Win without the shine – The Hindu (Dec 19, 2017)

Win without the shine – The Hindu (Dec 19, 2017)

If winning were the only thing, then the BJP has plenty to cheer about in Gujarat, where it recorded a sixth straight victory in what was practically a straight fight with its principal rival, the Congress. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. bragging (adjective) – relating to showing excessive proud, pride and boastfulness.
2. on the face of it (phrase) – apparently, seemingly, evidently.
3. sold (past and past participle of sell) (verb) –  convince, persuade, promote.
4. launch pad (noun) – platform, base.
5. hold out (phrasal verb) – remain, last, continue.
6. a ray of hope (phrase) – hope in a difficult time.
7. desperately (adverb) – seriously/urgently, pressingly, intensely.
8. revive (verb) – reintroduce, re-establish, restore.
9. fortunes (noun) – circumstances, condition, position/status.
10. put up (phrasal verb) – display, pin up, post.
11. admittedly (adverb) – actually, truly, verily, indeed.
12. swathe (noun) – a long strip (of land).
13. palpable (adjective) – perceptible, perceivable, visible/noticeable.
14. agrarian (adjective) – relating to cultivating/farming.
15. distress (noun) – difficulty, trouble, hardship/adversity.
16. commensurate (noun) – appropriate to, in line with, consistent with.
17. yield (verb) – produce, give, provide.
18. dividend (noun) – benefit, advantage, gain.
19. vigilante (noun) – a member of the self-appointed group which officially punishing crimes.
20. cohesive (adjective) – united, integrated, cooperated.
21. shade something with a touch of grey (phrase) – to say some optimistic outlook may have downside of it.
22. ignominy (noun) – public shame, disgrace, humiliation/embarrassment.
23. push forward (phrasal verb) – speed up, accelerate, expedite.
24. vigour (noun) – strength, high level of activity, enthusiasm.
25. flawed (adjective) – defective, wrong, incorrect.
26. roll-out (noun) – official launch / introduction.
27. dent (verb) – diminish, reduce, lessen.

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