The Hindu Editorial (Black and grey) – Jan 05, 2021

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Black and grey) – Jan 05, 2021:

keep up appearances (phrase) – to pretend that everything is good/ok, but the reality is the opposite of it.
inspire (verb) – cause, produce, bring about.
watchdog (noun) – a person or organization that monitors/inspects/supervises others’ activities/conducts. inspector/supervisor, observer, ombudsman.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (noun) – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog. The inter-governmental body sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society.
greet (verb) – receive, acknowledge, respond to, react to.
scepticism (noun) – doubt, suspicion/mistrust, wariness, lack of conviction.
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.
carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute.
conviction (noun) – pronouncement of guilt, sentence, judgement.
anti-terrorism (noun) – counter-terrorism; actions taken to combat or prevent terrorism.
money laundering (noun) – a secret act of moving illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.
in line with (phrase) – in alignment with, in accordance with.
mandated (adjective) – mandatory, compulsory, binding, required.
norms (noun) – standard, convention, guidelines, criterion.
time (verb) – plan, arrange, organize (when something should be done).
cite (verb) – refer to, mention.
more of the same (phrase) – used to say that it is the same thing and nothing has changed.
plenary (noun) – assembly, conference, meeting (attended by all participants).
bring back (phrasal verb) – cause something to return to; reintroduce.
reprieve (noun) – cancellation, suspension, postponement (of a punishment or something undesirable event).
at last count (phrase) – according to the latest information about a particular situation.
outstanding (adjective) – pending, to be done.
subject to (adjective) – bound by, constrained by, under the control of.
downgrade (verb) – lower in status/rank/importance, demote.
blacklist (noun) – a list of countries which the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) judges to be non-cooperative in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
stringent (adjective) – strict/stern, severe, tough/rigorous.
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
let off (verb) – relieve from, exempt from; pardon, forgive.
altogether (adverb) – completely, entirely.
reverse (verb) – alter, change; revoke, repeal, overrule, cancel.
bail (noun) – conditional, temporary release of an arrested/imprisoned person when a specified amount of security is deposited or pledged (as cash or property) to ensure his/her appearance in court when required.
let off (phrasal verb) – release, discharge, acquit.
prosecutorial (adjective) – relating to the prosecution (legal action/proceeding).
lapse (noun) – failure, mistake, blunder/oversight.
gaze (noun) – eye, watch, observance, scrutiny.
avert (verb) – prevent, stop, avoid.
overturn (verb) – invalidate, nullify, cancel.
hijacking (noun) – seizing, taking over, commandeering (something unlawfully); hostage-taking.
convict (verb) – declare guilty, find guilty, sentence.
concurrent (adjective) – (prison sentences) to be served at the same time.
transnational (adjective) – involving/relating to two/more countries.
evade (verb) – avoid, dodge, elude, escape.
prosecution (noun) – legal proceeding, trial, legal case.
establishment (noun) – system, regime.
hold accountable for (phrase) – to say that someone should accept the responsibility for something bad/unpleasant (that has happened).
accountable (adjective) – responsible, liable, answerable.
lever (noun) – a way of pressurizing someone into doing something.