The Hindu Editorial (Power roller-coaster) – Dec 27, 2022

There seems to be no limit to the opportunism in Nepal’s top polity. Newly minted Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal’s Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) was part of a six-party alliance… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Power roller-coaster) – Dec 27, 2022.

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The Hindu Editorial (Power roller-coaster) – Dec 27, 2022:

roller-coaster (noun) – a situation or experience that involves up and down (or highs and lows) very quickly and suddenly; (abrupt and extreme) change.
Maoist (noun) – a follower of Maoism (it originated in China as a form of communist theory derived from the teachings of Chinese political leader Mao Zedong).
Unified Marxist–Leninist (UML) (noun) – The Communist Party of Nepal.
mandate (noun) – approval, acceptance, endorsement, authority (given by a constituency to someone acting as its representative).
opportunism (noun) – expediency, exploitation, taking advantage, pragmatism, realism.
polity (noun) – a politically organized society.
mint (verb) – create, devise, produce, frame.
minted (adjective) – produced, created, made.
alliance (noun) – coalition, union, partnership.
collectively (adverb) – as a whole/group.
absolute (noun) – decisive, conclusive, definite; full, total, unconditional, categorical.
absolute majority (noun) – a condition in which a party is winning more than half of the seats/members in an election.
mark (noun) – level, point, stage.
hold (verb) – conduct.
House of Representatives (noun) – The House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha) is the one of the houses of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, with the other house being the National Assembly (Rastriya Sabha).
hardly (adverb) – barely, almost not.
disincentive (noun) – deterrent, discouragement, counterincentive.
claim (verb) – assert, lay claim to, say that one owns, assert ownership of, formally request, demand.
legitimately (adverb) – legally, fairly, truly.
blatant (adjective) – evident, flagrant/glaring, obvious, shameless.
hunger (noun) – desire, crave, appetite
expedient (noun) – tactical/strategic; advantageous, beneficial.
align with (verb) – join up with, give support to, form an alliance with, combine with.
secure (verb) – obtain, acquire, gain.
term (noun) – period, time, spell, stint.
coalition (noun) – association, union, partnership.
wheel and deal (phrase) – engage in a secret plan dishonestly/unethically/fraudulently.
characterise (verb) – identify, depict, describe.
the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
opportunist (noun) – a person who is selfish, self-centred, self-seeking, egocentric.
belie (verb) – contradict, be at odds with, call into question, disprove, falsify.
adherent (noun) – supporter, upholder, defender, champion, advocate.
leftist (adjective) – relating to left-wing political views.
barely (adverb) – hardly, only just, almost not.
fall out (phrasal verb) – quarrel, have a row/fight, squabble, disagree, differ, have a difference of opinion.
faction (noun) – group, side, camp.
led to past tense of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
besides (preposition) – apart from.
loaves plural form of loaf (noun) – slice, share, portion.
rather than (phrase) – instead of.
ideology (noun) – beliefs, opinions, ideals, principles.
tempting (adjective) – attractive, appealing, inviting, alluring, enticing.
break up (phrasal verb) – disband, separate, disperse, disintegrate.
due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, as a result of.
legitimate (adjective) – valid, reasonable, reliable.
grievance (noun) – complaint, protestation, protest, criticism, problem, objection.
authoritarian (adjective) – oppressive, dictatorial, totalitarian.
manoeuvre (noun) – activity, plan/operation, stratagem, tactic (carefully planned).
hold on to (phrasal verb) – cling on to, hang on to, hold tightly grip, grasp, attach oneself to; keep, retain, keep possession of.
volte-face (noun) – U-turn, about-face, turnaround, turnround, turnabout, backtracking, rowback.
join hands with (phrase) – work together with.
opportunistic (adjective) – selfish, self-centred, self-seeking, egocentric, inward-looking.
wrangling (noun) – long dispute, argument, quarrel.
hamper (verb) – obstruct, impede, hinder, block, interrupt, stop.
make the best (out) of (phrase) – to use (something) in an advantageous way.
out of (phrase) – from.
unfavourable (adjective) – unpromising, bleak, disadvantageous.
nomination (noun) – candidacy, candidature; selection, choice, recommendation, naming, proposal.
reportedly (adverb) – allegedly, supposedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.
arrangement (noun) – agreement, deal, settlement, understanding.
plum (noun as modifier) – excellent, best, very good, great.
patronage (noun) – support, backing, protection.
subvert (verb) – weaken, undermine, sabotage, damage.
short-term (adjective) – temporary, interim, transitional.
gain (noun) – profit, advantage, benefit, reward, yield, return, proceeds, dividend.
perpetuate (verb) – cause to continue something indefinitely, particularly a bad situation, an attitude/idea/belief, etc.; keep going, keep in existence, extend/prolong.
instability (noun) – uncertainty, unpredictability, precariousness.
endure – survive, experience, go through, persist.
upheaval (noun) – disruption, turmoil, disorder, chaos, mayhem.
constitutional (adjective) – relating to the Constitution; legal, lawful, legitimate.
republic (noun) – a group of people involved in a particular activity with certain equality; “The Republic” is a form of government in which a state (country) is ruled by elected representatives of the people (citizen body).