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The Hindu Editorial (Malefactors and misgivings) – Apr 01, 2024

The Hindu Editorial (Malefactors and misgivings) – Apr 01, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Malefactors and misgivings) – Apr 01, 2024:

  1. malefactor (noun) – criminal, culprit, offender, wrongdoer, lawbreaker, convict.
  2. misgivings (noun) – mistrust, distrust, qualm, doubt, suspicion, lack of faith, worry, apprehension, scepticism.
  3. bloc (noun) – alliance, union, partnership, association.
  4. reliance on (noun) – confidence in, dependence, belief in.
  5. Mandal politics/campaign (noun) – politics/campaign related to a rebellion against upper-caste dominance and it guided the political destiny of north India to a large extent in the past.
  6. throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
  7. irritant (noun) – something that causes irritation; source of irritation, source of vexation, source of annoyance.
  8. undergo (verb) – go through, experience, engage in, be subjected to.
  9. term (verb) – describe as.
  10. handicap (verb) – hamper, impede, hinder, impair, hamstring.
  11. seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
  12. alliance (noun) – coalition, partnership, union.
  13. increasingly (adverb) – more and more, steadily more, continuously more, gradually more.
  14. on one’s own (phrase) – alone, unaided, all by oneself.
  15. selective (adjective) – particular, choosy, careful.
  16. heartland (noun) – the most important part of a field of activity; the central part of something.
  17. force (noun) – group, party, outfit.
  18. besides (preposition) – apart from, other than, barring, excluding.
  19. The Lower House (or)  Lok Sabha  (noun) – The Lok Sabha or the House of the People is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of India. (bicameral legislature/parliament means a legislature/parliament having two chambers/houses).
  20. The Upper House (or) Rajya Sabha (noun) – The Rajya Sabha or the Council of States is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India.
  21. fancy (verb) – desire, wish; believe, be of the opinion/view.
  22. upend (verb) – overturn, overthrowtopple over, knock down, capsize, cancel; turn something upside down.
  23. never-ending (adjective) – non-stop, continuing, unending, unceasing, perpetual.
  24. pursuit (noun) – activity, hobby, pastime; quest, search, chase.
  25. alliance-switching (adjective) – changing the alliance.
  26. lose out (phrasal verb) – be defeated, be unsuccessful, suffer defeat, be bested by, fail.
  27. relatively (adverb) – comparatively, somewhat, reasonably, in a certain degree, more or less.
  28. base (noun) – a group of people considered as supporting an organization/party.
  29. resilient (adjective) – strong, sturdy, stout/well built, durable.
  30. even as (phrase) – at the (same) time that.
  31. add to (phrasal verb) –  increase, augment, enhance, heighten, intensify.
  32. coherent (adjective) – logical, reasonable, rational, well organized, systematic, clear, methodical. 
  33. ideologically (adverb) – dogmatically, conventionally; in a method which relates to an ideology.
  34. voice (noun) – opinion/view.
  35. emphasise (verb) – draw attention to, put stress on, underscore, highlight.
  36. census (noun) – an official survey, particularly of a population.
  37. viable (adjective) – workable, feasible, practicable, possible, reasonable, 
  38. entity (noun) – organization, unit, system, outfit.
  39. ideological (adjective) – relating to a system of ideas (ideology).
  40. coherence (noun) – unity, unification, wholeness, integrity, cohesion, togetherness, solidarity.
  41. compatibility (noun) – like-mindedness, similarity, togetherness, agreement, affinity, closeness, harmony.
  42. serve as (verb) – function as, act as.
  43. glue (noun) – adhesive/ joining substance.
  44. constituent (adjective) – integral
  45. welcome (verb) – receive, embrace, say hello to.
  46. fold (noun) – a group (with shared aims , interests and values).
  47. ill-behove (verb) – be not appropriate for, be not expected of, be not advisable for, be not sensible for, be not wise for.
  48. criminalisation (noun) – the process of making something as a illegal/illegitimate one.
  49. relative (adjective) – corresponding, respective, comparable, correlative, parallel, reciprocal.
  50. imperative (adjective) – vitally important, critical, essential, required, mandated, requisite, necessary, obligatory, binding, compulsory.
  51. reinvent (verb) – renew, revive, revamp, rejuvenate, redevelop, remodel.
  52. strongman (noun) – a leader who controls things by the application of threats, force, or violence.
  53. narrow (adjective) – narrow-minded, intolerant, illiberal, partisan, sectarian, discriminatory.
  54. identity (noun) – a social category, a set of persons marked by a label and distinguished by rules deciding membership and (alleged) characteristic features or attributes; individuality, character, originality.
  55. identity politics (plural noun) – it is also called as identitarian politics, refers to political positions based on the interests and perspectives of social groups with which people identify. Identity politics is when people of a particular race, ethnicity, gender, or religion form alliances and organize politically to defend their group’s interests.
  56. reorient (verb) – change the focus on.
  57. social justice (noun) – the equal access to wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. 
  58. temptation (noun) – desire, lure, impulse, inclination, attraction.
  59. emulate (verb) – replicate, imitate, simulate, mimic, copy, recreate, follow.
  60. prioritise (verb) – make a point of, highlight, call attention to (something as very important).
  61. casteist (adjective) – relating to something which has an attachment to a caste system.
  62. mobilisation (noun) – the act of bringing forces/people/resources together for a particular cause.
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