The Hindu Opinion Article (As India prepares to honour Bolsonaro) – Jan 24, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi often does the unexpected, the surprise sometimes being agreeable, at other times the reverse. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Opinion Article (As India prepares to honour Bolsonaro) – Jan 24, 2020.

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Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (As India prepares to honour Bolsonaro) – Jan 24, 2020:

1. demonetisation (noun) – the act of deprive currency unit (note/coin) of its status as money.
2. pro-gun (adjective) – relating to the people who believe that the government should not put limitations/regulations on someone’s absolute right to have arms/guns.
3. lobby (noun) – a group of people attempting to influence (the government / its official group/elected legislators) to create the actions, policies, or decisions to help a particular organization/sector.
4. homophobic (adjective) – relating to a dislike/hostility against homosexual people.
5. far-right (adjective) – relating to the extreme right wing of a political party or group.
6. defining (adjective) – decisive, determining, deciding.
7. inclination (noun) – preference, liking, interest, penchant.
8. affiliation (noun) – connection, relationship, rapport.
9. facilitate (verb) – make easier, make possible; assist, help, aid.
10. utilisation (noun) – use, capitalization, exploitation.
11. indigenous (adjective) – native/local, original, domestic.
12. cattle-ranching (noun) – the practice of raising herds of grazing animals (such as cattle and sheep) on large areas of land.
13. belittle (verb) – undervalue, denigrate, downgrade.
14. activist (noun) – advocate, champion, supporter (of a political or societal change/cause).
15. imbalance (noun) – disparity, variation, disproportion, unevenness.
16. woeful (adjective) – dreadful, very bad, terrible.
17. pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
18. multi-polarity (noun) – a system in which power is distributed among three or more countries, alliances, parties, etc.
19. hemisphere (noun) – a half of the earth (north side and south side of it divided by the equator).
20. infirmity (noun) – weakness, feebleness; unsteadiness, instability.
21. laggard (noun) – slower, sluggish/stagnant, snail-paced.
22. purchase (noun) – support, firm contact, attachment.
23. leverage (noun) – influence, power/authority, advantage.
24. autonomous (adjective) – self-governing, independent, self-determining.
25. binding (adjective) – compulsory, imperative, mandatory, necessary.
26. walk a tightrope (phrase) – to deal with a difficult situation in which a very small error could have very bad outcomes.
27. disparaging (adjective) – derogatory, belittling, diminishing.
28. congruence (noun) – compatibility, agreement, harmony.
29. leaning (noun) – inclination, tendency, liking.
30. abstention (noun) – abstinence, sobriety; holding back.
31. offshoot (noun) – subsidiary, branch, derivative.
32. climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
33. reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
34. Paris Agreement/Accord/pact (noun) – The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention (agreement) and for the first time brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so.
35. deftly (adverb) – cleverly, proficiently, skillfully.
36. steer clear of (phrase) – keep away from, avoid, shun.
37. pitfall (noun) – danger, risk, problem.
38. ideology (noun) – beliefs, ideas/opinions, principles.
39. can do something in one’s sleep (phrase) – can do something very easily (without much effort).
40. enumerate (verb) – calculate, compute, count.
41. communique (noun) – official communication, press release, bulletin.
42. forthcoming (adjective) – impending, coming, approaching, nearing.
43. waive (verb) – relinquish, abandon, reject/drop.
44. Animal Husbandry (noun) – the branch of agriculture concerned with the rearing (breed/raise) and care of animals that are raised for food, fibre or other purposes of benefit to humans.
45. bio-fuel (noun) – a renewable source of energy produced from natural sources/organic matter (from plants or animals).
46. paltry (adjective) – small, meagre, inadequate.
47. optimism (noun) – hopefulness, confidence, positiveness.
48. alter ego (noun) – equivalent, fellow, coequal, like.

Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (As India prepares to honour Bolsonaro) – Jan 24, 2020:

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