The Hindu Editorial (Another quota question) – Dec 05, 2019

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1. creamy layer (noun) – income ceiling for OBC reservation under which children of persons having a gross annual income of Rs 8 lakh or above for a period of three consecutive years would fall under the creamy layer category and would not be entitled to the benefit of reservation available to Other Backward Classes.
2. norm (noun) – standard, criterion, measure.
3. authoritative pronouncement (noun) – a formal declaration of opinion sanctioned by established authority.
4. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
5. call upon (phrasal verb) – demand, require, ask formally.
6. reality check (noun) – something which helps us to see a situation with the real facts than ideas, concepts, hopes & etc.
7. uphold (verb) – justify, vindicate, validate.
8. consequential seniority (noun) – it refers to promotions made purely on reservation basis despite another person waiting for promotion being actually senior to him/her
9. exposition (noun) – explanation, description, illustration.
10. hedge (verb) – safeguard, protect, shield.
11. quantifiable data (noun) – all data that is quantifiable, verifiable, and amenable to statistical manipulation classifies as quantitative data.
12. backwardness (noun) – the condition/state of not developed.
13. inadequacy (noun) – insufficiency, deficiency, shortage.
14. adverse (adjective) – unfavourable, disadvantageous, bad.
15. non-compliance (noun) – disobedience, indiscipline, misconduct.
16. reaffirm (verb) – assert, state, assure again strongly.
17. ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis.
18. merit (verb) – justify, warrant, have a claim to.
19. lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, frame.
20. indubitably (adverb) – unquestionably, undoubtedly, unarguably.
21. curious (adjective) – unusual, untypical, unconventional, surprising.
22. presumption (noun) – assumption, supposition, belief/expectation, conclusion.
23. purview (noun) – range, scope, ambit.
24. justifiably (adverb) – with good reason.
25. disallow (verb) – stop, reject, prohibit.
26. object (noun) – purpose, objective, focus.
27. affirmative action (noun) – it means positive steps taken to increase the representation of (women and) minorities in areas of employment, education, and culture from which they have been historically excluded.
28. jurisprudence (noun) – body of laws/rules; legal system.

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