The Hindu Editorial (Strong challenge) – Oct 17, 2023

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Legislative Assembly (noun) – Assembly/Vidhan Sabha; a legislative body in the states and union territories of India.
supplant (verb) – replace, displace, supersede, take the place of, take over from.
osmosis (noun) – a slow & unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge, etc.
rejuvenation (noun) – revival, re-emergence, renaissance, resurgence, revitalization, resurrection, resuscitation.
decisively (adverb) – emphatically, resoundingly, conclusively, markedly, definitely.
fillip (noun) – stimulus, boost, encouragement, incentive, impetus.
contender (noun) – competitor, challenger, rival.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
run into (phrasal verb) – experience, encounter, meet with, be faced with, run up against, be confronted with.
inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, unpreventable.
anti-incumbency (noun) – a situation which is against elected officials currently in power; discontent against ruling government/ party in power.
dent (noun) – reduction, deduction, depletion.
base (noun) – a group of people considered as supporting an organization/party.
formidable (adjective) – strong, powerful, mighty, indomitable.
force (noun) – party, group, outfit.
reap (verb) – receive, obtain, realize; harvest.
movement (noun) – campaign, drive, crusade
led to past participle of lead to (verb) – cause, result in, bring about, bring on, give rise to.
formation (noun) – foundation, establishment, institution, creation.
bifurcate (verb) – split, divide, separate.
fellow-traveller (noun) – supporter, advocate, well-wisher.
agitation (noun) – protest, argument, fighting, commotion.
part ways with (phrase) – to separate, to depart, to end a relationship.
graduate (verb) – progress, advance, go up, move up, proceed, develop.
family-driven (adjective) – handled/managed by a family.
enterprise (noun) – organization, agency, group, outfit.
thrive (verb) – flourish, prosper, develop, expand, advance.
emphasis (noun) – importance, significance, priority.
welfare (noun) – (noun) – a government program that provides (financial) assistance to individuals and families in need; social security, government/state benefit, public assistance.
initiative (noun) – plan, scheme, action.
dole payment (noun) – money/fund given regularly by the government.
besides (adverb) – in addition, furthermore, moreover, further.
irrigation (noun) – the process of (artificially) supplying water to farmland to grow crops & plants.
drove past of drive (verb) – prompt, compel, impel, pressure. spur.
win over (phrasal verb) – persuade, convince, satisfy, prevail (on or upon), talk (into).
guarantee (noun) – assurance, promise.
replicate (verb) – imitate, simulate, emulate, copy, mimic, recreate.
set the stage for (phrase) – prepare the circumstances for the beginning of something.
populism (noun) – policies/schemes that supposedly represent the opinions of ordinary people.
albeit (conjunction) – though, even though, however.
kind (noun) – sort, type, variety, style, form.
come up with (phrasal verb) – propose, put forward, present, submit, suggest, recommend.
rival (verb) – equal, emulate, be comparable to/with, compare with, be on a par with, be on a level with.
referendum (noun) – public vote; a direct vote in which people cast ballots to decide on a specific issue or policy.
over the course of (phrase) – as time goes by
sought past tense of seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
pervasive (adjective) – prevalent, ubiquitous, omnipresent, rife, widespread, general/common.
steal a march (noun) – to get an advantage over others (as you start doing something before someone else).
reflect (verb) – indicate, show, display, demonstrate, represent, exhibit.
tiresome (adjective) – dull, monotonous, boring, tedious, uninteresting, unexciting, mundane, laborious, run-of-the-mill, long-drawn-out.
reliance (noun) – dependency, dependence, leaning on.
polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
tout (verb) – endorse, praise, recommend, commend, speak of, urge.
virtue (noun) – power, advantage, benefit, efficacy, usefulness.
indicative (adjective) – symptomatic, expressive, suggestive, symbolic, representative.
mood (noun) – state of mind, disposition.
electorate (noun) – all the people in a country who are eligible to vote in an election
moor (verb) – fix firmly, tie up, fasten, anchor.
developmentalism (noun) – it refers to a particular ideology marked by a sense of inevitability about the nature of historical change and to political interventions to implement particular strategies of development.
hysteric (noun) – hysteria, wildness, irrationality, loss of control, loss of reason, exaggerated reaction, emotional reaction.
mobilisation (noun) – the act of bringing forces/people/resources together for a particular cause.
have/put the wind in someone’s sails (phrase) – to make someone feel more confident to do something; to get support for someone/something.
campaign (noun) – canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.
sway (verb) – persuade, prevail on, win over, influence, talk round, convert.
fence-sitter (noun) – someone who be neutral on something.
course (noun) – line of action, course of action, process, progress; means, way, direction.