Change in Chile – The Hindu (Dec 20, 2017)

Change in Chile – The Hindu (Dec 20, 2017)

The election of the centre-right Sebastián Piñera as Chile’s President in a run-off over the last weekend comes at a critical juncture, with the country’s political boundaries in the post-Pinochet era being redrawn. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. amid (preposition) – in the middle of, among/amongst.
2. run-off (noun) – election again after a tie or inconclusive result.
3. juncture (noun) – point, time/moment, stage.
4. proportional representation (noun) – an electoral system in which parties gain seats in Parliament in proportion to the number of votes it received  in an election.
5. fallout (noun) – adverse results; repercussions, after-effects.
6. shot past participle of shoot (verb) – move quickly rapidly in a particular direction.
7. boom (noun) – upturn/upsurge, upswing, increase.
8. romp (verb) – win easily. 
9. pollster (noun) – a person who does opinion polls.
10. meagre (adjective) – small, slight, poor/negligible.
11. ascribe (verb) – attribute, assign, credit.
12. welfarist (adjective) – relating to the principles connected with welfare state.
13. ticklish (adjective) – tricky, problematic, controversial.
14. roll back (phrasal verb) – reverse the progress of something.
15. splinter group (noun) – a small group, sector, wing of a larger one.
16. manoeuvre (noun) – the proces of taking carefully planned action.
17. prevailing (adjective) – existing, present, prevalent.
18. walk a tightrope (phrase) – be in a situation where someone has to be very careful.
19. consolidation (noun) – the process of strengthening something or the act of making something stronger.
20. electorate (noun) – all the people who entitled to vote in an election.
21. mire (verb) – entangle, mix up, involve (in a tough situation).
22. scandal (noun) – outrageous wrongdoing / behaviour, immoral behaviour; shocking incident/series of events.
23. reel  under (verb) – stagger, stumble, feel shocked.
24. plummet (verb) – fall steeply/sharply, plunge, tumble.

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