The Hindu Editorial (Voters’ choice) – Sep 26, 2018

The interim results of Sunday’s presidential election in the Maldives have given the joint opposition candidate, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih a resounding. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Voters’ choice) – Sep 26, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Voters’ choice) – Sep 26, 2018

1. turn the page (phrase) – to make a fresh start (after a period of difficulties)
2. cynicism (noun) – disbelief, pessimism, disillusion.
3. interim (adjective) – provisional, transitional, temporary.
4. resounding (adjective) – unmistakable, huge/massive, enormous.
5. incumbent (adjective) – current, existing, present.
6. usher in (verb) – start, initiate, pave the way for.
7. affiliation (noun) – connecting, associating, allying.
8. to begin with (phrase) – at first, at the outset, at the beginning.
9. conviction (noun) – declaration/pronouncement of guilt, sentence, judgement.
10. behind bars (phrase) – in prison/jail.
11. coup (noun) – seizure of power, overthrow/ousting, takeover.
12. misgiving (noun) – doubt, suspicion, apprehension.
13. heighten (verb) – intensify, increase, amplify.
14. belie (verb) – contradict, conceal, misrepresent.
15. concede (verb) – admit, acknowledge, accept.
16. vow (verb) – promise, affirm, avow/guarantee.
17. transition (noun) – change, changeover, shift.
18. heartening (adjective) – encouraging, boosting, comforting.
19. spiral (noun) – the process of deterioration, decline, decrease.
20. indebted (adjective) – beholden, under an obligation, grateful.
21. clamp down (phrasal verb) – stop, suppress, prevent.
22. personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
23. going forward (phrase) – from now on, in the future.
24. stay clear of (phrase) – avoid, keep a distance from someone/something.
25. partisan (adjective) – biased, prejudiced, one-sided.
26. tug of war (noun) – a dispute over power/supremacy; a rope pulling sport that directly puts two teams against each other in a test of strength.

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