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