The Hindu Editorial (Running for President) – Sep 28, 2019

In fielding Sajith Premadasa, Sri Lanka’s United National Party (UNP) has chosen arguably its strongest candidate to take on former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the presidential election to be held on November 16. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Running for President)- Sep 28, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Running for President) – Sep 28, 2019:

1. arguably (adverb) – possibly, conceivably, maybe.
2. take on (phrasal verb) – compete against, oppose, confront.
3. back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
4. reckon (verb) – believe, think, consider.
5. lineage (noun) – ancestry, family/parentage, origin.
6. draw from (phrasal verb) – obtain, get, acquire.
7. elite (noun) – high society people; the group of most powerful people in a society.
8. separatist (noun) – dissident, nonconformist, sectarian.
9. grassroots (plural noun) – the most basic level of an organisation.
10. mobilise (verb) – organize, call up, bring into play/generate.
11. step aside (phrasal verb) – leave, quit, resign/withdraw.
12. unseat (verb) – oust, remove from office, topple, overthrow.
13. revival (noun) – improvement, re-establishment; restoration/comeback.
14. ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.
15. reconciliation (noun) – restoration of harmony, resolution, compromise.
16. incumbent (noun) – current/present holder of a post/position.
17. marginalise (verb) – treat as insignificant, treat as unimportant, neglected.
18. heyday (noun) – prime time, peak period, crowning/high point.
19. parting of the ways (phrase) – separation, splitting up, breaking up.
20. reinstate (verb) – bring back, restore, return to power/position.
21. walk away (phrasal verb) – leave, abandon, withdraw.
22. prospects (noun) – chances, opportunities, possibilities.
23. dent (noun) – reduction, depletion, deduction.
24. perennial (adjective) – everlasting/unending, endless, permanent.
25. jockey (verb) – compete, contend, vie, fight/struggle.
26. scrap (verb) – abandon, cancel, abolish/throw out.
27. multi-ethnic (adjective) – constituting several ethnic groups.

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