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The Hindu Editorial (For a free referee) – Apr 18, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (For a free referee) – Apr 18, 2019

It took more than a rap on the knuckles by the Supreme Court before the Election Commission of India stirred from slumber… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (For a free referee) – Apr 18, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (For a free referee) – Apr 18, 2019:

  1. unfailingly (adverb) – always, constantly, reliably/steadily.
  2. a rap on the knuckles (phrase) – criticism, censure, rebuke/reprimand.
  3. stir from (verb) – get up, rise, wake up (from sleep).
  4. slumber (noun) – rest, nap, sleep.
  5. amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
  6. transgression (noun) – breach, violation, defiance.
  7. inaction (noun) – inactivity, apathy/negligence; inertia.
  8. flurry (noun) – spate, series, succession.
  9. abusive (adjective) – malicious, disrespectful, vulgar.
  10. divisive (adjective) – alienating/isolating, disharmonious, discordant.
  11. pleading (adjective) – begging, beseeching, entreating/suppliant.
  12. come down on (phrasal verb) – criticize, reprimand, rebuke.
  13. (the) whip (noun) – something acting as a stimulus to action.
  14. censure (noun) – condemnation, criticism, attack.
  15. intemperate (adverb) – immoderate, inordinate, unreasonable/unjustifiable.
  16. clinical (adjective) – impersonal/dispassionate, neutral, unsympathetic/unfeeling.
  17. parity (noun) – equivalence, uniformity, evenness/sameness.
  18. impartiality (noun) – fairness; treating all people and groups equally.
  19. incumbent (adjective) – current, existing, present.
  20. expend (verb) – disburse, use, utilize.
  21. accumulated (adjective) – gathered, collected, amassed.
  22. neutrality (noun) – non-alignment, non-involvement, non-interventionism.
  23. redeem (verb) – save, justify, vindicate.
  24. evolve (verb) – develop, unfold, happen/take place.
  25. crop up (phrasal verb) – happen, occur, arise.
  26. dissemination (noun) – spreading, circulation, distribution.
  27. premise (noun) – proposition, assumption, thesis, belief/thought.
  28. brazenly (adverb) – shamelessly, boldly, unashamedly; blatantly/fragrantly.
  29. directive (noun) – instruction, direction, regulation.
  30. blatant (adjective) – evident, flagrant/glaring, obvious.
  31. partisanship (noun) – bias, prejudice, discrimination.
  32. smack of (phrasal verb) – have the flavour of, give the impression of (something negative).
  33. come up with (phrasal verb) – submit/suggest, propose, put forward.
  34. adhere to (verb) – abide by, stick to, comply with.
  35. letter and spirit (phrase) – adhering to /obeying both literal interpretation/wording and the spirit/intent/purpose of the law.
  36. plead (verb) – beg, request, appeal to.
  37. in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
  38. conscious (noun) – aware of, awake/alert to, mindful of.

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