Unedifying campaign – The Hindu (Dec 13, 2017)

Unedifying campaign – The Hindu (Dec 13, 2017)

The Gujarat election campaign, the second and last phase of which concluded on Monday, was high on decibels and low on substance. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. unedifying (adjective) – distasteful; unpleasant.
2. heat (noun) – intensive and unwelcome criticism.
3. light (noun) – understanding, awareness, knowledge (of a problem).
4. riddle with (verb) – fill, pervade, spread through.
5. string (of) (noun) – series, succession, chain/sequence (of similar events).
6. rash (adjective) – reckless, impetuous, hasty.
7. intemperate (adverb) – immoderate, inordinate, unreasonable/unjustifiable.
8. ironically (adverb) – paradoxically, unexpectedly, strangely.
9. bizarre (adjective) – strange, peculiar, odd.
10. jarring (adjective) – clashing/conflicting, incongruous; shocking.
11. collude (verb) – collaborate, cooperate secretly; conspire.
12. laughable (adjective) – humorous, hilarious, comical.
13. clutch (noun) – group, set, collection.
14. stung (adjective) – hurt, anguished, distressed.
15. paint (verb) – describe, narrate, depict (something in a particular way).
16. collusion (noun) – conspiracy, complicity, collaboration.
17. rancour (noun) – bitterness, hate, hatred.
18. rhetoric (noun) – heroics, hyperbole/extravagant language.
19. pollster (noun) – a person who does opinion polls.
20. stake (noun) – contest, challenge, rivalry.
21. ride on (phrasal verb) – depend on.
22. home turf (noun) – home ground; habitat, preferred surroundings of a person.
23. pull off (phrasal verb) – achieve, succeed in, accomplish.
24. in the face of (phrase) – despite/in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of.
25. cobble together (phrasal verb) – prepare hastily, put together roughly, patch together.
26. spearhead (verb) – lead, head/front; be in the forefront of.
27. palpably (verb) – clearly, visibly, noticeably.
28. stake (noun) – interest, concern, involvement.

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