English Vocabulary from "The Hindu" - 1st January 2016

Altruism - to help others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself (selflessness)
To have a positive ring - to sound interesting / attractive
Behemoth - something that is extremely large and powerful
Pitches - to convince us to do something (here buying)
Altruistic - showing a wish to help others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself
Endeavour - try hard to do something
Have-nots - economically disadvantaged people (poor)
Evoke - to make someone remember something
Metaphorical - to represent some truth about a situation or other subject
Walled garden - a restricted range of information to which subscribers to a particular service are limited
Immensely popular - very popular
Unconventional - unusual
Accumulate - to collect a large number of things over a long period of time
Traction - a product becoming popular or being accepted
Untapped - not yet used
Stark - simple
Doggedly - to do something with strong determination (doing something even if it is very difficult)
Tweak - to improve something by making adjustments to it
Avowedly - to declare openly and unashamedly

Alliance - an agreement to work with someone else to try to achieve the same thing
Brainstormed - held a group discussion to produce ideas
Revive - to regain life / strength
Sagging - sinking (here decreasing)
Plenum - a meeting with all members present
Clout - to hit (someone or something) hard
Substantive - important / serious
Intervention / Intervening - to involve in a difficult situation in order to improve it
Mounting - gradually increasing
Stature - importance gained by ability or achievement
Take a beating - to stop doing something for a while
Tactics - plans for attaining a particular goal
Contend - to compete in order to win something
Staunch - very loyal (supporting)
Dilemma - a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives
Rhetoric - influence
Dispirited - not feeling much hope about a particular situation
Erode - to slowly reduce or destroy something
Geopolitics - political activity as influenced by the physical features of an area
Egalitarian society - a society which believes in the equality of all people
Radical - the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change
Jargon - special language used by people in the same work or profession (which is difficult for others to understand)
Resonance - the quality of being loud and clear
Livelihood - the money people need to pay for food, a place to live, clothing, etc