The Hindu Editorial (Signals from States) – May 25, 2019
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Signals from States) – May 25, 2019:
- cast a light on (phrase) – explain, elucidate, clarify/make clear.
- sweeping (adjective) – decisive, thorough, complete/total.
- bow out (phrasal verb) – withdraw from, resign/retire from, step down from.
- curious (adjective) – strange/unusual, unconventional, surprising.
- footprint (noun) – mark, impression, track/trace.
- acquisitive (adjective) – greedy, possessive/grasping, materialistic/rapacious.
- in general (phrase) – generally, normally, mostly.
- ally (verb) – join, unite/merge, combine/team up.
- in turn (phrase) – one after the other, one by one, in succession, successively.
- persistent (adjective) – constant, continuous, never-ending/repeated.
- contingent (adjective) – group, party, body, unit/section.
- sought past and past participle of seek (verb) – try to obtain, strive for, go for/attempt.
- tolerance (noun) – liberality, open-mindedness, forbearance.
- offspring (noun) – children, progeny, family.
- raise the bar (phrase) – increase/raise the standards that others to meet/qualify.
- outfit (noun) – organization, group, party.
- reel under (phrase) – to suffer (due to a burden).
- adverse (adjective) – unfavourable, disadvantageous, bad.
- bifurcation (noun) – division of something into two branches or parts.
- decisively (adverb) – conclusively, finally, once and for all.
- overwhelming (adjective) – very strong.
- sit/wait in the wings (phrase) – someone who is not active at this time, but ready to do something very soon.
- whereby (relative adverb) – by which.
- demarcation (noun) – an act of fixing of the boundary or limits.
- stark (adjective) – clear, distinct, evident.
- swept past participle of sweep (verb) – to win a contest completely.
- top-down (adjective) – hierarchical; controlled, directed, or organized from the top level.
- hyper-nationalism (noun) – extreme nationalism, ultra-nationalism.
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