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The Hindu Editorial (Valley of flaws) – Aug 03, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Valley of flaws) – Aug 03, 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir State government’s decision to abruptly end the Amarnath pilgrimage, at least a fortnight ahead of schedule, citing terror threats, is intriguing. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Valley of flaws) – Aug 03, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Valley of flaws) – Aug 03, 2019:

  1. flaw (noun) – defect, fault, imperfection/weakness.
  2. surge (noun) – sudden increase, rise, growth.
  3. stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.
  4. pilgrimage (noun) – religious journey, holy expedition.
  5. fortnight (noun) – a period of two weeks/fourteen days continuously.
  6. intriguing (adjective) – puzzling/bewildering, confusing, unusual/mysterious.
  7. on the heels of (phrase) – very soon after something, following closely after something.
  8. miserly (adverb) – close-fisted/tight-fisted, mean (unwilling to share things), ungenerous.
  9. stridently (adverb) – strictly, firmly, in a tough/stiff way.
  10. apparatus (noun) – a complicated structure/network/system of a organization.
  11. the executive (noun) – the executive is a branch of government which enforces the law as written by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary.
  12. imperative (adjective) – necessary/essential, crucial, critical.
  13. curtailment (noun) – reduction, limitation, restriction.
  14. prevailing (adjective) – existing; current.
  15. stretch (verb) – bend, strain, distort.
  16. intolerance (noun) – prejudice, bias/bigotry; sensitivity.
  17. patriotism (noun) – devoted love and support for country; nationalism, national loyalty.
  18. unequivocal (adjective) – unambiguousunmistakable; straightforward, categorical.
  19. push forward (phrasal verb) – continue, rush, hasten.
  20. annul (verb) – declare invalid, nullify, invalidate.
  21. accord (verb) – give, grant, tender/present (status).
  22. interlocutor (noun) – a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
  23. defunct (adjective) – no longer existing, inoperative, non-functioning.
  24. pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
  25. undermine (verb) – weaken, spoil, damage.
  26. rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
  27. fall short of (phrase) – be deficient/inadequate/insufficient; fail to meet/reach.
  28. nevertheless (adverb) – in spite of that, notwithstanding, however.
  29. puppeteer (verb) – manoeuvre, connive, intrigue.
  30. separatist (adjective) – dissident, nonconformist, sectarian.
  31. upend (verb) – overturn, reverse, invert.
  32. aggravate (verb) – worsen/make worse, exacerbate, compound.
  33. rebuff (verb) – reject, refuse, decline.
  34. evidently (adverb) – seemingly, apparently, on the face of it.
  35. make headway (phrase) – make progress, make strides, gain ground.
  36. misstep (noun) – mistake, blunder.
  37. costly (adjective) – catastrophic, ruinous, disastrous.

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