Cleaning up cricket – The Hindu (July 20, 2016)

Cleaning up cricket – The Hindu (July 20, 2016)

The significance of some judicial interventions trump the fact that they are unusual or are marred by excessive activism. The Supreme Court’s project to revamp the cricket administration is one such. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Word List:

1. Intervention (noun) – involvement, intercession; mediation, arbitration; interference.
2. Trump (verb) – outshine, outclass, eclipse, surpass, outdo, outperform.
3. Mar (verb) – spoil, ruin, impair; upset, damage; harm, hurt, tarnish.
4. Activism (noun) – the policy that highlights vigorous action in backing / opposing a social/political change.
5. Revamp (verb) – renovate, reconstruct, rebuild; modernize, update, renew; reorganize.
6. Sweeping (adjective) – extensive, wide-ranging, comprehensive; decisive, thorough, complete, total.
7. Tenure (noun) – incumbency, term of office, term, period of/in office.
8. Fiefdom (noun) – territory/sphere over which a particular person/group has rights and controls its overall operations.
9. Ills (noun) – problems, troubles, difficulties, concerns.
10. Patronage (noun) – backing, help, aid, assistance, support; power of appointment, right of appointment, favouritism.
11. Stem from – originate from, arise from, come from.
12. Bar (noun) – obstacle, impediment, hindrance, obstruction.
13. Cooling-off period (noun) – a period of time which allows settlement of arguments for someone to act.
14. Bloated (adjective) – excessive in size; inflated, enlarged, expanded.
15. Unfettered (adjective) – unconfined, unrestricted, unconstrained, free.
16. Infusion (noun) – the introduction/addition of something (money) to support/help.
17. Assortment (noun) – mixture, variety, array, conglomeration.
18. Shadowy (adjective) – indistinct, hazy, indefinite, lacking definition, unclear.
19. Capitalize on (noun) – take advantage of, profit from, benefit from.
20. Scandal (noun) – outrageous wrongdoing / behaviour, immoral behaviour; shocking incident/series of events.
21. To the fore (phrase) – in or into a (conspicuous) place of importance.
22. Unsavoury (adjective) – disreputable, unpleasant, disagreeable.
23. Gain ground (phrase) – make headway, make progress, progress, advance.
24. Cosy (adjective) – snug, comfortable, warm, restful, pleasant.
25. Put an end to (phrase) – block, thwart, prevent, stop.
26. Grave (adjective) – serious, important,  significant; terrible, awful, dreadful.
27. Conflict of interest (noun) – conflict between the personal interest and the official duties.
28. Plague (verb) – afflict, bedevil, torment, trouble, beset.
29. Hard line (noun) – uncompromising commitment to a firm policy.
30. Indisputable (adjective) – undeniable, unquestionable; unmistakable, certain.
31. Cap(noun) – limit, ceiling, upper limit.
32. Cavils (noun) – unnecessary objection.
33. Thrust (noun) -gist, substance, meaning, intention, significance.
34. Proponent (noun) – supporter, upholder, promoter, adherent, endorser.

Note:

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