The Hindu Lead Article (An invitation to corruption?) – Dec 08, 2018
Early this year the government introduced an Electoral Bond Scheme purportedly with a view to cleansing the prevailing culture of political sponsorship. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s advanced word list-1 for The Hindu Lead Article (An invitation to corruption?) – Dec 08, 2018.
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Today’s Advanced Word List 1 for The Hindu Lead Article (An invitation to corruption?) – Dec 08, 2018:
- invitation (noun) – encouragement, temptation, lure/attraction.
- inhibit (verb) – impede, hinder, prevent.
- purportedly (adverb) – apparently, seemingly, ostensibly.
- prevailing (adjective) – existing; current.
- devastate (verb) – shatter, shock, traumatize/distress.
- rectitude (noun) – righteousness, morality, honour.
- damning (adjective) – reproachful, critical/condemnatory, fault-finding.
- indictment (noun) – charge, accusation, citation.
- grey area (noun) – an area of activity/a condition which is not clearly described.
- ceiling (noun) – cap, limit, upper limit.
- prima facie (adverb/adjective) – something (first impression) considered as right until proved.
- opaque (adjective) – non-transparent, unclear, mysterious/doubtful.
- denomination (noun) – value (of a bank note).
- promissory note (adjective) – a legal document in which one party (issuer) promises in writing to pay a fixed sum of money to the other (payee) on demand.
- encash (verb) – exchange, convert into cash.
- palpably (verb) – clearly, visibly, noticeably.
- anonymity (noun) – a condition of being unknown; no description.
- slew of (noun) – a large number of, lot, range.
- excesses (noun) – very bad, wrong, violent behaviour.
- ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
- shell company (noun) -a non-trading company used as a vehicle for various financial manoeuvres.
- siphon off (phrasal verb) – draw off, extract, withdraw.
- untrammelled (adjective) – uncontrolled, unconstrained, unrestricted.
- lucidity (noun) – clarity, clearness, transparency.
- prescience (noun) – insight, vision, intuition.
- peril (noun) – insecurity, jeopardy, risk/danger.
- coffers (noun) – funds, resources/finances; treasury/exchequer.
- apace (adverb) – quickly, fast, swiftly, rapidly.
- overwhelm (verb) – swamp, submerge, flood/inundate.
- throttle (verb) – suppress/restrict, crack down on, stop/end.
- circumscription (noun) – a state of something restricted/with boundaries.
- scarcely (adverb) – hardly, barely; rarely.
- concede (verb) – admit, acknowledge, accept,/allow.
- grossly (adverb) – flagrantly, obviously; extremely/excessively.
- imperative (adjective) – very important, critical, necessary.
- cynic (noun) – sceptic, doubter, pessimist.
- adjunct (noun) – supplement, addition, extra.
- man who pays the piper will then call the tune (phrase) – the person who pays money to someone for some work will determine what & how the work should be done.
- call the tune (phrase) – be in command, be the boss, be in the driving seat.
- entreat (verb) – implore/beg, request, ask.
- bedrock (noun) – core, basis/base, foundation.
- opacity (noun) – lack of clarity, obscurity/mystery/enigma, non-transparency.
- rescind (verb) – revoke, repeal, cancel/reverse.
- irredeemably (adverb) – irreparably; in a way that something not able to be corrected/improved.
- edifice (noun) – a complex system/structure.
- flout (verb) – defy/disdain, refuse to obey, disregard (a rule).
- incidental (adjective) – less important, secondary, subordinate.
- explicitly (adverb) – clearly, unequivocally, without any doubt.
- pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, affect.
- subversion (verb) – the act of undermining, worsening, reducing (power & authority gradually).
- implicit (adjective) – implied, indirect, hinted.
- conceive (verb) – form, formulate; imagine/visualize.
- universal adult franchise (noun) – the right of citizens in a given society who are entitled to vote in an election without the discrimination of caste, class, colour, religion or sex.
- dilute (verb) – weaken, moderate, tone down.
- intrinsic (adjective) – basic, fundamental, essential.
- jurist (noun) – an expert in law.
- set out (phrasal verb) – aim, intend, mean.
- transgress (verb) – disobey, break the law, err/lapse.
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