THE HINDU VOCABULARY 18 FEBRUARY 2019

How the 16th Lok Sabha fared

Important bills were passed; but going forward there must be debate on the anti-defection law

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• Fare(v.)- to be successful/unsuccessful, to perform

• E.g. The party fared very badly in the last election.

• Surpass sb/sth- to do better than sb/sth श्रेष्ठ होना

• E.g. Its success surpassed all expectation.

• Lose sth to sb/sth – to have taken away by sb/sth

• E.g. A significant part of scheduled time was lost to distribution.

• Placard(n.)- a large written notice that is carried on a stick in a march. पोस्टर

• Bifurcate(v.)- to divide into two parts दो भागों में बाँटना

• Premier(adj.)- most important, famous or successful

• Premiere(n.)- the first public performance of a film/movie/play पहला प्रदर्शन

• heinous(adj.)- morally very bad घृणित, जघन्य

• Uphold (v.) sth- to support sth that you think is right and make sure that it continues to exist कायम रखना,

• Exclusive(adj.)- only to be used by one particular person/group एकमात्र

• Lapse(v.)- to be no longer valid

• E.g. The treaty lapsed in 1995.

• Hold in check- to keep sth under control so that it does not spread or get worse. नियन्त्रण में रखना, रोकना

• E.g. The epidemic was held in check by widespread vaccination.

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