The Hindu Editorial (Hezbollah’s grip) – May 14, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (Hezbollah’s grip) – May 14, 2018

Results of Lebanon’s May 6 parliamentary election point to the mounting frustration among voters with the government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Hezbollah’s grip) – May 14, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Hezbollah’s grip) – May 14, 2018:  

  1. grip (noun) – control, power/influence, hold.
  2. mounting (adjective) – increasing, growing, intensifying.
  3. a host of (noun) – lot, large number, great quantity.
  4. breakdown (noun) – failure, collapse, foundering.
  5. shambles (noun) – complete mess, disorder/disarray, disorganization.
  6. inward (adjective) – internal, inner, inside.
  7. flight (noun) – fleeing, retreat, departure/decamping.
  8. strain (noun) – pressure, stressdemand/burden.
  9. bloc (noun) – group, faction, wing.
  10. join hands (phrase) – work together.
  11. whip up (phrasal verb) – encourage, stimulate, excite/provoke.
  12. sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
  13. shrank (past tense of shrink) (verb) – get smaller, lessen, reduce.
  14. confessional (Adjective) – acknowledged, avowed, admitted/asserted (publicly).
  15. say (noun) – voice, influence, authority.
  16. stall (verb) – stop, obstruct, impede/hinder.
  17. clout (noun) – influence, power, control.
  18. rein  (verb) – restrict, control, stop.
  19. summon (verb) – call/ask for, request/demand the presence of, invite.
  20. patron (noun) – supporter, upholder, benefactor.
  21. far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.
  22. mend (verb) – rectify, resolve, improve.
  23. fault line (noun) – a divisive issue, difference of opinion.
  24. bound to (adjective) – certain/sure, very likely, guaranteed.
  25. ask (noun) – demand, call.
  26. fractured (adjective) –  divided, fragmented, separated.

Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Hezbollah’s grip) – May 14, 2018:

Hindu Editorial

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