The Hindu Editorial (Change at the helm) – Jul 27, 2021

By unseating B.S. Yediyurappa from the Chief Minister’s chair in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set in motion a new strategy for its consolidation in the State. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Change at the helm) – Jul 27, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Change at the helm) – Jul 27, 2021:

at the helm (phrase) – in charge, in command/control/authority; in the driving seat.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
widen (verb) – increase, augment, develop, enlarge, make bigger.
base (noun) – basis, bedrock, foundation, core; (In politics, the term base refers to a group of voters who always support a single party’s candidates for elected office).
polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
unseat (verb) – oust, topple, overthrow, bring down, remove from office.
set in motion (phrase) – start, begin, activate, initiate, launch; cause, bring about.
strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
consolidation (noun) – the process of combining a number of things into a single more effective one; unification.
change of guard (phrase) – It used to refer to a situation in which there is a (dramatic) change in which new people are replacing people (existing) in positions of importance.
in the making (phrase) – developing, burgeoning, up and coming.
account for (phrasal verb) – explain, give reasons for, defend, vindicate, justify; deal with, take care of, clear up.
ramifications (noun) – consequences, results, outcome, effect.
span (noun) – period, interval, time, duration.
point to (verb) – indicate, suggest, denote.
pitfall (noun) – danger, risk, problem.
premeditate (verb) – pre-plan, arrange/organize, intend, strategize.
pushover (noun) – weak-ling, unworthy/feeble opponent.
agile (adjective) – alert, sharp, clever, shrewd, astute, active.
for now (phrase) – for the time being, for the present, for the moment.
cross swords (phrase) – quarrel, disagree, have a dispute, lock horns.
marching order (noun) – an order to leave a place, a job, etc.
belong to (verb) – be a member of, be affiliated to, be associated with, be connected to, be linked to.
displeasure (noun) – dissatisfaction, disfavour, upset, disgruntlement, discontentment.
seer (noun) – prophet, diviner, spiritualist.
come out (phrasal verb) – get out, be made public, be revealed, be divulged, leak out, be disclosed, be reported, be publicized.
in support of (phrase) – in favour of, giving support/backing to, displaying approval of.
come out in support of (phrase) – to say publicly that one supports someone.
displaced (adjective) – ousted, unseated, dethroned, removed (from office).
axis (noun) – central part.
mastermind (noun) – originator, pioneer, founder, initiator, prime mover, motivator.
undermine (verb) – weaken, subvert, sabotage, damage.
engineer (verb) – bring about, cause, mastermind, orchestrate, manipulate.
defection (noun) – desertion, absconding, decamping.
hand over (phrasal verb) – pass, assign, transfer.
pass the baton (phrase) – hand over a specific responsibility/duty.
defector (noun) – betrayer, turncoat, traitor (a person who changes sides).
in the hands of (phrase) – under the control of; in the possession of.
successor (noun) – inheritor, next-in-line, descendant.
high command (noun) – headquarters, main office; chief of staff.
wary (adjective) – cautious, careful, circumspect, alert.
cunning (noun) – shrewdness, astuteness, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, acuteness, acumen, intelligence.
a double-edged sword (phrase) – (used with a figurative meaning to explain) something which is having both good and bad outcomes.
on the one hand (phrase) – it is used to introduce the first of two contrasting different, points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by “on the other hand” or ‘on the other’.
consolidate (verb) – strengthen, make stronger, secure, make stable, stabilize, reinforce, fortify.
part ways with (phrase) – to separate, to depart, to end a relationship.
brazen (verb) – barefaced, blatant, flagrant; unashamed, unabashed, unembarrassed.
inheritor (noun) – successor, next in line, heir.
mantle (noun) – role, duty, responsibility, position, task.
hold (verb) – contain, constrain, confine.
tent (noun) – camp, base, station.
lose one’s grip (phrase) – to lose one’s control over something.
mimic (verb) – imitate, resemble, simulate, mirror, echo.
arrive on the scene (phrase) – arrive, appear.
reconcile (verb) – accept, come to terms with, accommodate oneself to, adjust oneself to, become accustomed to.
compliant (adjective) – accommodating, cooperative; obedient, controllable/manageable, submissive, dutiful.
refrain from (verb) – stop oneself, abstain, desist from, hold back.
competitive (adjective) – aggressive.