The Hindu Editorial (Bengal blues) – Apr 10, 2026

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The Hindu Editorial (Bengal blues) – Apr 10, 2026:

1. blues (noun) – feelings of melancholy, sadness, or depression; gloom, misery, sadness, despondency.
2. Special Intensive Revision (SIR) (noun) – an exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, to ensure that all eligible citizens are included in the electoral roll and ineligible entries are removed.
3. governance (noun) – the action or manner of governing a state or organization; administration, rul.
4. political discourse (noun) – political debate, political discussion, political dialogue.
5. poll-bound (adjective) – heading towards or preparing for upcoming elections; election-bound, facing elections, going to polls.
6. consequential (adjective) – significant, important, major, momentous.
7. attention (noun) – notice taken of someone or something; focus, observation, concentration.
8. hold (verb) – to organize, conduct, or carry out an event or process; conduct, organize, arrange, host.
9. dispiriting (adjective) – depressing, discouraging, disheartening, demoralizing.
10. picture (noun) – the general situation or state of affairs; situation, scenario, context, circumstances.
11. livelihood (noun) – a means of securing the necessities of life; income, subsistence, living, sustenance.
12. over (preposition) – on the subject of or concerning something; regarding, about, relating to, on.
13. identity (noun) – the fact of being who or what a person or group is, often relating to specific cultural or religious associations; background, origins.
14. composition (noun) – the nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; structure, formation, constitution.
15. electoral roll (noun) – the official list of people who are entitled to vote in a particular election; voter list, electoral register, voting list, voter registry.
16. term (noun) – period, spell, stint, tenure.
17. wrest (verb) – to forcefully pull something away or take power with great effort; seize, grab, snatch, take by force.
18. Left Front (noun) – an alliance of left-wing political parties in West Bengal; leftist coalition, communist front.
19. front (noun) – a coalition of political parties or groups sharing a common goal; alliance, coalition, bloc, union.
20. rational (adjective) – based on or in accordance with reason or logic; logical, reasonable, sensible, sound.
21. outcome (noun) – result, consequence, conclusion, aftermath.
22. Assembly (noun) – the legislative body in a state in India (Vidhan Sabha); legislative body, state legislature.
23. depend upon (phrasal verb) – to be determined or decided by something; rely on, hinge on, rest on, pivot on.
24. position (verb) – place, situate, locate, establish.
25. occupy (verb) – to hold a particular position or place; hold, have, secure, command.
26. middling (adjective) – average, moderate, ordinary, mediocre.
27. socio-economic (adjective) – relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors.
28. indicator (noun) – measure, index, gauge, yardstick.
29. criterion (noun) – standard, yardstick, measure, benchmark.
30. in the recent past (phrase) – recently, lately, of late, not long ago.
31. seem (verb) – appear, look, sound, give the feeling/impression of.
32. exception (noun) – anomaly, irregularity, deviation, departure.
33. undergo (verb)  go through, experience, submit to, face.
34. carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute, implement.
35. register (verb) – record, show, indicate, display.
36. drop (noun) – decrease, reduction, decline, fall.
37. ground report (noun) – information or news gathered directly from the location where an event is happening; field report, factual observation.
38. reveal (verb) – show, indicate, disclose, uncover.
39. unlike (preposition) – different from or not similar to; different from, in contrast to, as opposed to, contrary to.
40. evenly (adverb) – uniformly, equally, symmetrically, proportionately.
41. communal line (noun) – a line of division based on religious or ethnic group differences; religious divide, communal polarization.
42. line (noun) – boundary, division, distinction.
43. disproportionately (adverb) – inordinately, unevenly, excessively, unreasonably.
44. enumeration (noun) – counting, calculating, listing, tallying.
45. flag (verb) – indicate, identify, highlight, point out, draw attention to.
46. logical (adjective) – rational, reasonable, consistent, structured.
47. discrepancy (noun) – inconsistency, difference, disparity, mismatch.
48. draft roll (noun) – a preliminary or early version of the electoral register before it is finalized; preliminary voter list, provisional register.
49. intervene (verb) – step in, get involved, intercede, mediate.
50. result in (phrasal verb) – cause, bring about, lead to, give rise to.
51. disenfranchisement (noun) – the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote; deprivation of voting rights, loss of franchise, marginalization, exclusion.
52. tribunal (noun) – a body established to settle certain types of dispute or claims; court, judicial body.
53. on the ground (phrase) – in reality, or in the actual place where things are happening; in reality, practically, in the actual situation.
54. onerous (adjective) – involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty; burdensome, heavy, demanding, exacting.
55. place on (phrasal verb) – impose on, thrust on, force on, assign to.
56. due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, as a result of.
57. largely (adverb) – to a great extent or on the whole; mostly, mainly, principally, predominantly.
58. flawed (adjective) – defective, faulty, imperfect, erroneous.
59. adopt (verb) – utilize, choose, embrace, employ.
60. insouciant (adjective) – showing a casual lack of concern; unconcerned, indifferent, nonchalant, untroubled.
61. on its own (phrase) – by itself, without being combined with anything else; independently, individually, singly, autonomously.
62. sidestep (verb) – avoid, dodge, bypass, circumvent.
63. civic (adjective) – public, community, local.
64. project (verb) – portray, present, show, display.
65. discontent (noun) – dissatisfaction, grievance, unhappiness, resentment.
66. consequence (noun) – result, outcome, effect, repercussion.
67. machination (noun) – a plot or scheme; scheming, plotting, intrigue, conspiracy.
68. wield (verb) – to hold and use a weapon, tool, or power; use, exercise, employ, utilize.
69. tool (noun) – instrument, mechanism, device, apparatus.
70. polarise (verb) – to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs; divide, separate, split, fracture.
71. desperately (adverb) – urgently, pressingly, badly, seriously.
72. polity (noun) – a form or process of civil government or constitution; society, state, political system, administration.
73. contestation (noun) – competition, contention.
74. revive (verb) – restore, revitalize, resuscitate, rejuvenate.
75. employment-driven (adjective) – motivated or propelled by the generation of jobs; job-oriented, workforce-focused, labor-centric, employment-focused.
76. agrarian (adjective) – relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land; agricultural, farming, rural, rustic.
77. services economy (noun) – an economy or a region in which the service sector provides the majority of economic value and employment; service sector, service industry.
78. linguistic (adjective) – relating to language or linguistics; lingual, language-based, language-related.

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