The Hindu Editorial (Standard deviations) – Feb 04, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Standard deviations) – Feb 04, 2019:

deviation (noun) – divergence/departure, abnormality, irregularity.
undermine (verb) – weaken, compromise, subvert.
officialdom (noun) – civil service officials as a group, administrative officials, bureaucracy.
unveil (verb) – present, announce, disclose/make public.
bypass (verb) – circumvent, avoid, dodge.
convention (noun) – protocol, custom/practice, agreement.
flatter (verb) – compliment, praise, commend/admire.
disseminate (verb) – spread, circulate, propagate.
lay-down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, set down.
peer (noun) – equal, fellow, rival.
abound (verb) – increase/escalate rapidly, be plentiful/abundant, flourish/mushroom quickly.
credible (adjective) – convincing, acceptable; reasonable/valid.
quinquennial (adjective) – relating to something (survey) happening repeatedly at every five years.
ground reality (noun) – practical condition/situation.
inexplicably (adverb) – in a way something can not be accountable/explainable/understandable.
junk (verb) – throw away, discard, abandon/shed.
proxy (noun) – representative figure for something (original).
tout (verb) – advertise/publicize, promote; endorse/urge.
call out (phrasal verb) – draw attention to objectionable behaviour.
peg at (verb) – fix, set, (the price, rate, etc) at a specific level.
coy (adjective) – shy, modest, timid, retiring.
demonetisation (noun) – the act of deprive currency unit (note/coin) of its status as money.
gambit (noun) – strategy, plan, scheme (to gain an advantage).
informal sector (noun) – informal economy, grey economy is the part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of government.
linger (verb) – persist, stay, remain.
household (noun) – family, house.
after-effect (noun) – aftermath, consequence, repercussion.
dither from (verb) – hesitate, be in two minds, be undecided/unsure.
take (criticism) on the chin (noun) – accept criticism courageously.
commission (verb) – engage, employ, co-opt.
upend (verb) – turn something upside down; reverse, overturn, invert.