The Hindu Editorial (Teachers and quotas) – Jul 03, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Teachers and quotas) – Jul 03, 2019

Legislation to overcome the effects of court verdicts is not always a good idea. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Teachers and quotas) – Jul 03, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Teachers and quotas) – Jul 03, 2019:

  1. cadre (noun) – key group, small group, team.
  2. the disadvantaged (noun) – underprivileged, depressed (people).
  3. exception (noun) – deviation, special case, departure, anomaly.
  4. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
  5. preserve (verb) – uphold, maintain/continue, protect.
  6. promulgate (verb) – put into effect, enact, implement.
  7. roster (noun) – a list, register, schedule (of the people of a team/organisation).
  8. seek (verb) – try, attempt, aspire.
  9. get around (phrasal verb) – overcome, surmount,  triumph over, resolve/sort out.
  10. strike down (phrasal verb) – abolish, annul, nullify (a law or regulation).
  11. in short (phrase) – briefly, in essence, in sum.
  12. pool (noun) – a group of people.
  13. perspective (noun) – view/outlook, aspect, approach.
  14. manifestly (adverb) – clearly, obviously, apparently.
  15. beneficiary (noun) – inheritor, receiver, assignee.
  16. counterpoint (noun) – contradiction, opposition, disagreement.
  17. accommodate (verb) – help/assist, serve; adjust/attune.
  18. decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
  19. norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
  20. deepen (verb) – increase, intensify, escalate.
  21. deprivation (noun) – hardship, distress, poverty/destitution.
  22. enactment (noun) – bill, law, regulation.

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 1. Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/.bigotry, narrow-mindedness
2. Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press. Tentative definitions/meanings are provided for study purpose only and they may vary in different context. 
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