The Hindu Editorial (Midnight coup) – Nov 25, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Midnight coup) – Nov 25, 2019:

coup (noun) – a sudden and violent regime change, seizure of power, (illegal) takeover of power.
surreptitious (adjective) – secret, indirect, hidden.
swear in (phrasal verb) – admit into office, inaugurate, introduce (into office).
admission (noun) – acknowledgement, acceptance, declaration.
beyond the pale (phrase) – outside the limits of acceptable performance; improper, irregular.
disrespectful (adjective) – uncivil, ill-mannered, abusive.
skullduggery (noun) – trickery, double-dealing, underhandedness.
the dead of night (phrase) – the middle of the night which is very dark.
outright (adjective) – complete, utter, absolute.
mockery (noun) – ridicule, contempt, derision.
pursuit (noun) – aspiration, quest, search.
amoral (adjective) – unprincipled, without standards/morals.
ingredient (noun) – element, part, component.
surreal (adjective) – bizarre, absurd, strange.
nothing short of (phrase) – nothing less than.
sheer (adjective) – utter, complete/thorough, consummate/out and out.
depravity (noun) – shamelessness, wickedness, immorality.
set the bar (phrase) – fix/make the standards to be met & to qualify.
low (noun) – all-time low, poor/bad thing/action.
conscience (noun) – inner voice, moral sense; morals, values.
a sinking feeling (phrase) – a feeling/realization that something unpleasant/bad has happened (or) to be happened.
in one stroke (phrase) – immediately, at once, straight away.
collaborator (noun) – conspirator, colluder/traitor, double agent.
clandestine (adjective) – secret/hidden, covert, furtive/stealthy.
nocturnal (adjective) – night-time, at night.
indefensible (adjective) – unjustified, baseless, illogical/irrational.
unimpeachable (adjective) – trustworthy, reliable, dependable.
defector (noun) – betrayer, turncoat, traitor.
betrayal (noun) – disloyalty, breach of faith/trust, double-dealing.
unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
in due course (phrase) – at the appropriate time, in time, eventually.
adjudicate (verb) – judge, give a verdict on; decide, settle/resolve.
legitimacy (noun) – reasonableness, justification, validity.
at once (phrase) – at the same time, simultaneously.
precedent (noun) – model, exemplar, example, pattern; previous example/instance, prior instance.
dubious (adjective) – suspicious, questionable, unreliable.
horse trading (noun) – it is normally used to indicate a hard & shrewd (clever) negotiation/bargaining between two bargaining (political) parties to show an understanding of the problem.
administer (verb) – preside over, organize, conduct.
alacrity (noun) – eagerness, willingness, readiness.
seeming (adjective) – supposed, presumed, avowed, so-called.
infraction (noun) – breach, violation, transgression.
constitutionalism (noun) – limited/restrained/controlled government.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, demand, necessitate, make necessary.
intervening (adjective) – in the time between.
stonewall (verb) – obstruct, restrain, block.