The Hindu Editorial (Malefactors and misgivings) – Apr 01, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Malefactors and misgivings) – Apr 01, 2024:

malefactor (noun) – criminal, culprit, offender, wrongdoer, lawbreaker, convict.
misgivings (noun) – mistrust, distrust, qualm, doubt, suspicion, lack of faith, worry, apprehension, scepticism.
bloc (noun) – alliance, union, partnership, association.
reliance on (noun) – confidence in, dependence, belief in.
Mandal politics/campaign (noun) – politics/campaign related to a rebellion against upper-caste dominance and it guided the political destiny of north India to a large extent in the past.
throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
irritant (noun) – something that causes irritation; source of irritation, source of vexation, source of annoyance.
undergo (verb) – go through, experience, engage in, be subjected to.
term (verb) – describe as.
handicap (verb) – hamper, impede, hinder, impair, hamstring.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
alliance (noun) – coalition, partnership, union.
increasingly (adverb) – more and more, steadily more, continuously more, gradually more.
on one’s own (phrase) – alone, unaided, all by oneself.
selective (adjective) – particular, choosy, careful.
heartland (noun) – the most important part of a field of activity; the central part of something.
force (noun) – group, party, outfit.
besides (preposition) – apart from, other than, barring, excluding.
The Lower House (or) Lok Sabha (noun) – The Lok Sabha or the House of the People is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of India. (bicameral legislature/parliament means a legislature/parliament having two chambers/houses).
The Upper House (or) Rajya Sabha (noun) – The Rajya Sabha or the Council of States is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India.
fancy (verb) – desire, wish; believe, be of the opinion/view.
upend (verb) – overturn, overthrow, topple over, knock down, capsize, cancel; turn something upside down.
never-ending (adjective) – non-stop, continuing, unending, unceasing, perpetual.
pursuit (noun) – activity, hobby, pastime; quest, search, chase.
alliance-switching (adjective) – changing the alliance.
lose out (phrasal verb) – be defeated, be unsuccessful, suffer defeat, be bested by, fail.
relatively (adverb) – comparatively, somewhat, reasonably, in a certain degree, more or less.
base (noun) – a group of people considered as supporting an organization/party.
resilient (adjective) – strong, sturdy, stout/well built, durable.
even as (phrase) – at the (same) time that.
add to (phrasal verb) – increase, augment, enhance, heighten, intensify.
coherent (adjective) – logical, reasonable, rational, well organized, systematic, clear, methodical.
ideologically (adverb) – dogmatically, conventionally; in a method which relates to an ideology.
voice (noun) – opinion/view.
emphasise (verb) – draw attention to, put stress on, underscore, highlight.
census (noun) – an official survey, particularly of a population.
viable (adjective) – workable, feasible, practicable, possible, reasonable,
entity (noun) – organization, unit, system, outfit.
ideological (adjective) – relating to a system of ideas (ideology).
coherence (noun) – unity, unification, wholeness, integrity, cohesion, togetherness, solidarity.
compatibility (noun) – like-mindedness, similarity, togetherness, agreement, affinity, closeness, harmony.
serve as (verb) – function as, act as.
glue (noun) – adhesive/ joining substance.
constituent (adjective) – integral
welcome (verb) – receive, embrace, say hello to.
fold (noun) – a group (with shared aims , interests and values).
ill-behove (verb) – be not appropriate for, be not expected of, be not advisable for, be not sensible for, be not wise for.
criminalisation (noun) – the process of making something as a illegal/illegitimate one.
relative (adjective) – corresponding, respective, comparable, correlative, parallel, reciprocal.
imperative (adjective) – vitally important, critical, essential, required, mandated, requisite, necessary, obligatory, binding, compulsory.
reinvent (verb) – renew, revive, revamp, rejuvenate, redevelop, remodel.
strongman (noun) – a leader who controls things by the application of threats, force, or violence.
narrow (adjective) – narrow-minded, intolerant, illiberal, partisan, sectarian, discriminatory.
identity (noun) – a social category, a set of persons marked by a label and distinguished by rules deciding membership and (alleged) characteristic features or attributes; individuality, character, originality.
identity politics (plural noun) – it is also called as identitarian politics, refers to political positions based on the interests and perspectives of social groups with which people identify. Identity politics is when people of a particular race, ethnicity, gender, or religion form alliances and organize politically to defend their group’s interests.
reorient (verb) – change the focus on.
social justice (noun) – the equal access to wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.
temptation (noun) – desire, lure, impulse, inclination, attraction.
emulate (verb) – replicate, imitate, simulate, mimic, copy, recreate, follow.
prioritise (verb) – make a point of, highlight, call attention to (something as very important).
casteist (adjective) – relating to something which has an attachment to a caste system.
mobilisation (noun) – the act of bringing forces/people/resources together for a particular cause.