Daily Vocab from The Hindu 24-March-2017
1. disdain- तिरस्कार,
synonyms: contempt, scorn, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision, disrespect
In the course of the electoral campaign he had demonstrated a total disdain for the kind of tactics previously
adopted by the Bharatiya Janata Party, and had led the party to a spectacular victory.
2.bastion-गढ़,
breach-उल्लंघन, दरार, भंग
Some wrinkles did occur soon thereafter, with the party losing out to rivals in Bihar and Delhi (2015), and displaying an inability to breach regional bastions in West Bengal,
3.reconciled-झगड़ा मिटाना, संधि कराना
synonyms: settle one's differences, make (one's) peace, make up, kiss and make up,
Most commentators seem reconciled to a Modi victory in the 2019 general election.
4.Achilles heel-a weakness or vulnerable point.
synonyms: weak spot, weak point, weak link, weakness, soft underbelly, shortcoming,
U.P. was seen by many analysts as the BJP’s likely ‘Achilles heel’, the one most likely to derail its election dynamic.
5.Penchant-झुकाव
Synonyms-liking, fondness, preference, taste, relish, appetite, partiality, soft spot, love, passion, desire, fancy, whim, weakness, inclination, bent, bias, proclivity, predilection, predisposition
Disruption-व्यवधान
The campaign seemed to involve both a penchant for political disruption as also a reliance on certain unusual skills.
6.unerring-अनुपयुक्त, अमोघ -always right or accurate.
Mr. Modi himself revealed an unerring instinct for ‘voter sentiment’, especially where it related to class and caste issues, followed by an ability to convert defeat into victory.
8.élan.- वेग
synonyms: flair, style, panache, confidence, dash, éclat, energy, vigor, vitality, liveliness, brio
With the passage of time and over-centralization of power, however, the Congress seems to have lost much of its past élan.
9.salience-खासियत, the quality of being particularly noticeable or important; prominence.
The message is that no one can ignore the reality that as individuals gain wider salience over the organisation and its ideology, it often leads to a party’s decline.
10.comity-सौहार्द, शिष्टाचार
. It is this which had enabled India to not only negotiate its way through some of the most diicult periods in its history, but also to hold its own in the comity of nations
11.contriving’-ईजाद करना
For a third, the habit of ‘contriving’ majorities can prove extremely shortsighted.
12.deleterious-हानिकारक
Syn- damaging, detrimental, injurious, adverse, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfortunate, undesirable, bad
Narrowing of the social base to achieve winning combinations can be highly deleterious in the medium and the longer, and perhaps even in the short, term.
13. heed-सावधान रहना, ध्यान
Syn-notice, note, regard, consideration, thought, care
‘Winners’ must also heed the lessons of history.
14.inveigle-लुभाना, ललचाना, बहकाना
Syn-tempt, lure, seduce, beguile, wheedle, cajole, coax, persuade, sweet-talk, soft-soap, con, sucker, snow
This time around, the Prime Minister and the BJP leadership succeeded in shaping the agenda around issues best suited to them, and could inveigle the electorate to back them.
15. perversity-विकृति, सनकीपन, हठ
Syn awkwardness, recalcitrance, stubbornness, obstinacy, obduracy, mulishness, pigheadedness, refractoriness
Our parliamentary system is a perversity only the British could have devised: to vote for a legislature in order to form the executive.
synonyms: contempt, scorn, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision, disrespect
In the course of the electoral campaign he had demonstrated a total disdain for the kind of tactics previously
adopted by the Bharatiya Janata Party, and had led the party to a spectacular victory.
2.bastion-गढ़,
breach-उल्लंघन, दरार, भंग
Some wrinkles did occur soon thereafter, with the party losing out to rivals in Bihar and Delhi (2015), and displaying an inability to breach regional bastions in West Bengal,
3.reconciled-झगड़ा मिटाना, संधि कराना
synonyms: settle one's differences, make (one's) peace, make up, kiss and make up,
Most commentators seem reconciled to a Modi victory in the 2019 general election.
4.Achilles heel-a weakness or vulnerable point.
synonyms: weak spot, weak point, weak link, weakness, soft underbelly, shortcoming,
U.P. was seen by many analysts as the BJP’s likely ‘Achilles heel’, the one most likely to derail its election dynamic.
5.Penchant-झुकाव
Synonyms-liking, fondness, preference, taste, relish, appetite, partiality, soft spot, love, passion, desire, fancy, whim, weakness, inclination, bent, bias, proclivity, predilection, predisposition
Disruption-व्यवधान
The campaign seemed to involve both a penchant for political disruption as also a reliance on certain unusual skills.
6.unerring-अनुपयुक्त, अमोघ -always right or accurate.
Synonyms
adjective
- unfailing, infallible, perfect, flawless, faultless, error-free, impeccable, unimpeachable, sure, accurate, true, assured, sure-fire, sure-footed, inerrant
- inerrable, inerrant
- 7. outmanoeuvre-evade (an opponent) by moving faster or with greater agility.
8.élan.- वेग
synonyms: flair, style, panache, confidence, dash, éclat, energy, vigor, vitality, liveliness, brio
With the passage of time and over-centralization of power, however, the Congress seems to have lost much of its past élan.
9.salience-खासियत, the quality of being particularly noticeable or important; prominence.
The message is that no one can ignore the reality that as individuals gain wider salience over the organisation and its ideology, it often leads to a party’s decline.
10.comity-सौहार्द, शिष्टाचार
. It is this which had enabled India to not only negotiate its way through some of the most diicult periods in its history, but also to hold its own in the comity of nations
11.contriving’-ईजाद करना
For a third, the habit of ‘contriving’ majorities can prove extremely shortsighted.
12.deleterious-हानिकारक
Syn- damaging, detrimental, injurious, adverse, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfortunate, undesirable, bad
Narrowing of the social base to achieve winning combinations can be highly deleterious in the medium and the longer, and perhaps even in the short, term.
13. heed-सावधान रहना, ध्यान
Syn-notice, note, regard, consideration, thought, care
‘Winners’ must also heed the lessons of history.
14.inveigle-लुभाना, ललचाना, बहकाना
Syn-tempt, lure, seduce, beguile, wheedle, cajole, coax, persuade, sweet-talk, soft-soap, con, sucker, snow
This time around, the Prime Minister and the BJP leadership succeeded in shaping the agenda around issues best suited to them, and could inveigle the electorate to back them.
15. perversity-विकृति, सनकीपन, हठ
Syn awkwardness, recalcitrance, stubbornness, obstinacy, obduracy, mulishness, pigheadedness, refractoriness
Our parliamentary system is a perversity only the British could have devised: to vote for a legislature in order to form the executive.
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