Back to paper – The Hindu (Oct 02, 2017)

Back to paper – The Hindu (Oct 02, 2017)

The Election Commission’s decision to deploy the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail system for all the constituencies in the Gujarat Assembly elections is questionable.  For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT)  – it is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballot-less voting system. it consists of physical paper records of voter ballots as voters have cast them on an electronic voting system.
2. regressive (adjective) – retrograde, unprogressive, negative.
3. deploy (verb) – use, utilize, employ.
4. undertake (verb) – begin/start, embark on; attempt/try.
5. blanket (adjective) – overall, general/complete, total & inclusive.
6. expedite (verb) – speed up, accelerate, quicken.
7. unwarranted (adjective) – indefensible, inexcusable, unapproved.
8. scaremonger (noun) – A person who spreads frightening/threatening  reports or rumours.
9. allay (verb) – reduce, decrease, relieve/ease.
10. confront (verb) – challenge/oppose, resist, defy.
11. run through (phrasal verb) – go through, look over, look through.
12. tamper-proof (adjective) – impenetrable/impervious, resistant/repellent.
13. hackathon (noun) – an event that brings computer programmers and other interested people together to improve upon or build a new software program.
14. manipulate (verb) – exploit, influence, manoeuvre.
15. turn up (phrasal verb) – arrive, be present, come/attend.
16. cry wolf (phrase) – someone calls for help when it is not needed, which results when the same person needed help people think that he/she is trying to fool them again and so no one will come to help.
17. naysayer (noun) – a person who always denies or opposes something.
18. vet (verb) – assess, evaluate, appraise/examine  thoroughly.
19. ahead of the curve (phrase) – be better than current thinking.
20. manipulation (noun) – plot, trick/tactic, intrigue/stratagem.
21. revert (to) (verb) – return, go back, come back.
22. spear phishing (noun) – a tricky email attack that targets a specific organization or individual, seeking unauthorized access to sensitive information.
23. decentralise (verb) –  move the power/control of a department/government from a single place to other locations.

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