The Hindu Editorial (Auditor’s account) – Feb 15, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Auditor’s account) – Feb 15, 2019

The price-redacted audit report on the process to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets is unlikely to bring closure to the controversy over the deal. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Auditor’s account) – Feb 15, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Auditor’s account) – Feb 15, 2019:

  1. allay (verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
  2. redact (verb) – correct, rectify, revise/edit.
  3. table (verb) – present/propose, submit, put forward.
  4. in the midst of (phrase) – in the middle of.
  5. lapse (noun) – failure/blunder, mistake/error, negligence/oversight.
  6. deviation (noun) – divergence/departure, abnormality, irregularity.
  7. peg at (verb) – fix, set, (the price, rate, etc) at a specific level.
  8. a far cry from (phrase) – a very different one.
  9. find fault with (phrase) – criticize, censure, condemn.
  10. unaddressed (adjective) – unnoticed, not considered, concealed.
  11. outgo (noun) – outlay, spending (of money).
  12. unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
  13. canon (noun) – principle, rule, law.
  14. propriety (noun) – morality, correctness, decency.
  15. comply (verb) – abide by, adhere to, conform to.
  16. streamline (verb) – make something efficient, smooth-running, well organized.

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The Hindu Editorial (Auditor’s account) - Feb 15, 2019

 

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