingly (adverb) – with a great majority.
  9. streak (noun) – period, spell, stretch/time.
  10. rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
  11. dividend (noun) – benefit, gain, advantage.
  12. embolden (verb) – give courage, encourage, strengthen/fortify.
  13. sidestep (verb) – avoid, evade, dodge, escape.
  14. trample over (verb) – treat with contempt, disregard/take for granted, encroach on.
  15. ally (noun) – partner, supporter, accomplice/confederate.
  16. fall back on (phrasal verb) – resort/turn to, use, employ.
  17. outfit (noun) – organization, group, party.
  18. heartland (noun) – the most important part of a field of activity; the central part of something.
  19. diatribe (noun) – tirade, verbal onslaught, rant.
  20. mobilise (verb) – organize, call up, bring into play/generate.
  21. constituency (noun) – a group of voters in a specified area.
  22. premature (noun) – untimely, early, too soon/too early.
  23. material (adjective) – significant, major, important; relevant, applicable.
  24. desperately (adverb) – seriously/urgently, pressingly, intensely.
  25. shut out (phrasal verb) – block, halt, stop.
  26. dynamics (noun) – basic/fundamental cause or force which triggers change within a system.
  27. blunt (adjective) – diminish, decrease, weaken.
  28. champion (noun) – advocate, proponent, promoter, supporter.
  29. probity (noun) – integrity, honesty/decency, truthfulness.
  30. rescue (verb ) – save, retrieve, recover.
  31. ignominy (noun) – shame, disgrace, humiliation/embarrassment.
  32. legacy (noun) – footprint, effect/outcome (something received from a predecessor or from the past).
  33. far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near
  34. unblemished (adjective) – clean, spotless, without fault.
  35. convict (noun) – prisoner, inmate.
  36. furlough (noun) – involuntary break/temporary leave.
  37. opportunism (noun) – expediency/exploitation, taking advantage, pragmatism.
  38. wipe out (phrasal verb) – destroy, annihilate, eradicate.
  39. to the fore (phrase) – to a leading position.
  40. therein (adverb) – in that respect.
  41. glimmer (noun) – (a faint) sign, trace/ray, hint (of light/hope).

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 1. Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/.bigotry, narrow-mindedness
2. Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press. Tentative definitions/meanings are provided for study purpose only and they may vary in different context. 
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