Three States – The Hindu (Jan 19, 2018)

Three States – The Hindu (Jan 19, 2018)

The three States going to the polls in February are among the smaller ones in the country, but their political significance should not be underestimated. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
2. electorate (noun) – all the people who entitled to vote in an election.
3. indices – plural of index (noun) – measure; guide, indication.
4. mortality rate (noun) – (in a particular time/for a cause) the rate of death.
5. agrarian (adjective) – relating to cultivating/farming.
6. reign (noun) – rule, period in office, incumbency.
7. insurgency (noun) – rebellion, revolt, uprising.
8. diversification (noun) – a technique with which a company will have multiple investments/investors/products/operations to reduce risk.
9. inasmuch as (conjunction) – to the extent that; in so far as; considering that.
10. woo (verb) – pursue, persuade, tempt.
11. carve out (phrasal verb) – create, establish.
12. turbulent (adjective) – unstable, unsettled, chaotic.
13. oust (verb) – expel, remove, drive out (from a position).
14. factional (adjective) – partisan, divided, sectarian.
15. predecessor (noun) – forerunner, precursor, antecedent.
16. rupture (noun) – rift, estrangement, split/division.
17. call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate/demand.
18. loom (noun) – emerge, appear, materialize.
19. hard-selling (noun) – aggressive advertising, salesmanship, or promotion.
20. plank (noun) – a fundamental point.
21. wield (verb) – exercise, exert, manage/control.
22. bank on (phrasal verb) – rely on, depend on; anticipate.
23. leave no stone unturned (phrase) – to try all possible things to achieve something; persevere, be persistent, be determined.
24. barometer (noun) – measure, indicator, example.

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