The Hindu Editorial (Collegium controversy) – Jan 18, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Collegium controversy) – Jan 18, 2019:

collegium (noun) – The collegium system is the one in which the Chief Justice of India and a forum of four senior most judges of the Supreme Court recommend appointments & transfers of judges. There is no mention of the collegium in the Constitution of India.
scrutiny (noun) – observation, inspection, examination.
potential (noun) – prospects, possibilities, potentiality.
embarrassment (noun) – difficulty/problem, uneasiness, humiliation.
take exception to (phrase) – object/oppose strongly, disagree with, protest against.
elevation (noun) – promotion, upgrading, advancement.
allegation (noun) – claim, charge, accusation.
appointee (noun) – one who is appointed to a job/position, representative, delegate, office holder.
graver (adjective) – (comparative form of grave) more serious/important/critical.
arbitrarily (adverb) – with random choice or personal whim; unpredictably, unreasonably, illogically.
revoke (verb) – cancel, repeal, reverse.
composition (noun) – formation, structure, organization.
rationale (noun) – reason/basis; principle.
surface (verb) – emerge, arise, appear.
underscore (verb) – emphasize, highlight, underline.
ground (noun) – reason/factor, cause, basis.
disquiet (noun) – concern, distress, agitation.
curious (adjective) – unusual, puzzling, mystifying/mysterious.
supersede (verb) – replace, supplant, remove/overthrow.
relative (adjective) – comparative, respective, comparable.
substance (noun) – significant subject, important matter/content, valid message.
criterion (noun) – basis, standard, norm.
bound to (adjective) – certain/sure, very likely, guaranteed.
misgiving (noun) – doubt, suspicion, apprehension.
credibility (noun) – acceptability, reliability, believability.
call into question (phrase) – doubt, distrust, challenge.
go away (phrasal verb) – to end, to stop existing/happening.