{"id":70735,"date":"2023-12-05T13:30:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=70735"},"modified":"2023-12-05T13:30:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T08:00:30","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-december-5-2023-day-504","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-december-5-2023-day-504\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 December 5, 2023; Day 504"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cursory&nbsp;<\/td><td>Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Garner&nbsp;<\/td><td>Acquire or deserve by one&#8217;s efforts or actions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fractured&nbsp;<\/td><td>divided or split into parts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Upend&nbsp;<\/td><td>Set, turn, or stand on end<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duopoly&nbsp;<\/td><td>State of market dominance by two companies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Assiduously&nbsp;<\/td><td>With care and persistence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mire&nbsp;<\/td><td>Entrap<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Harp on&nbsp;<\/td><td>to talk about (a subject) constantly or repeatedly in an annoying way<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plurality&nbsp;<\/td><td>(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less than half of the votes)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heft&nbsp;<\/td><td>the weight of someone or something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overture&nbsp;<\/td><td>A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Civic victory: On the Mizoram Assembly election results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Zoram Peoples Movement captured the imagination of change seekers.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>cursory (Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough) <\/strong>look at the vote shares obtained by political parties in Mizoram \u2014 the victorious Zoram People\u2019s Movement (ZPM) <strong>garnered (Acquire or deserve by one&#8217;s efforts or actions) <\/strong>37.9%, the incumbent Mizo National Front (MNF) 35.1%, the Congress 20.8% and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 5.1% \u2014 suggests that the ZPM managed to win a clear majority, 27 out of the 40 seats, because of a <strong>fractured (divided or split into parts) <\/strong>mandate. Yet, that will only be a limited reading as the regional party also <strong>upended (Set, turn, or stand on end) <\/strong>a 36-year-old <strong>duopoly (State of market dominance by two companies) <\/strong>in the State with power rotating between the MNF and the Congress. Defeating the MNF was not easy either, as the Zoramthanga-led party had <strong>assiduously (With care and persistence) <\/strong>sought to promote ethnic nationalism by projecting its solidarity with the Kuki-Zo tribals in Manipur and the Chin people in neighbouring Myanmar, both of whom are <strong>mired (Entrap) <\/strong>in different conflicts. The Congress meanwhile tried to woo the voters in the predominantly Christian State by <strong>harping on (to talk about (a subject) constantly or repeatedly in an annoying way) <\/strong>the fact that the regional parties are prospective allies of the Hindutva-promoting BJP, especially the MNF which is part of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance. That a <strong>plurality ((in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less than half of the votes)) <\/strong>of voters \u2014 more than a third of the 8.6 lakh strong electorate in India\u2019s second least populous State \u2014 sought to look beyond the politics of ethnic nationalism or the communitarian appeals and endorsed the ZPM suggests that its call for a corruption-free regime and an agenda of governance with the interests of the youth at the core had a decisive number of takers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ZPM was successful in projecting itself as a force for change as it got popular members from Mizoram\u2019s civil society to endorse the party, with even some to represent it as candidates. This gave a decisive <strong>heft (the weight of someone or something) <\/strong>to the party led by former IPS officer and presumptive Chief Minister Lalduhoma. With the ZPM coming to power on its own, it will be easier for it to remain true to its quasi-movement ideals, but it will receive <strong>overtures (A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others) <\/strong>from the BJP (which won two seats) to accommodate the latter in a coalition. The ZPM will have to work out a delicate balance in achieving its goals of clean and independent governance even while seeking to build on the State\u2019s relationship with the Union government. Smaller States, especially those in the North East, have limited avenues of resource mobilisation and are too dependent upon the Union government for their finances. Mizoram, for example, has among the highest Union transfers to revenue receipts ratios in the country \u2014 85.7%. If the ZPM can focus on ways to diversify the economy beyond agriculture, into areas such as eco-friendly tourism, and value-added services leveraging its population\u2019s high literacy rate and education, it can live up to its promise of decisive change in the State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to improve your vocabulary further?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/vocabulary\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-download-free-pdf\/\">Download the Lists of Word-Meanings of Previous Months here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know the meanings of difficult words published in the editorial of December 5, 2023? 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