The turn of the strongman – The Hindu (May 23, 2016)
The political drama that was expected after the LDF victory, as a result of the rivalry between the two stalwarts of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and former State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, did not materialise. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Today’s Words:
- Stalwart (noun) – reliable, loyal and hard-working member.
- Materialise (verb) – happen, take place, occur.
- Graciously (adverb) – nice and kind way.
- Albeit (conjunction) – though, even though.
- Persuasion (noun) – convincing, smooth-talking.
- Exigency (noun) – need, essential, demand.
- Relinquish (verb) – give up, renounce, leave.
- Quintessential (adjective) – typical, perfect, ideal, best.
- Geniality (noun)- friendliness, approach-ability, hospitality.
- Dissent (noun) – disagreement, opposition, dispute.
- Spat (noun) – argument or quarrel for nothing.
- Ineptness (noun) – clumsiness, awkwardness.
- Acumen (noun) – cleverness, astuteness, shrewdness.
- Hard-nosed (adjective) – tough-minded, realistic, practical.
- Averse (adjective) – against, opposed,
- Harmoniously (adverb) – without dissent / opposition / disagreement.
Note:
- Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- The synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.