The Hindu Editorial Vocab - 21st March 2017 Topic 1 : "In Uttarakhand, a mandate for renewal"

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• 1.       Concerted - involving a lot of people or organizations working together in a determined way
• 2.       Edge - an advantage that makes someone or something more successful than other people or things
• 3.       Turmoil - a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder
• 4.       Intervention - the act or fact of becoming involved intentionally in a difficult situation
• 5.       Referendum - a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question
• 6.       Tribulation - a problem or difficulty
• 7.       Defend - to protect someone or something against attack or criticism; to speak in favour of someone or something
• 8.       Allegation - a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal
• 9.       Graft - dishonest or illegal activities in politics or business that involve giving people money or advantages in exchange for their help or support
• 10.   Decisive - a decisive victory or defeat is one in which the winner does much better than the loser
• 11.   Verdict - an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given
• 12.   Reap - to get something as a result of something that you do
• 13.   Incumbency - the fact of having an official position
• 14.   Adequate - enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose
• 15.   Persisting - continues to exist
• 16.   Pitch - the things that you say to convince someone to support you
• 17.   Significant - important or noticeable
• 18.   Conversely - used for introducing a sentence, or part of a sentence, which says something that is the opposite of the other part
• 19.   Lament - to express sadness and feeling sorry about something
• 20.   Apart from - except for someone or something
• 21.   Formidable -  causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult
• 22.   Take something into account - to consider or remember something when judging a situation
• 23.   Defector - a person who leaves his or her own country or group to join an opposing one
• 24.   Empower - to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something
• 25.   Overwhelming - very great or very large
• 26.   Uphill battle - difficult to do or to achieve
• 27.   Bifurcation - the fact that something is divided into two parts or the act of dividing something into two parts
• 28.   Devastating - causing a lot of damage or destruction
• 29.   Impact - a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person
• 30.   Agrarian - relating to the land, especially the use of land for farming
• 31.   Consequent - happening as a result of something
• Concerted effort - concerted effort or attempt is determined and serious