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The Hindu Editorial (Open season) – Feb 08, 2023

The Hindu Editorial (Open season) – Feb 08, 2023

As a State used to coalition governments and the fluid loyalties of its politicians, Meghalaya has had at least a third of its 60 MLAs hopping parties during the five-year term of the outgoing Assembly. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Open season) – Feb 08, 2023.

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The Hindu Editorial (Open season) – Feb 08, 2023

  1. open (adjective) – accessible, unrestricted.
  2. loyalty (noun) – allegiance, faithfulness, obedience, adherence.
  3. alliance (noun) – association, union, partnership.
  4. understanding (noun) – agreement, deal, settlement
  5. fluid (adjective) – subject to change; changeable, adjustable, modifiable, variable, unsettled, uncertain, undecided, unstable.
  6. hop (verb) – jump, bounce, leap.
  7. outgoing (adjective) – departing, retiring, leaving.
  8. assembly (noun) – gathering, meeting, rally.
  9. run-up to (noun) – a period of time just before an important event.
  10. flip (verb) – to change or reverse something quickly/suddenly; turn over, upend, topple over, upturn.
  11. switch (verb) – change, move, shift. 
  12. fighting chance (noun) – a possibility of becoming successful if one puts a great effort.
  13. force (noun) – body, group, team.
  14. overnight (adverb) – instantly, promptly, immediately, suddenly, quickly; swiftly, expeditiously.
  15. field (verb) – nominate a candidate to stand in an election; put up. 
  16. influential (adjective) – powerful, strong, dominant, authoritative. 
  17. entity (noun) – organization, establishment, body, unit.
  18. driven past participle of drive (verb) – prompt, impel, urge, press, force, push.
  19. dynamics (noun) – basic/fundamental cause or force that triggers change within a system.
  20. matrilineal (adjective) – determining descent “through the mother’s line” whereas patrilineal means “through the father’s line”
  21. ethnically (adverb) – culturally, racially.
  22. hold (verb) – have, occupy, be in (a job or position).
  23. chair (noun) – the person in charge.
  24. formation (noun) –  creation, initiation, inauguration, organization.
  25. sought past tense of seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt; ask for, request, demand. 
  26. mute (verb) – restrain, soften, tone down, make less intense, soft-pedal.
  27. encompass (verb) – include, subsume, incorporate.
  28. face off (phrasal verb) – confront, meet, clash (in a competition).
  29. immigrants (noun) – non-natives, foreigners, migrants.
  30. staple (noun) – main item; important element.
  31. portray (verb) – describe, depict, outline, characterize.
  32. sympathetic (adjective) – agreeable, friendly, companionable, supportive, encouraging.
  33. neighbour (noun) – a country/state that is next to another country; (bordering) country.
  34. ally (noun) – partner, supporter, confederate.
  35. misrule (noun) – misgovernment, mismanagement, mishandling.
  36. graft (noun) – corruption, bribery, dishonesty.
  37. Public Distribution System (PDS) (noun) – The Public Distribution System (PDS) in the country facilitates the supply of food grains and distribution of essential commodities to a large number of poor people through a network of Fair Price Shops at a subsidized price on a recurring basis. With a network of more than 400,000 Fair Price Shops (FPS), the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India is perhaps the largest distribution machinery of its type in the world. 
  38. besides (preposition) – apart from.
  39. strike (verb) – reach, achieve, or agree to.
  40. lopsided (adjective) – unequal, off-balance, disproportionate, distorted.
  41. wash one’s hands of (phrase) – disown, disclaim, reject (responsibility for); renounce, disavow, give up on, cast aside, abandon.
  42. call the shots (phrase) – to be the person who commands/controls a situation or course of action; be in charge, be the boss, be in the driving seat.
  43. leave/keep one’s options open (phrase) – to not commit oneself, rather than wait for sometime before making a final choice in order to allow for the possibility of having a different choice.

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