👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 2-> 9 MAY👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 2 from editorial - The Age of Putin💥
credit with (verb) – be recognized as, be held responsible for, ascribe to (an achievement).
Hindu Editorial usage : Widely credited with stabilising post-Soviet Russia during his first two terms after the chaos of the Boris Yeltsin years
chaos (noun) – disorder, disruption, confusion.
Hindu Editorial usage : Widely credited with stabilising post-Soviet Russia during his first two terms after the chaos of the Boris Yeltsin years
bolster (verb) – strengthen, support, boost/reinforce.
Hindu Editorial usage : This image has helped him bolster his popularity
popular vote (noun) – the popular vote is simply the total votes cast for each candidate across the whole country. The electoral vote is the total votes cast by the Electors of electoral college (a group of people whose job is to choose a leader/President). Electors are chosen depending on which candidate wins the state popular vote.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the March presidential election he won 77% of the popular vote, the largest margin for any post-Soviet leader.
suffocating (adjective) – domineering, high-handed, overbearing/oppressive.
Hindu Editorial usage : . That majority is a reminder of the suffocating grip that Mr. Putin and his coterie have on the democratic process.
coterie (noun) – gang, camp, faction/sect.
Hindu Editorial usage : . That majority is a reminder of the suffocating grip that Mr. Putin and his coterie have on the democratic process.
coronation (noun) – crowning, inauguration; a ceremony to officially crown a king or queen.
Hindu Editorial usage : which rendered the presidential race a formality for the re-coronation of Mr. Putin.
daunting (adjective) – intimidating, challenging, disconcerting/ unsettling.
Hindu Editorial usage : he faces the daunting task of fixing the economy and reversing the course of a confrontational foreign policy.
confrontational (adjective) – hostile, argumentative, aggressive/belligerent.
Hindu Editorial usage : he faces the daunting task of fixing the economy and reversing the course of a confrontational foreign policy.
recession (noun) – economic decline, depression, slowdown.
Hindu Editorial usage : which has just recovered from a painful recession.
muscular (adjective) – vigorous, robust, strong/powerful.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Putin’s muscular foreign policy is a more solid source of public support for him
fierce (noun) – aggressive, intense, strong/powerful.
shield away from past and past participle of shy away from (phrasal verb) – avoid, recoil, withdraw nervously (due to fear/surprise/pain).
Hindu Editorial usage : He has always been fierce in his defence of Russia’s influence in its historical backyard and has not shied away from taking measures to assert that influence.
assert (verb) – insist on , contend, establish.
Hindu Editorial usage : He has always been fierce in his defence of Russia’s influence in its historical backyard and has not shied away from taking measures to assert that influence.
annex (verb) – append, add/attach, join.
Hindu Editorial usage : In 2008 he sent troops to Georgia, and in 2014 he annexed Crimea
deteriorate (verb) – worsen, get worse, decline.
Hindu Editorial usage : actions that have contributed to Russia’s deteriorating ties with the West.
strain (noun) – pressure, stress, demand/burden.
Hindu Editorial usage : In 2015, Russia’s intervention in Syria not only dragged the country deeper into a complex civil war but also put ties with the U.S. under greater strain
hostility (noun) – resentment, enmity animosity/antipathy.
Hindu Editorial usage : The allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election have increased the hostility between the one-time Cold War rivals. In the short term,
sanctions (noun) – actions taken, or an orders given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc
Hindu Editorial usage : But it is not certain whether his confrontational foreign policy, which has attracted sanctions from the West and hurt the already weak Russian economy
yield (verb) – produce, give, provide.
Hindu Editorial usage : will yield the desired strategic benefits. Mr. Putin has turned to China in recent years,
contentious (adjective) – controversial, debatable, disputed.
Hindu Editorial usage : enhancing cooperation on contentious global issues such as Iran, Syria and North Korea
appetite (noun) – desire, hunger, longing/liking.
Hindu Editorial usage : This may not be enough of a balancing act, as it is not clear whether Beijing, given its lack of appetite for picking fights with the West
dwindling (adjective) – diminishing, decreasing, reducing (in amount/rate).
Hindu Editorial usage : As he begins another term, Mr. Putin’s Russia looks increasingly like a managed dictatorship with a troubled economy and dwindling influence.
Hindu Editorial usage : Widely credited with stabilising post-Soviet Russia during his first two terms after the chaos of the Boris Yeltsin years
chaos (noun) – disorder, disruption, confusion.
Hindu Editorial usage : Widely credited with stabilising post-Soviet Russia during his first two terms after the chaos of the Boris Yeltsin years
Hindu Editorial usage : This image has helped him bolster his popularity
Hindu Editorial usage : In the March presidential election he won 77% of the popular vote, the largest margin for any post-Soviet leader.
Hindu Editorial usage : . That majority is a reminder of the suffocating grip that Mr. Putin and his coterie have on the democratic process.
Hindu Editorial usage : . That majority is a reminder of the suffocating grip that Mr. Putin and his coterie have on the democratic process.
Hindu Editorial usage : which rendered the presidential race a formality for the re-coronation of Mr. Putin.
Hindu Editorial usage : he faces the daunting task of fixing the economy and reversing the course of a confrontational foreign policy.
Hindu Editorial usage : he faces the daunting task of fixing the economy and reversing the course of a confrontational foreign policy.
Hindu Editorial usage : which has just recovered from a painful recession.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Putin’s muscular foreign policy is a more solid source of public support for him
shield away from past and past participle of shy away from (phrasal verb) – avoid, recoil, withdraw nervously (due to fear/surprise/pain).
Hindu Editorial usage : He has always been fierce in his defence of Russia’s influence in its historical backyard and has not shied away from taking measures to assert that influence.
Hindu Editorial usage : He has always been fierce in his defence of Russia’s influence in its historical backyard and has not shied away from taking measures to assert that influence.
Hindu Editorial usage : In 2008 he sent troops to Georgia, and in 2014 he annexed Crimea
Hindu Editorial usage : actions that have contributed to Russia’s deteriorating ties with the West.
Hindu Editorial usage : In 2015, Russia’s intervention in Syria not only dragged the country deeper into a complex civil war but also put ties with the U.S. under greater strain
Hindu Editorial usage : The allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election have increased the hostility between the one-time Cold War rivals. In the short term,
Hindu Editorial usage : But it is not certain whether his confrontational foreign policy, which has attracted sanctions from the West and hurt the already weak Russian economy
Hindu Editorial usage : will yield the desired strategic benefits. Mr. Putin has turned to China in recent years,
Hindu Editorial usage : enhancing cooperation on contentious global issues such as Iran, Syria and North Korea
Hindu Editorial usage : This may not be enough of a balancing act, as it is not clear whether Beijing, given its lack of appetite for picking fights with the West
Hindu Editorial usage : As he begins another term, Mr. Putin’s Russia looks increasingly like a managed dictatorship with a troubled economy and dwindling influence.
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