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