PDF 14th Nov. 2016
Daily English Vocab
Waiting for Rahul
With Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, it is difficult to say who needs the other more. Indeed, it is
not clear whether the party is shielding (परििक्षण/बचाव) him from the risk of electoral failure or
whether it is looking to him for political leadership and guidance. In any case the seemingly neverending wait for his ascension (अधििोहण/आिोहण) as the president of the party was not doing either
him or the Congress any good. If the decision of the Congress Working Committee to ask Mr.
Gandhi to take up the top post was a surprise, it was only in its timing. Ever since the Lok Sabha
election of 2014, Mr. Gandhi was being prepared for this very job; also, his mother and Congress
president, Sonia Gandhi, had not been keeping good health. But two factors stood in the way.
Members of the party’s old guard were unsure of his leadership skills, or were apprehensive
(आशंकावान/शंधकत) of being left out if the order changed. More important, Mr. Gandhi himself wanted
time. He wanted to make sure he did not appear to be hankering (तीव्र इच्छा होना /उत्कंठा) after power
and position, and he did not get blamed for electoral defeats that were, by any reckoning (अनुमान से
/धहसाब से), inevitable (अपरिहार्य /धनधित). But just as the seniors in the party reconciled (सामज
ं स्र् किना/सधं ि
किना) themselves to the changing times, Mr. Gandhi too seems to have become more responsive to
the requirements of an organization such as the Congress: that he would have to deal with the party
as it is, and that he would not be able to readily mould it to the form he would like it to take.
Quite possibly, Mr. Gandhi would not have had a shot at becoming the party president were it not
for his lineage (वश
ं ावली). But the nature of the faction-ridden Congress is such that it needs a leader
whose right to lead is not questioned at every step. Mr. Gandhi meets this requirement. While the
fractious nature of the party grants him greater legitimacy (औधचत्र्पूणयता/वैिता) as a leader, it also
makes his task more difficult. At the CWC meeting, he expressed his willingness to take on the
assigned role of party president to “fight for the preservation of the idea of India”. This is a phrase
that the Congress believes captures its engagement with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Congress
does have its place in India’s political landscape, but it cannot afford to define itself solely as the
antithesis (प्रधतपक्ष/धविोि) of the BJP. Mr. Gandhi will have to take the plunge (धकसी काम की धजम्मेदािी
होना/ धकसी काम में प्रवेश किना) wholeheartedly, with a readiness to carry on the struggle for political
change and economic development over the long term. He will have to be ready to get his hands
dirty in the every- day politics of bringing about positive change, incremental or otherwise,
whenever and wherever possible. There are no shortcuts. Taking blame and sharing credit are
synonymous with assuming responsibility.
(Courtesy: The Hindu)
1. Shield (noun): Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience. (परििक्षण/बचाव)
 Synonyms: Armor, Cover, Protective Agent, Guarding Agent.
 Antonyms: Uncover, Exposed, Endanger, Open.
Example: The armed forces act like shield to protect us from enemies across the border.
Verb forms: Shield, Shielded, Shielded.
Related words:
Shielder (adjective) – परििक्षक
shield (verb) – परििक्षण किना
2. Ascension (noun): The action of rising to an important position or a higher level.
(अधििोहण/आिोहण)
 Synonyms: Rise, Escalating, Soaring, Move Up.
 Antonyms: Dissension, Declension, Decline, Descendancy.
Example: His ascension as party chief eventually led the party to victory in the imminent
elections.
Verb forms: Ascend, Ascended, Ascended
Related words:
Ascend (verb) – आिोहण किना
Ascendant (adjective) – आिोहत्
Ascensional (adjective) - उपि जानेवाला
3. Apprehensive (adjective): Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc.
(आशंकावान/शंधकत)
 Synonyms: Suspicious, Suspecting, Filled with doubt, Alarmed, Worried, Concerned.
 Antonyms: Definite, Sure, Apparent, Clear.
Example: Apprehensive about the consequences of texting and driving, Jill turned her phone off.
Verb forms: Apprehend, Apprehended, Apprehended.
Related words:
Apprehensively (adverb) - आशंका से
Apprehensiveness (noun) - आशक
ं ा
4. Hanker (verb): Feel a strong desire for or to do something. (तीव्र इच्छा होना /उत्कंठा)
 Synonyms: Yearn, Crave, Desire, Wish, Want,
 Antonyms: Dislike, Despise, Hate.
Example: His premature ascension as a party chief threw a strong message that he was hankering
for power.
Verb forms: Hanker, Hankered, Hankered.
5. Reckon (verb): Establish by calculation. (अनुमान किना /धहसाब से/ जानना)
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
Synonyms: Calculate, Compute, Figure, Number, Quantify.
Antonyms: Guess, Estimate, Ignore, Neglect.
Example: The government reckons the tax increase will bring in well over five million pounds in
revenue within the first year.
Verb forms: Reckon, Reckoned, Reckoned.
Related words:
Reckoner (noun) - अनमु ान
6. Inevitable (adjective): A situation that is unavoidable. (अपरिहार्य /धनधित)
 Synonyms: Unavoidable, Inescapable, Inexorable, Unpreventable, Assured, Certain.
 Antonyms: Avoidable, Escapable, Exorable, Preventable, Doubtful.
Example: When the misbehaving twins get together, trouble is inevitable and bound to happen.
Related words:
Inevitably (adverb) - अननवार्य रूप से
7. Reconcile (verb): Restore friendly relations between. (सामजं स्र् किना/सधं ि किना)
 Synonyms: Appease, Resolve, Assuage, Reunite, Accord, Coordinate
 Antonyms: Disagree, Discord, Separate, Mismatch.
Example: Bill’s plan was to reconcile with his estranged brother whom he had not spoken to in
seven years.
Verb forms: Reconcile, Reconciled, Reconciled.
Related words:
Reconcilement (noun) – संनि
8. Lineage (noun): A group of individuals tracing descent from a common ancestor. (वशं ावली)
 Synonyms: Ancestry, Descent, Clarinet, Genus, Pedigree, Clan.
 Antonyms: Parent.
Example: Our family was ecstatic to learn about our royal lineage and how we descend from
kings and queens of antiquity.
9. Legitimacy (noun): Ability to be defended with logic or justification. (औधचत्र्पणू यता/वैिता)
 Synonyms: Authenticity, Genuineness, Licitness, Lawfulness, Validity.
 Antonyms: Invalid, Illegitimacy, Illicitness.
Example: The United Nations has questioned the legitimacy of the government, due to
widespread reports of election fraud.
Related words:
Legitimately (adverb) – तकय संगत तिीके से
Legitimate (adjective) – तकय संगत
10. Antithesis (noun): A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something
else. (प्रधतपक्ष/धविोि)
 Synonyms: Opposite, Converse, Reverse, Reversal, Inverse, Obverse.
 Antonyms: Similarity, Likeness, Same, Equality.
Example: A country run by a dictator is the antithesis of a nation guided by an elected leader.
Related words:
Antithetic (adjective) – नविोिात्मक
Antithetical (adjective) – नविोिात्मक रूप से
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