English Vocabulary from
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Topic 1 : "A big crack in the glass ceiling"
Topic 2 : "Never in Punjab"
- Glass ceiling - a point after which you cannot go any further, usually in improving your position at work
- Blitzkrieg - a sudden attack that is intended to surprise and quickly defeat the enemy
- Primary - a preliminary election to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election
- Delegates - a person sent or authorized to represent others (an elected representative)
- Clinch - to finally get or win something
- Convention - a large formal meeting
- Superdelegate - (in the Democratic Party) an unelected delegate who is free to support any candidate for the presidential nomination at the party's national convention
- Backing - supporting
- Bid - competetion
- Ballot - a system of voting secretly
- Ward off something - to prevent something unpleasant from harming or coming close to you
- Stiff attack - serious / strong attack
- Presumptive - believed to be something
- Nominee - a person who is nominated as a candidate for election
- Fire-breathing - very angry and emotional in speech, manner, or behavior
- Puts in the shadow - to make you receive little attention because someone else is better known or more skillful
- Rival - a person competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field
- Consistently - in a way that does not change
- Discourse - communication in speech or writing
- Humane - showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others
- Bigoted - unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion
- Unapologetically - not sorry about having caused someone problems or unhappiness, even though people might expect you to be sorry
- Inequality - difference
- Disenchanted - disappointed by someone or something previously respected
- Credentials - qualifications
- Stark - complete
- Contrast - difference
- Persuade - to make someone do or believe something by convincing them
- Cohort - a group of people who support a particular person
- Quintessentially - being the most important part of something
- Persona - the particular type of character that a person seems to have and that is often different from their real or private character
- Contend - to compete in order to win something
- Vicious - deliberately cruel or violent
- Differently abled - disabled
- Soared - raised very quickly to a high level
- Astonishing - extremely surprising
- Shrunk - to become smaller
- Deftly - cleverly
- Quagmire - a difficult and dangerous situation
Topic 2 : "Never in Punjab"
- Instances - examples
- Rational - based on clear reason / logic
- Violates - to break or act against something (especially a law / agreement)
- Plot line - the story of a film
- Anchored - presented
- Addiction - the need or strong desire to do or to have something
- Extensively - covering a large area / having a great range
- Ironically - in a way that is different or opposite from the result you would expect
- Expunged - removed completely
- Depiction - the way that something is represented or shown
- Caveat - a warning to consider something before taking any more action
- Resemblance - to look like someone or something
- Zeal - great enthusiasm or eagerness
- Coalition - the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time
- Acutely - completely
- Abuse - to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful (misuse)
- Accused - to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
- Inordinate - much more than usual or expected
- Enthusiasm - interest
- Spotlight - receiving a lot of public attention
- Resistance - a force that acts to stop the progress of something or make it slower
- Threats - warnings (suggestions that something unpleasant or violent will happen, if a particular action or order is not followed)
- Assorted - consisting of various types mixed together
- Negotiated - happening or existing as a result of formal discussions
- Elusive - difficult to find, catch, or achieve
- Autonomy - independence
- Scissor-happy - using scissors and then cut something up that you shouldn’t
- Categorising - to put people or things into groups with the same features
- Intended - planned
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