Re-examine the Bill – The Hindu (Jan 08, 2018)

Re-examine the Bill – The Hindu (Jan 08, 2018)

The winter session of Parliament saw more political positioning than appraisal of a legislation to make instant triple talaq a criminal offence. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. sabotage (verb) – damage, spoil, impair/undermine.
2. appraisal (noun) – assessment, evaluation, judgement.
3. consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
4. abhorrent (adjective) – hateful, repellent, offensive.
5. impermissible (adjective) – unsatisfactory, inappropriate, unsuitable.
6. resort (to) (verb) – adapt, exercise, make use of, use/utilize.
7. arbitrary (adjective) – irrational, illogical, unjustified (personal whim/choice); (capricious/whimsical/unpredictable/impulsive).
8. breach (noun) – contravention, violation, breaking/non-observance.
9. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
10. of sorts (phrase) –  similar to/in a way, somewhat unusual.
11. subsistence (noun) – support, livelihood, survival/living.
12. cognisable (adjective) – perceptible; clearly identifiable. 
13. void (adjective) – invalid, null, ineffective/cancelled.
14. subsist (verb) – continue, last, persist/endure.
15. penal (adjective) – disciplinary, punitive, corrective.
16. sail (through) (verb) – succeed easily at, gain success in easily, pass easily.
17. lacunae – plural of lacuna (noun) – a gap/empty space; missing part of something.
18. sustenance (noun) – means of support, subsistence, livelihood.
19. utter (verb) – say, voice, pronounce (something aloud).
20. dilemma (noun) – difficulty, problem, conundrum.
21. reprise (verb) – repeat/say again, restate, reiterate.
22. scupper (verb) – destroy, damage, spoil/thwart.
23. hasty (adjective) – quick/hurried; premature,volatile, quick-tempered.
24. commotion (noun) – disturbance, clamour, uproar.

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