The Hindu Editorial (Pawar play) – May 11, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Pawar play) – May 11, 2023:

1. churn (noun) – disorder/disorganization, confusion, disruption/chaos.
2. actor (noun) – participant in an action.
3. figure out (phrasal verb) – understand, make out, think through, comprehend, assess.
4. anticipation (noun) – expectation, excitement, hopefulness, in preparation for.
5. in anticipation (phrase) – expecting something will happen; in preparation for something.
6. legislator (noun) – a member of a legislature (parliament/legislative assembly); lawmaker, representative.
7. claim (verb) – lay claim to, say that one owns something; assert ownership of.
8. mantle (noun) – role, responsibility, position.
9. rebel (verb) – dissent, oppose, resist, disobey, defy.
10. intra- (prefix) – within.
11. inter- (prefix) – between.
12. dynamics (noun) – basic/fundamental cause or force that triggers change within a system.
13. at play (phrase) – in effect, happening.
14. dramatic (adjective) – significant, important, sudden & striking.
15. intended (adjective) – calculated, knowing, purposeful, predetermined.
16. defuse (verb) – reduce, lessen/diminish, ease/mitigate.
17. brewing (adjective) – developing, looming, impending, fuming, simmering, smouldering (of something bad/unpleasant situation).
18. rebellion (noun) – defiance, resistance, dissent, disobedience, nonconformity.
19. carve out (phrasal verb) – create, establish (something with effort).
20. under someone’s shadow (phrase) – to get less attention than someone else; to be less notable, important, or successful compared to someone else.
21. patriarch (noun) – a powerful & eldest male head of a family or an organisation or a social system.
22. in the saddle (phrase) – in a position of control; in a position of responsibility; in a dominant/influential position.
23. reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
24. loyalty (noun) – allegiance, faithfulness, obedience, adherence.
25. far from (phrase) – not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.
26. bequeath (verb) – grant, pass on, transfer.
27. plot (verb) – think up, devise, arrange, plan.
28. terrain (noun) – ground, territory, landscape.
29. potential (adjective) – possible, likely, prospective, probable.
30. run-up to (noun) – a period of time just before an important event.’
31. champion (verb) – support, promote, uphold, back, stand up for.
32. split (noun) – division, break-up, rift, 
33. move (noun) – step, action, act, measure.
34. on one’s own (phrase) – alone, all alone, solo, unassisted.
35. faction (noun) – a small group within a larger group, particularly in politics.
36. sustain (verb) – continue, carry on, keep up, maintain, bolster up.
37. alliance (noun) – association, union, partnership.
38. doubtful (adjective) – implausible, improbable, questionable.
39. at hand (phrase) – imminent, close at hand, approaching, forthcoming, coming, coming soon, about to happen.
40. flock (noun) – a large number of people; crowd.
41. hold on to (phrase) – to keep something that is so important; retain, keep on, continue, carry on.
42. lineage (noun) – family, roots, background.
43. upper hand (noun) – a dominating position.
44. hierarchy (noun) – pecking order, ranking, class system; arrangement, classification.
45. ally (noun) – partner.
46. divergence (noun) – difference, variance, incompatibility, disagreement.
47. interest (noun) – common concerns (in politics/business).
48. led past participle of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
49. professedly (adverb) – apparently, seemingly, allegedly, ostensibly, supposedly, purportedly.
50. secular (adjective) – non-religious.
51. project (verb) – present, promote oneself as.
52. balancing act (noun) – an activity that calls for a delicate balance between different conditions/circumstances.
53. necessitate (verb) – require, publicly ask, demand.
54. intact (adjective) – undamaged, unspoiled, unimpaired, untouched.
55. divergent (adjective) – different, differing, varying, contradictory.
56. viewpoint (noun) – point of view, opinion, standpoint.

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