The Hindu Editorial (Make or break?) – Jun 27, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (Make or break?) – Jun 27, 2018

It makes no sense to save the worst for last. The allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar, the Janata Dal (United) and the Lok Janshakti Party,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Make or break?) – Jun 27, 2018.

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accommodate (verb) – assist, help, satisfy.
squeeze out (phrasal verb) – force out (of an activity/post).
solely (adverb) – only, simply, merely.
switch (verb) – change, swap, shift.
credibility (noun) – faithfulness reliability, character.
couch (verb) – express, communicate, say.
opportunism (noun) – expediency/exploitation, taking advantage, pragmatism.
idealistic (adjective) – utopian, visionary, unrealistic/impractical.
garb (noun) – an outward appearance, form, guise.
tie up (phrasal verb) – settle, finalize, conclude.
fancy someone’s chances (phrase) – to believe that someone has chances to be successful.
leave someone in the lurch (phrase) – leave in trouble, let down, abandon/desert.
break away (phrasal verb) – leave, split with, separate from.
ascendant (adjective) – on the rise, rising (in power), increasing/growing.
manoeuvre (noun) – tactic, cunning scheme, tricky action.
stab at (phrase) – try, effort, attempt.
primacy (noun) – greater importance, priority, preference.
put off (phrasal verb) – postpone, defer, delay.
downplay (verb) – playdown, underemphasize, understate.
cold (adjective) – objective, actual, real (not emotional).
trump (verb) – outdo, outperform, beat

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