The Hindu Opinion Article (Time for a transformative leadership) – Jun 18, 2020

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Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (Time for a transformative leadership) – Jun 18, 2020:

transformative (adjective) – forward-thinking, progressive, liberal, dynamic.
enable (verb) – allow, permit, entitle, empower.
need of the hour (phrase) – some need (or requirement or demand) at a particular point of time.
posterity (noun) – future generations; descendants, successors.
boast (verb) – congratulate oneself, pride oneself on, brag; exaggerate, overstate.
haul someone over the coals (phrase) – criticize, censure, admonish, reprimand, rebuke.
deprivation (noun) – poverty, impoverishment, hardship.
inflict on (verb) – impose, force, press, thrust.
(the) destitute (noun) – the impoverished, the poverty-stricken, the poor, the pauperized.
self-esteem (noun) – self-respect, self-regard, dignity.
indelible (adjective) – permanent, lasting, inerasable.
scar (noun) – mark, lasting effect of an emotion; (damage, shock, suffering).
conscience (noun) – moral sense, inner voice; values/principles.
sworn past participle of swear (verb) – promise, pronounce, avow.
vindicate (verb) – endorse/approve, uphold, confirm.
dignitarian (adjective) – relating to a person who has an important position in a society.
charter (noun) – constitution, body of law, system of rules.
festering (adjective) – annoying, upsetting; fuming, simmering, smouldering, brewing (suppressed distress).
wound (noun) – insult, blow, offence.
ache (noun) – pain.
insensitivity (noun) – lack of concern, not caring about others’ feelings.
hold out (phrasal verb) – provide, give, offer (a chance/hope).
renaissance (noun) – revival, new beginning, reappearance.
redemptive (adjective) – relating to redemption (the act of saving someone from sin & or evil).
resurrect (adjective) – restore, revive, bring back.
sacrosanct (adjective) – inviolable, sacred, protected (a principle).
perch (verb) – be located, be situated, be positioned (on the top/edge of something).
hierarchy (noun) – ranking, grading; class system.
suo motu (phrase) – Latin term means “on its own motion”. It is used where a government agency acts on its own knowledge.
arbiter (noun) – someone who has ultimate authority/power.
interrogate (verb) – question, cross-examine, probe.
non-negotiable (adjective) – inviolable, undebatable, unchallengeable.
light unto the nations (phrase) – being a “light to the nations” means showing the world the truth (“to open blind eyes”) and thus free them from their false lives which is keeping them in the worst kind of prison imaginable.
sheriff (noun) – judge.
remit (noun) – area of responsibility, area of activity, scope, ambit.
stand out (phrasal verb) – be noticeable, be visible, be obvious.
unfailing (adjective) – reliable, dependable, steadfast, steady.
ambassador (noun) – promoter, champion, supporter, advocate.
construct (noun) – idea.
constitutionalism (noun) – limited/restrained/controlled government.
Man is the measure of all things (phrase) – The ancient Greek philosopher Protagoras is famous for his saying that “man is the measure of all things”. It is generally to mean that the individual human being is the final/conclusive source of value.
sustenance (noun) – means of support, source of income, support, maintenance.
substance (noun) – significant subject, important matter/content, valid message.
vouch (verb) – attest to, confirm, uphold/endorse.
striving (noun) – effort, struggle, strain, attempt.
baptise (noun) – admit, introduce, initiate.
crucible (adjective) – severe situation; trial, test, ordeal.
unremitting (adjective) – relentless, constant, continuous.
social order (noun) – it refers to a stable state of society in which the existing social structure is accepted and maintained by its members.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
fractured (adjective) – broken, separated, divided.
polity (noun) – a politically organized society.
enslave (verb) – oppress, dominate, exploit, persecute, suppress.
seduction (noun) – temptation, attraction, lure, allure.
populism (noun) – related to policies that supposedly represent the opinions of ordinary people (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
at the cost of (phrase) – by sacrificing/losing/giving up something.
discredit (verb) – disgrace, dishonour, devalue.
narrowness (noun) – narrow-mindedness, intolerance, sectarianism.
dwarf (verb) – dominate, overshadow, outshine.
lurk (verb) – be remain hidden, but poses as a danger; wait quietly to ambush (attack) something.
unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
watershed (moment) (noun) – it used to mean ‘important changes’ or the ‘turning point’ in a situation or event. The event that marks a historic change; historic, milestone, landmark (moment).
oblige (verb) – require, compel, impel, force.
nurture (verb) – encourage, promote, foster.
forge (verb) – create, establish, set up.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group, agreement, concurrence.
inequity (noun) – unfairness, injustice, discrimination, partiality.
marginalized (adjective) – treated as insignificant, treated as unimportant, neglected.
excluded (adjective) – relating to the people who are excluded from participating in the economic, social and political life of their community, based on their belonging to a certain social class, category or group.
world order (noun) – the arrangement of power and authority that provides the system for the conduct of diplomacy and world politics in relation to the entire world.
in the offing (phrase) – on the way, coming soon, likely to happen.
high table (noun) – groups with most important people. It exactly means (particularly in a dining hall of a college) a table put on a raised platform for most important people.
soft power (noun) – soft power is convincing & effective power deriving from attraction and imitation and be based on intangible (non-physical) resources such as culture, ideology, and institutions.
hard power (noun) – hard power is coercive power executed through military threats and economic incentives and based on tangible resources such as the army or economic strength.
towering (adjective) – important, prominent, leading/distinguished.
stature (noun) – reputation, status/position, influence.
articulate (verb) – express, point out, mention.
immortal (adjective) – timeless, evergreen, classic, memorable.
verse (noun) – poetry.
dulcet (adjective) – sweet, soothing, mellow, honeyed, pleasant.
benevolent (adjective) – kind, compassionate/sympathetic, benign.
dynamism (noun) – strength, powerfulness, potency/efficacy.
baggage (noun) – qualities.
eloquent (adjective) – expressive, revealing, significant, indicative.
lament (noun) – complaint, crying.
the tissue of every day and hour (phrase) – “Life, we learn too late, is in the living, the tissue of every day and hour” is a quote about life by Stephen Leacock, a popular Canadian author (1869-1944).
nobility (noun) – virtue, goodness, honesty, decency, integrity.
mirror (verb) – reflect, imitate, copy.
languish (verb) – suffer, experience hardship; be abandoned, be neglected, be forgotten.
divisive (adjective) – alienating, estranging, isolating; hostile, disharmonious, discordant.
sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
hold the field (phrase) – remain the most important.
imperative (noun) – necessary condition, precondition, essential requirement.
unabating (adjective) – unrelenting, continuing, never-ending.
marginalization (noun) – an act of making a group of people to feel isolated/insignificant/unimportant.
oppression (noun) – persecution, abuse, ill treatment, suppression.
exploitation (noun) – ill treatment, unfair treatment, victimization, manipulation, cheating.
Lest (conjunction) – in case, just in case, in order to avoid.
irretrievably (adverb) – irreparably, irreversibly, irredeemably.
anchor (verb) – connect, bind, attach.
dismissive (adjective) – showing disregard, unconcerned, indifferent, disinterested, unenthusiastic.
idealism (noun) – utopianism, wishful thinking, daydreaming.
summon (verb) – demand.
befit (verb) – be suitable for, be proper to, be apt for.
repose (noun) – composure, calmness, quietness.

Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (Time for a transformative leadership) – Jun 18, 2020:

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