Cloak of invisibility – The Hindu (March 25, 2017)

Cloak of invisibility – The Hindu (March 25, 2017)

Well before financial year 2017-18 begins, the Lok Sabha has signed off on the Budget with the passage of the Finance Bill of 2017. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1:

1. cloak (noun) – cover, screen, mask. invisibility cloak /cloak of invisibility (noun) – it is a magical garment which renders whoever or whatever it covers unseeable.
2. sign off (phrasal verb) – conclude an activity/a message.
3. turn back the clock (phrase) – return to the previous way of doing things.
4. disclosure (noun) – revelation, declaration, announcement.
5. disclose (verb) – reveal, make known, divulge/communicate.
6. ceiling (noun) – upper limit, maximum, highest permissible level.
7. coffers (noun) – funds, resources/finances; treasury/exchequer.
8. arbitrary (adjective) –  random, erratic, casual; of unspecified value.
9. do away with (phrasal verb) – abolish, get rid of, discard/remove.
10. susceptible (adjective) – vulnerable to, liable to, prone to.
11. crony capitalism (noun) – it is a term describing an economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
12. exert (verb) – apply, employ, exercise.
13. pretence (noun) – (false) appearance, impression/image; display.
14. obligation (noun) – duty, compulsion; condition.
15. stoically (adverb) – without complaining hardship/pain.
16. abandonment (noun) – renunciation, discontinuation, termination.
17. requisite (noun) – necessity, essential requirement, prerequisite.
18. in tandem (phrase) – along side each other.
19. anonymity (noun) – impersonality; lack of individual features.
20. objective (noun) – aim, intention, purpose.
21. dissipate (verb) – disappear, vanish, dissolve.
22. holdings (noun) – possessions, belongings, valuables.
23. synonymous with (noun) – closely associated with.
24. anonymous (noun) – unidentified, unknown; unsigned.
25. persistence (noun) – stability, dependability, constancy.
26. hollow (adjective) – meaningless, pointless, useless.

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