👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 1-> 12 MAY👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 1 from editorial - Karnataka Votes 💥
repercussion (noun) – consequence, result, effect/outcome.
Hindu Editorial usage : The fate of this State election has repercussions, nationally
landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
Hindu Editorial usage : No matter who wins, the Karnataka Assembly election is set to redraw the political landscape at the national level prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha poll.
colour (verb) – influence, affect, distort.
Hindu Editorial usage : True, elections are due later this year in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, but the Karnataka verdict could colour these too.
fillip (noun) – stimulus, boost, encouragement.
Hindu Editorial usage : It will also provide a fillip to its unrealistic boast of creating a Congress-mukt Bharat.
discount (verb) – ignore, overlook, dismiss.
Hindu Editorial usage : if we discount Puducherry. It is nowhere close to being a contender in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, and currently is a poor second to the TRS in Telangana and the LDF in Kerala.
second (ordinary number) – secondary, lower, subordinate.
Hindu Editorial usage : currently is a poor second to the TRS in Telangana and the LDF in Kerala.
mount (verb) – organize, prepare, arrange.
Hindu Editorial usage : A loss in Karnataka will be perceived as a serious setback to the Congress’s plans to mount a challenge to the BJP next year.
wrest (verb) – wrench, snatch, take control of (power).Hindu Editorial usage :
ingest (verb) – absorb, assimilate, digest (information).
Hindu Editorial usage : For the BJP, a failure to wrest Karnataka will be difficult to ingest.
bend (noun) – loop, deviation, deflection.
Hindu Editorial usage : As the principal opposition party that won a majority of the Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka in 2014, the BJP was the front-runner until the last bend
consolidation (noun) – unification, combination, connection.
Hindu Editorial usage : With regional sentiments running high, the consolidation of the Hindu vote is not happening in favour of the BJP
shrewdly (adverb) – cleverly, astutely, wisely.
Hindu Editorial usage : indeed, Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
cynically (adverb) – ironically, desperately, in a distrustful way.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
fan (verb) – intensify, increase, agitate.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
linguistic (adjective) – relating to language.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
paint (verb) – portray, depict, represent.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
push ahead (phrasal verb) – proceed, continue, progress (with a curse of action).
Hindu Editorial usage : To this end, the Congress pushed ahead with its plans for a separate Karnataka flag, and the status of a religion for the Lingayat sect.
give a handle to (phrase) – to facilitate, to furnish/provide.
Hindu Editorial usage : the Congress has been given a handle to raise the corruption bogey given the cases he was embroiled in; at the same time,
bogey (noun) – nightmare, horror/dread, curse/bane.
Hindu Editorial usage : the Congress has been given a handle to raise the corruption bogey given the cases he was embroiled in; at the same time,
embroil (verb) – involve, entangle/enmesh, catch/mix up.
Hindu Editorial usage : the Congress has been given a handle to raise the corruption bogey given the cases he was embroiled in; at the same time,
latent (adjective) – hidden, concealed, inactive.
Hindu Editorial usage : The big question is whether there exists a latent anti-incumbency sentiment that the BJP can tap into.
anti-incumbency (noun) – a situation which is against elected officials currently in power; discontent against ruling government/ party in power.
Hindu Editorial usage : The big question is whether there exists a latent anti-incumbency sentiment that the BJP can tap into.
tap (verb) – utilize, use, exploit.
Hindu Editorial usage : The big question is whether there exists a latent anti-incumbency sentiment that the BJP can tap into.
betray (verb) – be unfaithful to, be disloyal to, break the trust in.
Hindu Editorial usage : Although Mr. Siddaramaiah betrayed political insecurity by contesting two seats and secured a seat for his son, he managed to keep the focus on Karnataka
face-off (noun) – confrontation, fight, conflict.
Hindu Editorial usage : prevent the election from being transformed into a presidential-style national face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
all bets are off (phrase) – the outcome is unpredictable.
Hindu Editorial usage : There is something to be said for this, but in what opinion polls suggest will be a really tight race, all bets seem to be off.
Hindu Editorial usage : The fate of this State election has repercussions, nationally
landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
Hindu Editorial usage : No matter who wins, the Karnataka Assembly election is set to redraw the political landscape at the national level prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha poll.
Hindu Editorial usage : True, elections are due later this year in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, but the Karnataka verdict could colour these too.
Hindu Editorial usage : It will also provide a fillip to its unrealistic boast of creating a Congress-mukt Bharat.
Hindu Editorial usage : if we discount Puducherry. It is nowhere close to being a contender in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, and currently is a poor second to the TRS in Telangana and the LDF in Kerala.
Hindu Editorial usage : currently is a poor second to the TRS in Telangana and the LDF in Kerala.
Hindu Editorial usage : A loss in Karnataka will be perceived as a serious setback to the Congress’s plans to mount a challenge to the BJP next year.
Hindu Editorial usage : For the BJP, a failure to wrest Karnataka will be difficult to ingest.
Hindu Editorial usage : For the BJP, a failure to wrest Karnataka will be difficult to ingest.
Hindu Editorial usage : As the principal opposition party that won a majority of the Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka in 2014, the BJP was the front-runner until the last bend
Hindu Editorial usage : With regional sentiments running high, the consolidation of the Hindu vote is not happening in favour of the BJP
Hindu Editorial usage : indeed, Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Siddaramaiah has shrewdly and cynically fanned linguistic and caste emotions to paint the BJP as a pro-Hindi party opposed to regional sentiments.
Hindu Editorial usage : To this end, the Congress pushed ahead with its plans for a separate Karnataka flag, and the status of a religion for the Lingayat sect.
Hindu Editorial usage : the Congress has been given a handle to raise the corruption bogey given the cases he was embroiled in; at the same time,
Hindu Editorial usage : the Congress has been given a handle to raise the corruption bogey given the cases he was embroiled in; at the same time,
Hindu Editorial usage : the Congress has been given a handle to raise the corruption bogey given the cases he was embroiled in; at the same time,
Hindu Editorial usage : The big question is whether there exists a latent anti-incumbency sentiment that the BJP can tap into.
Hindu Editorial usage : The big question is whether there exists a latent anti-incumbency sentiment that the BJP can tap into.
Hindu Editorial usage : The big question is whether there exists a latent anti-incumbency sentiment that the BJP can tap into.
Hindu Editorial usage : Although Mr. Siddaramaiah betrayed political insecurity by contesting two seats and secured a seat for his son, he managed to keep the focus on Karnataka
Hindu Editorial usage : prevent the election from being transformed into a presidential-style national face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Hindu Editorial usage : There is something to be said for this, but in what opinion polls suggest will be a really tight race, all bets seem to be off.
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