The Hindu Editorial (Sexism in Parliament) – Jul 29, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Sexism in Parliament) – Jul 29, 2019:

sexism (noun) – chauvinism, discrimination, prejudice, bias (against women).
combat (verb) – fight, battle against, counter/oppose.
the likes of (phrase) – someone considered as a type.
silence (verb) – suppress, reduce, tone down.
push through (phrasal verb) – succeed in passing a law accepted by the people who oppose it.
scrutiny (noun) – observation, inspection, examination.
dissent (noun) – disagreement, disapproval, opposition.
the nitty-gritty (noun) – basics, essentials, main point.
overshadow (verb) – conceal, obscure, outshine/eclipse.
couplet (noun) – stanza, two lines of poetry (with same rhyme & length).
digress (verb) – deviate, turn away, get off the subject/topic.
address (verb) – talk to, give an address to, speak to.
irony (noun) – paradox, incongruity, peculiarity.
be lost on (phrase) – fail to be noticed by someone.
quip (verb) – joke, make a witty remark, banter.
point out (phrasal verb) – identify, recognize, designate.
blot (noun) – disgrace, dishonour, stigma.
veteran (noun) – (long-serving) expert, mature established/experienced person in an area of activity.
no stranger to (phrase) – accustomed to, familiar with, acquainted with/knowledgeable about.
misogynist (adjective) – relating to misogyny; anti-feminist, male chauvinist, male supremacist.
pitch (verb) – try to convince/persuade someone to accept something.
set aside (phrasal verb) – reserve, put aside, lay aside.
odds (noun) – (difficult/tough) probability, chances, conditions.
cold storage (noun) – temporary postponement of something.
thwart (verb) – stop, prevent, check/obstruct/impede.
appropriate (verb) – allocate, assign,/allot, earmark/set apart/set aside.
stand-in (noun) – substitute, representative, reserve/replacement.
hold true (phrase) – remain true or valid.
overwhelming (adjective) – massive/huge, sweeping/decisive, total/complete.
lip-service (noun) – a method of expressing approval/support without taking any significant action.
prejudice (noun) – bias, intolerance, discrimination.
chauvinistic (adjective) – jingoistic, strong nationalist, super patriotic.