The Hindu Editorial (Sooner, not later) – Sep 05, 2018

What’s good for a national political party may be bad for a regional player. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Sooner, not later) – Sep 05, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Sooner, not later) – Sep 05, 2018: 

1. uncouple (verb) – disengage, disconnect, detach.
2. perception (noun) – insight, understanding, discernment.
3. rival (noun) – competitor, opponent, contestant.
4. to be had (adjective/phrase) – attainable, achievable, obtainable.
5. stitch together (verb) – join (together), combine (together).
6. federal (adjective) – relating to a system of government in which a number of (individual) states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
7. non-starter (noun) – failure, fiasco, catastrophe/mess.
8. plank (noun) – a fundamental point.
9. running (adjective) – continuous, ongoing, constant.
10. exhortation (noun) – urging/pushing, pressure, insistence.
11. regionalism (noun) – excess caring for one’s region and to all related to it.
12. dissolution (noun) – cessation, conclusion, end/termination.
13. oblige (verb) – force, compel, coerce/pressurize.
14. clutch (noun) – power, control, domination.
15. populist (adjective) – relating to the politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
16. rule out (phrasal verb) – exclude, eliminate, reject.
17. sooner rather than later (phrase) – soon, immediately, without delay.
18. cozy up to (phrasal verb) – find the favour of, ingratiate oneself, get on the good side of.
19. beat_off (phrasal verb) – fight off, repel, win against.
20. rejuvenated (adjective) – revived, restored, reorganized.
21. in retrospect (phrase) – looking back, on re-examination, in/with hindsight.

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