The Hindu Editorial (State of the Union) – Aug 10, 2019
Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s address to the nation on Thursday may not have reached its primary audience in Jammu and Kashmir which was in blackout. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (State of the Union) – Aug 10, 2019.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (State of the Union) – Aug 10, 2019:
- address (noun) – speak, talk, monologue/discourse.
- blackout (noun) – suppression, cut-off, silence.
- speak out (phrasal verb) – speak publicly.
- revoke (verb) – cancel, repeal, reverse.
- disinformation (noun) – lie, deception/fake news, false information.
- precede (verb) – come before, go in advance of, foresee/herald.
- triumphalism (noun) – an attitude or a belief that a particular doctrine, religion, culture, social system is superior to and should triumph all over others.
- normalcy (noun) – a normal condition; normality, regularity.
- set up (phrasal verb) – start/begin, initiate, create.
- objective (noun) – aim, intention, purpose.
- call for (phrasal verb) – require, necessitate, demand.
- organic (adjective) – structured, organized, coherent, integrated.
- revocation (noun) – cancellation, abandonment, calling off/recall.
- separatism (noun) – dissension, nonconformity, dissent/faction.
- erosion (noun) – destruction, deterioration, decline.
- reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
- nepotism (noun) – favouritism, preferential treatment, patronage/partiality.
- usher in (phrasal verb) – herald/signal, start/, begin, announce/initiate.
- implied (adjective) – implicit, indirect, hinted/suggested.
- reductionism (noun) – the method in which a complex phenomenon is explained/presented by breaking it into small & simpler or more fundamental/basic phenomena.
- vociferous (adjective) – vehement/vigorous, loud, frank.
- heritage (noun) – tradition, inheritance, bequest.
- synonymous with (noun) – closely associated with.
- homogeneity (noun) – uniformity, similarity, likeliness.
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