The Hindu Editorial (The fading patriarch) – Oct 23, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (The fading patriarch) – Oct 23, 2021:

fading (adjective) – disappearing, failing, vanishing, waning, declining, diminishing,
patriarch (noun) – a powerful & eldest male head of a family or an organisation or a social system.
set in motion (phrase) – start, begin, activate, trigger, initiate; cause, bring about (a series of events).
no longer (phrase) – not any more.
outfit (noun) – organization, party, group.
explore (verb) – look into, consider, check out (an option/possibility).
arrangement (noun) – agreement, engagement, deal, understanding, settlement.
warm up to (phrasal verb) – become enthusiastic about, become supportive of, become excited about, become excited over.
expediency (noun) – convenience, advantage, advantageousness, usefulness, utility, benefit.
opportunism (noun) – expediency, exploitation, taking advantage, pragmatism, realism.
of high order (phrase) – of the greatest importance.
at the helm (phrase) – in charge, in command/control/authority; in the driving seat.
helm (noun) – in charge, in command, in authority, position.
affairs (noun) – matters, activities, concerns.
just (adjective) – fair, fair-minded; well founded, justifiable, reasonable, logical.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
unflattering (adjective) – unattractive, unbecoming, ugly, ugly-looking, incorrect.
join hands with (phrase) – work together with.
not bat an eyelid (phrase) – show no surprise/concern; not be shocked, surprised, concerned.
entitlement (noun) – the belief that someone is inherently deserving of special treatment (privilege).
character (noun) – person, personage, personality, figure, image.
outstanding (adjective) – excellent, magnificent, exceptional; remarkable, extraordinary.
cap (verb) – limit, restrict, keep within bounds.
sleeping with the enemy (phrase) – to provide support to someone you’re not supposed to be friendly with.
marginal (adjective) – small, minor, insignificant.
ongoing (adjective) – continuing, non-stop, constant, unceasing, never-ending, relentless.
Farm Acts, 2000 (noun) – Farm Acts, 2000 refer to three agricultural bills passed by Indian Parliament in September 2020. The three acts are “The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC Act) allows farmers to sell their harvest outside the notified Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis without paying any State taxes or fees”, “the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 facilitates contract farming and direct marketing”, and “the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 deregulates the production, storage, movement and sale of several major foodstuffs, including cereals, pulses, edible oils and onion, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances”.
alienate (verb) – isolate, detach, distance, turn away, set apart, drive apart.
entrenched (adjective) – ingrained, established, well established, deep-rooted, firm.
merit (noun) – good point, strong point, advantage, benefit, value.
patriotism (noun) – devoted love and support for country; nationalism, national loyalty.
outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
compromise (noun) – agreement, understanding, settlement, deal.
palatable (adjective) – pleasant, acceptable, satisfactory, agreeable.
high command (noun) – commander-in-chief, head, leader, boss.
absolve (oneself of) (verb) – to set (oneself) free from, discharge, acquit, release, relieve, liberate, exempt.
unsettle (verb) – upset, disturb, disquiet, trouble, bother, destabilize.
elevate (verb) – promote, give promotion, improve the position/status of, give a higher rank.
turncoat (noun) – traitor, defector, deserter, betrayer.
in place of (phrase) – instead of, as an alternative for, as a replacement for, in exchange for, in lieu of.
fraught with (adjective) – full of, filled with, rife with, loaded with.
mobilise (verb) – (of resources) bring together for a specific cause.
in favour of (phrase) – in support of, to the advantage of, approve of.
social justice (noun) – the equal access to wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.
in the reckoning (phrase) – in a position to be successful (some time in the future).
part with (phrasal verb) – discard, give up, relinquish, forgo, renounce.
ally (noun) – partner, supporter, confederate.
arise out of (phrasal verb) – occur, happen, ensue (as a result of).
recalibrate (verb) – reevaluate, reassess, revamp.
strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
untested (adjective) – new, novel.
conceited (adjective) – narcissistic, pleased with oneself, self-loving, self-admiring, self-regarding, self-centred, egoistic, egocentric.
find oneself (verb) – discover himself/herself/itself to be in a particular situation.
unenviable (adjective) – difficult, disagreeable, painful, undesirable, unpleasant.
desertion (noun) – abandonment, leaving, defection, decamping, departure.
prospect (noun) – possibilities, potential, chances, opportunities.
considerably (adverb) – greatly, much, very much, a lot.
fold (noun) – group, community.
hands (noun) – control, power, charge, authority.
impression (noun) – feeling, notion, idea, thought, opinion.
keep something warm for someone (phrase) – occupy a post/position until another person is ready to occupy it
maverick (adjective) – unorthodox, uncustomary, atypical, individualistic, lone wolf, nonconformist, dissenting.