The Hindu Editorial (On the loose) – Jul 22, 2020

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar remains in the spotlight, and there is every reason to believe that he wants it that way. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (On the loose) – Jul 22, 2020.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (On the loose) – Jul 22, 2020:

on the loose (phrase) – unconfined, unrestrained, unrestricted.
stray (verb) – digress, deviate, wander, drift, get sidetracked.
the spotlight (noun) – the public attention, the focus of public/media; the public eye.
litany (noun) – recitation, repetition, repetitive series/account.
apprise (verb) – inform, notify, tell, update, intimate, keep posted.
alarming (adjective) – worrying, disturbing, shocking, distressing.
cliff-edge (adjective) – relating to a difficult situation.
preserve (adjective) – conserve, protect, maintain, keep.
indeed (adverb) – in fact, actually.
enthusiastic (adjective) – wholehearted, committed, passionate.
stretch (verb) – extend (the scope beyond a reasonable limit); exaggerate, overstate, overdraw.
all the time (phrase) – constantly, continuously, day and night, at all times.
brief (verb) – update, inform, apprise.
rampant (adjective) – widespread, present everywhere/pervasive, unrestrained/out of control.
nepotism (noun) – favouritism, preferential treatment, patronage/partiality.
deteriorate (verb) – decline, degenerate, degrade.
overreach (noun) – an act of trying to do too much.
finesse (noun) – tactfulness, delicacy, diplomacy.
besides (preposition) – apart from, in addition to.
incessant (adjective) – continuous, non-stop, unending, relentless.
war of nerves (phrase) – a situation in which two opposing parties are trying to weaken each other psychologically.
end up (phrasal verb) – come/appear, find oneself (to a particular course of action in the end).
confrontation (noun) – conflict, fight, clash.
tenure (noun) – incumbency, term, term in office, period in office.
proclivity (noun) – liking, inclination, tendency/leaning.
circumscribe (verb) – restrict, limit; regulate.
precedent (noun) – model, exemplar, example, pattern; previous example/instance, prior instance.
draw from (phrasal verb) – obtain, get, acquire.
defence (noun) – protection, support, justification.
combative (adjective) – aggressive, argumentative, confrontational, pugnacious, fiery.
match up to (phrasal verb) – be as good as.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
gruesome (adjective) – horrible, grim, dreadful/terrible.
allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, complaint.
randomly (adverb) – indiscriminately, unsystematically, aimlessly.
delink (verb) – separate, isolate, cut off.
obsession (noun) – fixation, preoccupation; the condition of thinking too much about something.
fiercely (adverb) – aggressively, strongly, intensely.
is anything to go by (phrase) – it means ‘in our experience’ or ‘in the experience of the person writing’ or ‘in the experience of the person speaking’.
fray (noun) – competition, contest.
upend (verb) – reverse, overturn, upset, topple over, overthrow.
swearing in (noun) – an official ceremony in which a person is taking oath and admitted into a new official job.
disregard (verb) – ignore, take no account of, pay no attention to; dismiss.
more loyal than the king (phrase) – a person with integrity/honesty/law-abiding nature will be better than the foolish king with crown.
interference (noun) – intervention, meddling, unwarranted involvement.
affairs (noun) – concerns, matters, activities.
roll back (phrasal verb) – reverse the progress of something.
rhetoric (noun) – the art of speaking or writing effectively & persuasively or impressively (but, often lacking substance); bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
nudge (verb) – prompt, encourage, stimulate, inspire.