A big crack in the glass ceiling – The Hindu (June 09, 2016)
Even before Americans went to the polling booths on Tuesday for a blitzkrieg of primaries across six States, history was in the making. According to a survey by a news agency, Hillary Clinton had already secured more than the minimum of 2,383 delegates necessary to clinch the nomination at the Democratic Party’s convention in Philadelphia. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Today’s Words:
- Glass Ceiling (noun) – an unfair barrier which stops women and minorities to reach top position/rank irrespective of their qualifications and achievements.
- Blitzkrieg (noun) – blitz, flurry, avalanche.
- Primary (noun) – primary election in the US to appoint to select the presidential candidate.
- Clinch (verb) – settle, determine, decide, win.
- Ward off (verb) – avert, resist, impede, prevent.
- Presumptive (adjective) – likely, probable, speculative, tentative.
- Discourse (noun) – talk, debate, verbal exchange.
- Humane (noun) – compassionate, kind-hearted, good-natured, civilised.
- Bigoted (adjective) – prejudiced, biased, intolerant.
- unapologetically (adverb) – unwillingness to express regret or apology.
- Disenchant (verb) – dissatisfy, disappoint, discontent, fed up.
- Stark (adjective) – complete, sheer, total, out and out.
- Persuade (verb) – convince, prompt, influence, prevail on.
- Millennial – Generation Y. Those who become adult around the year 2000.
- Cohort – group, category, section, generation.
- Bat for (verb) – support, help, defend.
- Contend with (verb) – deal with, cope with, face.
- Vicious (adjective) – dangerous, violent, brutal.
- Astonishing (adjective) – impressive, amazing, great surprise or wonder.
- Deftly (adverb) – skillfully, cleverly.
- Quagmire (noun) – unfortunate/complex/difficult situation.
Note:
- Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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