The Zuma hurdle – The Hindu (Feb 09 2018)

The Zuma hurdle – The Hindu (Feb 09 2018)

With Jacob Zuma appearing to be finally willing to resign as President of South Africa, a protracted power struggle could soon draw to a close. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. protracted (adjective) – very long, prolonged, extended.
2. revival (noun) – improvement, betterment; restoration.
3. anti-apartheid (adjective) – opposed to a system of  discrimination  on the basis of race. Apartheid (noun) – racial segregation/discrimination system in (South Africa).
4. litigation (noun) – legal action, legal process, suit.
5. overhang (noun) – a part of something spreads out over something else.
6. mar (verb) – spoil, ruin, impair/damage.
7. tenure (noun) – incumbency, term of office, period/time in office.
8. apparatchik (noun) – official; a member of a Communist Party apparat.
9. nexus (noun) – link, relationship, connection.
10. tarnish (verb) – spoil, ruin, damage.
11. dampen (verb) – decrease, reduce, lower.
12. optimism (noun) – hopefulness, confidence, positiveness.
13. plunge (verb) – fall sharply, plummet/tumble, drop rapidly.
14. stem (verb) – stop, restrict, control.
15. rot (noun) – deterioration, decline.
16. brazen (out) (adjective) – put on a bold front, stand one’s ground, be defiant.
17. in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
18. rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, bank on.
19. manoeuvre (noun) – stratagem, tactic/trick, scheme.
20. hold (someone) to account (phrase) – to require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.
21. succour (noun) – aid/help/support, assistance, relief.
22. impeachment (noun) – the act of charging (a public official) with a crime done while in office (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
23. pursue (verb) – follow, conduct, take up.
24. ease out (phrasal verb) – remove someone from the office gradually by unfair & indirect tactics.
25. in the making (phrase) – developing, burgeoning, up and coming.
26. populist (adjective) – relating to the politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
27. successor (noun) – a person who succeeds another.
28. pragmatist (noun) – realist, practical person.
29. tycoon (noun) – magnate, baron, mogul.
30. imperative (noun) – necessary condition, requirement, obligation/duty.

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