The Hindu Editorial (A difficult campaign) – Jul 12, 2018

Democracy has always been fragile in Pakistan. It was only in 2013 that a transfer of power from one democratically elected government to another was realised for the first time. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A difficult campaign) – Jul 12, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A difficult campaign) – Jul 12, 2018:

run-up to (noun) – a period/time before an important event.
show one’s hand (phrase) – revealing one’s (hidden) plans, intentions to the public.
fragile (adjective) – tenuous, weak/perilous, insecure.
overshadow (verb) – outshine, eclipse/outclass, trump.
bar (verb) – prevent/prohibit, forbid, ban.
plague (verb) – afflict, torment, trouble.
critic (noun) – censurer, attacker, fault-finder.
overzealous (adjective) – extreme, fanatical, over-enthusiastic.
run (noun) – period, spell, stretch.
the establishment (noun) – the powers that be, the authorities, the regime (exercising power and influence).
call for (phrasal verb) – demand, necessitate, need/reason for.
ouster (noun) – dismissal, expulsion, overthrow/removal from office.
neutralise (verb) – cancel out, nullify, invalidate.
by no means (phrase) – not at all, in no way, definitely not.
destabilising (adjective) – causing unrest.
systematic (adjective) – structured, methodical, organized/planned.
adhere to (verb) – abide by, comply with, conform to.
kowtow (noun) – the word literally means to touch the ground with one’s forehead. When you ‘kowtow’ or ‘prostrate’ to someone, you are showing your respect for them. Courtesy: The Hindu.
conducive (adjective) – favourable, beneficial, advantageous.
vitiate (verb) – spoil, impair, destroy.
sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
tolerate (verb) – allow, permit, support/authorize.
stricture (noun) – constraint, restriction, limitation.
grey/watch list (noun) – a list of countries on observation due to their “strategic deficiencies” in countering terror-financing and money-laundering. The countries put on grey/watch list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be subjected to direct monitoring and intense scrutiny by the International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) on terror financing.
cripple (verb) – disable, paralyse,; ruin/destroy.

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