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The Hindu Editorial (Reality check) – Aug 20, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (Reality check) – Aug 20, 2018

Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat’s view that it is not possible to hold simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Reality check) – Aug 20, 2018.

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logistical (adjective) – relating to organization and planning.
humongous (adjective) – huge, enormous, substantial/massive.
embark on (verb) – begin, start, undertake.
ambitious (adjective) – difficult, exacting, formidable/challenging.
venture (noun) project, scheme, enterprise/endeavour.
curtailment (noun) – reduction, decrease, restriction.
Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) (noun) – it is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballot-less voting system. it consists of physical paper records of voter ballots as voters have cast them on an electronic voting system.
rule out (phrasal verb) – exclude, eliminate, reject.
brace (verb) – prepare, get ready, fortify/buttress (for difficulty).
procurement (noun) – the action of buying or purchasing something.
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
give pause (phrase) – make serious, cause to think carefully, cause to hesitate.
clamour (noun) – protest, complaint, outcry/commotion.
consensus (noun) – agreement, harmony, concurrence.
fillip (noun) – stimulus, boost, encouragement.
crux (noun) – essence, most important point, central point.
perpetually (adverb) – constantly, permanently, endlessly.
contention (noun) – disagreement, dispute, argument.
scattered (adjective) – irregular, patchy, uneven.
undermine (verb) – weaken, damage, hinder/hurt.
representative democracy (noun) – a type of democracy in which citizenry vote for government representatives to handle legislation and ruling the country on their behalf. citizenry (noun) – all the people/citizens (of a place/country considered as a whole).
federalism (noun) – a system of government in which establishments such as states or provinces share power with a national government.
curb (verb) – restrict, restraint, control.

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