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Profit and loss – The Hindu (Jan 22, 2018)

The Election Commission’s advice to the President that 20 legislators of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi are liable for disqualification will inevitably invite legal and political scrutiny. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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inevitably (adverb) – naturally, automatically, certainly/definitely.
scrutiny (noun) – observation, examination, inspection/surveillance.
malice (noun) – hostility, hatred, revenge.
parliamentary secretary (noun) – The parliamentary secretary is a person appointed to help a minister and deputise in his work. He/she has a status below that of a minister. Since an oath of secrecy is administered, he/she has access to official papers.
office of profit – a position/an office that provides to a person holding it some financial benefit.
set aside (phrasal verb) – annul, overrule, nullify/cancel.
incur (verb) – experience, be subject to, suffer.
contend (verb) – assert, claim, argue.
remuneration (noun) – payment, salary, wages.
perquisite (noun) – a benefit (perk/bonus/gratuity/reward/extra) someone gets from the job (apart from regular wages/salary).
affirmative (adjective) – corroborative, favorable, optimistic/supportive.
yield (verb) – produce, generate, give/provide (gain, or financial return).
pecuniary (adjective) – financial, monetary, commercial.
concurrence (noun) – agreement, consensus, consent.
withhold (verb) – refuse to give, hold back, stop.
assent (noun) – acceptance, approval, consent.
nod (noun) – a sign of acknowledgement.
get around (phrasal verb) – evade, overcome, surmount (a regulation without breaking it).

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