👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 1 -> 21 MAY👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 1 from editorial -The fruits of defeat: on Karnataka government formation💥
the fruits (noun) – reward, benefit, advantages.
Hindu Editorial usage : The fruits of defeat: on Karnataka government formation
in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of a series of losses to the BJP, the Congress seems to have learnt its lessons
fractured (adjective) – divided, fragmented, separated.
Hindu Editorial usage : After the fractured verdict in Karnataka and the hastily concluded post-poll marriage of convenience between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular)
hastily (adverb) – quickly, hurriedly, swiftly/rapidly.
Hindu Editorial usage : After the fractured verdict in Karnataka and the hastily concluded post-poll marriage of convenience between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular)
thwart (verb) – prevent, block, impede/hinder.
Hindu Editorial usage : the Bharatiya Janata Party had the option of taking the high moral ground as the single largest party that was thwarted by the opportunistic politics of its rivals.
opportunistic (adjective) – opportunistic/selfish, egocentric, inward-looking.
Hindu Editorial usage : the Bharatiya Janata Party had the option of taking the high moral ground as the single largest party that was thwarted by the opportunistic politics of its rivals.
mud-wrestle (verb) – to contend intensely/firmly.
Hindu Editorial usage : Instead, the BJP chose to mud-wrestle its way to power by pulling strings at the Raj Bhavan and trying to entice newly elected members of other parties.
pull strings (phrase) – use connections, influence or power to help someone. This expression
comes from puppeteers who move their puppets by pulling strings
Hindu Editorial usage : Instead, the BJP chose to mud-wrestle its way to power by pulling strings at the Raj Bhavan and trying to entice newly elected members of other parties.
entice (verb) – attract, tempt, persuade.
Hindu Editorial usage : Instead, the BJP chose to mud-wrestle its way to power by pulling strings at the Raj Bhavan and trying to entice newly elected members of other parties.
brazen (adjective) – shameless; unembarrassed, flagrant/blatant.
Hindu Editorial usage : but not before the BJP’s brazen attempts to buy votes and support were exposed.
dent (verb) – damage, diminishing/adverse effect.
Hindu Editorial usage : The BJP took a serious dent to its image at the national level, and was left without both power and the moral authority to attack the political opportunism of the Congress and the JD(S).
opportunism (noun) – expediency/exploitation, taking advantage, pragmatism.
Hindu Editorial usage : The BJP took a serious dent to its image at the national level, and was left without both power and the moral authority to attack the political opportunism of the Congress and the JD(S).
parallel (noun) – similarity, correlation, resemblance.
Hindu Editorial usage : Although parallels have been drawn to the BJP’s Operation Lotus that engineered defections in 2008, the situation was different then.
engineer (verb) – arrange/mastermind, orchestrate, choreograph (skillfully).
Hindu Editorial usage : Although parallels have been drawn to the BJP’s Operation Lotus that engineered defections in 2008, the situation was different then.
defection (noun) – desertion, absconding, decamping.
Hindu Editorial usage : Although parallels have been drawn to the BJP’s Operation Lotus that engineered defections in 2008, the situation was different then.
deal-clincher (noun) – a fact/act that helps someone to achieve the deal.
Hindu Editorial usage : The deal-clincher for the Congress now was its readiness to hand over the post of Chief Minister to the JD(S), a course of action it did not contemplate in 2004 when it formed a post-poll coalition with the JD(S).
contemplate (verb) – think about, consider, ponder.
Hindu Editorial usage : The deal-clincher for the Congress now was its readiness to hand over the post of Chief Minister to the JD(S), a course of action it did not contemplate in 2004 when it formed a post-poll coalition with the JD(S).
short-lived (adjective) – brief, temporary, short-term.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Congress-JD(S) government did not last the full term then, and the JD(S) formed a short-lived government with the BJP’s help
in the face of (phrase) – when confronted with
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of the BJP juggernaut in the post-2014 phase, the Congress seems to have adopted a new pragmatism that recognises the importance of smaller players.
juggernaut (noun) – powerful/overwhelming force.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of the BJP juggernaut in the post-2014 phase, the Congress seems to have adopted a new pragmatism that recognises the importance of smaller players.
pragmatism (noun) – realism, practicability, logical thinking.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of the BJP juggernaut in the post-2014 phase, the Congress seems to have adopted a new pragmatism that recognises the importance of smaller players.
pragmatic (adjective) – empirical, realistic/actual, practical.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of the BJP juggernaut in the post-2014 phase, the Congress seems to have adopted a new pragmatism that recognises the importance of smaller players.
stitch together (verb) – join (together), combine (together).
Hindu Editorial usage : Some of this was seen in Gujarat, where the Congress accommodated different caste and identity groups in stitching together a broad social coalition against the BJP.
misadventure (noun) – misfortune; problem/difficulty, mishap/setback.
Hindu Editorial usage : The BJP’s misadventure in Karnataka may have brought the Congress and the JD(S) closer, but this is no blueprint for 2019.
blueprint (noun) – model, plan, template/framework.
Hindu Editorial usage : The BJP’s misadventure in Karnataka may have brought the Congress and the JD(S) closer, but this is no blueprint for 2019.
knock (noun) – failure, setback, misfortune/hardship.
Hindu Editorial usage : Pre-poll alliances are not made without the pain of defeat and the hard knocks of reality.
Hindu Editorial usage : The fruits of defeat: on Karnataka government formation
in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of a series of losses to the BJP, the Congress seems to have learnt its lessons
Hindu Editorial usage : After the fractured verdict in Karnataka and the hastily concluded post-poll marriage of convenience between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular)
Hindu Editorial usage : After the fractured verdict in Karnataka and the hastily concluded post-poll marriage of convenience between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular)
Hindu Editorial usage : the Bharatiya Janata Party had the option of taking the high moral ground as the single largest party that was thwarted by the opportunistic politics of its rivals.
Hindu Editorial usage : the Bharatiya Janata Party had the option of taking the high moral ground as the single largest party that was thwarted by the opportunistic politics of its rivals.
mud-wrestle (verb) – to contend intensely/firmly.
Hindu Editorial usage : Instead, the BJP chose to mud-wrestle its way to power by pulling strings at the Raj Bhavan and trying to entice newly elected members of other parties.
comes from puppeteers who move their puppets by pulling strings
Hindu Editorial usage : Instead, the BJP chose to mud-wrestle its way to power by pulling strings at the Raj Bhavan and trying to entice newly elected members of other parties.
Hindu Editorial usage : Instead, the BJP chose to mud-wrestle its way to power by pulling strings at the Raj Bhavan and trying to entice newly elected members of other parties.
Hindu Editorial usage : but not before the BJP’s brazen attempts to buy votes and support were exposed.
Hindu Editorial usage : The BJP took a serious dent to its image at the national level, and was left without both power and the moral authority to attack the political opportunism of the Congress and the JD(S).
Hindu Editorial usage : The BJP took a serious dent to its image at the national level, and was left without both power and the moral authority to attack the political opportunism of the Congress and the JD(S).
Hindu Editorial usage : Although parallels have been drawn to the BJP’s Operation Lotus that engineered defections in 2008, the situation was different then.
Hindu Editorial usage : Although parallels have been drawn to the BJP’s Operation Lotus that engineered defections in 2008, the situation was different then.
Hindu Editorial usage : Although parallels have been drawn to the BJP’s Operation Lotus that engineered defections in 2008, the situation was different then.
Hindu Editorial usage : The deal-clincher for the Congress now was its readiness to hand over the post of Chief Minister to the JD(S), a course of action it did not contemplate in 2004 when it formed a post-poll coalition with the JD(S).
Hindu Editorial usage : The deal-clincher for the Congress now was its readiness to hand over the post of Chief Minister to the JD(S), a course of action it did not contemplate in 2004 when it formed a post-poll coalition with the JD(S).
Hindu Editorial usage : The Congress-JD(S) government did not last the full term then, and the JD(S) formed a short-lived government with the BJP’s help
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of the BJP juggernaut in the post-2014 phase, the Congress seems to have adopted a new pragmatism that recognises the importance of smaller players.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of the BJP juggernaut in the post-2014 phase, the Congress seems to have adopted a new pragmatism that recognises the importance of smaller players.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of the BJP juggernaut in the post-2014 phase, the Congress seems to have adopted a new pragmatism that recognises the importance of smaller players.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the face of the BJP juggernaut in the post-2014 phase, the Congress seems to have adopted a new pragmatism that recognises the importance of smaller players.
Hindu Editorial usage : Some of this was seen in Gujarat, where the Congress accommodated different caste and identity groups in stitching together a broad social coalition against the BJP.
Hindu Editorial usage : The BJP’s misadventure in Karnataka may have brought the Congress and the JD(S) closer, but this is no blueprint for 2019.
Hindu Editorial usage : The BJP’s misadventure in Karnataka may have brought the Congress and the JD(S) closer, but this is no blueprint for 2019.
knock (noun) – failure, setback, misfortune/hardship.
Hindu Editorial usage : Pre-poll alliances are not made without the pain of defeat and the hard knocks of reality.
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