The Hindu Editorial (Unity and strength) – Jan 21, 2019

It is always easier to agree on the ends than on the means. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Unity and strength) – Jan 21, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Unity and strength) – Jan 21, 2019

1. cohesive (adjective) – united, integrated, cooperated.
2. viable (adjective) – practicable, feasible, realistic.
3. means to an end (phrase) – it refers to any action (the means) performed for the only purpose of achieving something else (an end).
4. dais (noun) – platform, stage, stand.
5. in tandem (phrase) – along side each other.
6. yoke (verb) – unite, join, link/connect/attach.
7. give up (phrasal verb) – abandon, forgo, renounce.
8. brainchild (noun) – idea, creation, innovation,.
9. countenance (verb) – tolerate, agree to, admit as acceptable.
10. warm to (phrasal verb) – like, take to, become supportive of.
11. mount (verb) – set up, arrange/organize, stage.
12. optics (noun) – (typically in a political situation) the way in which an event is recognized by the public.
13. impart (verb) – give, provide, offer.
14. impulse (noun) – (strong & sudden) urge/instinct, compulsion, need.
15. flush out (verb) – dislodge, expel, clean.
16. consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
17. manifesto (noun) – (policy) statement, declaration, pronouncement.
18. accommodate (verb) – help/assist, serve; adjust/attune.
19. akin (adjective) – similar, related, corresponding.
20. navigate (Verb) – travel across, traverse, go across/cross.
21. minefield (noun) – a situation with unknown dangers.
22. there is no telling (phrase) – difficult to know something that will happen in the future.
23. hitherto (adverb) – previously, earlier, so/thus far.
24. on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
25. sustain (verb) – keep alive, prolong, retain.
26. contentious (adjective) – controversial, disputable, debatable.

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