The Hindu Editorial (Quota questions) – Jan 09, 2019

Rattled by the erosion in upper caste votes in the recent Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Quota questions) – Jan 09, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Quota questions) – Jan 09, 2019:

1. grounds (noun) – reason/factor, cause, basis.
2. rattle (verb) – disturb, discomfit, disconcert/unnerve.
3. erosion (noun) – destruction, deterioration, decline.
4. unapologetic (adjective) – not willing to apologize, unwilling to regret, unlikely to change; entrenched, deep-rooted, established.
5. manoeuvre (noun) – operation, activity, movement.
6. drum up (phrasal verb) – gather, collect, obtain.
7. scrutiny (noun) – observation, inspection, examination.
8. lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, enact (a rule).
9. breach (verb) – break, contravene, violate.
10. extraordinary (adjective) – unusual, uncommon, strange/odd.
11. purview (noun) – range, scope, ambit.
12. strike down (phrasal verb) – abolish, annul, nullify  (a law or regulation).
13. provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
14. earmark (verb) – designate, reserve, set aside.
15. criterion (noun) – basis, standard, norm. (criteria is the plural form of criterion).
16. warrant (verb) – justify, vindicate, validate/call for.
17. ceiling (noun) – cap, limit, upper limit.
18. creamy layer (noun) – income ceiling for OBC reservation under which children of persons having a gross annual income of Rs 8 lakh or above for a period of three consecutive years would fall under the creamy layer category and would not be entitled to the benefit of reservation available to Other Backward Classes.
19. parity (noun) – equality, parallelism, unity.
20. string (noun) – series, succession, chain/sequence (of similar events).
21. undo (verb) – revoke, cancel, negate.

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