Xi rules – The Hindu (Word List-2 To Improve Vocabulary) Mar 22, 2018

Xi rules – The Hindu Mar 22, 2018

China is no stranger to reform. Over the past three decades the structure of the government has changed at least half a dozen times. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To improve Vocabulary)

1. consolidate (verb) – strengthen, secure, reinforce/fortify.
2. premier  (noun) – head of government, president, prime minister.
3. ceremonial (adjective) – formal, official, public.
4. empowerment (noun) – accreditation, authorization, validation.
5. crusader (noun) – campaigner, fighter, champion/reformer.
6. loom (verb) – be imminent, impend, be close.
7. trim (verb) – reduce, remove, cut/decrease.
8. debt (noun) – liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.
9. sweeping (adjective) – thorough, complete, total.
10. detain (verb) – put into custody, imprison, confine.
11. full-blown (adjective) – fully developed, complete, thorough/entire.
12. motto (noun) – maxim, saying, proverb.
13. hold (noun) – influence, power, control/grip.
14. sustained (adjective) – continuous, uninterrupted/prolonged, constant.
15. couple with (verb) – combine, integrate, connect/incorporate.
16. institutionalise (verb) – set up a standard practice in an organisation/ culture.
17. bound to (adjective) – certain/sure, very likely, guaranteed.
18. engender (verb) – cause, produce, create  (a situation).
19. uproar (noun) – outcry/protest, complaint, objection.
20. a host of (noun) – lot, large number, great quantity.
21. dystopian (adjective) – relating to an imagined place where everything is unpleasant/bad.
22. discontent (noun) – disappointment, dissatisfaction, unhappiness.

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