The Hindu Editorial (Unfulfilled promise) – Dec 17, 2019

India’s Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 starts encouragingly, seeking to protect “the privacy of individuals relating to their personal data”. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Unfulfilled promise) – Dec 17, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Unfulfilled promise) – Dec 17, 2019:

fall short of (phrase) – be deficient/inadequate/insufficient; fail to meet/reach.
abide by (verb) – conform to, adhere to, stick to.
consent (noun) – permission, authorization, approval.
dilute (verb) – diminish, reduce, decrease, weaken.
provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement.
table (verb) – submit, put forward, propose.
joint (parliamentary) committee (noun) – ad hoc (temporary) Committees appointed for a specific purpose (to examine irregularities and aberrations, if any, and the consequences therefore in the implementation of Government decisions and policy prescriptions) and they (JPCs) cease to exist when they finish the task assigned to them and submit a report. (Courtesy: loksabha website).
beyond redemption (phrase) – too bad to be improved.
cast (verb) – cause uncertainty to be connected with something.
admission (noun) – acknowledgement, acceptance, declaration.
phishing (adjective/noun) – relating to the fraudulent use of electronic communications to deceive and take advantage of users.
come out (phrasal verb) – become known, emerge, transpire.
in the clear (phrase) – beyond criticism, above suspicion, free from guilt/blame.
convincingly (adverb) – strongly, conclusively, forcefully.
red flag (noun) – warning, caution, alarm bells.
orwellian (adjective) – it refers to totalitarian control of the individual by the use of propaganda, surveillance and violence.
big brother (noun) – dictator, autocrat, absolute ruler/monocrat.
state actor (noun) – a person who is acting on behalf of a governmental body.
non-state actor (noun) – an individual or organization that has significant political influence.
call for (phrasal verb) – demand, necessitate need/reason for.
watertight (adjective) – unassailable, indisputable, unquestionable.
narrow (adjective) – limited, restricted, strict.
oversight (noun) – management, administration, supervision.
intelligence (noun) – (military &political) information, data, details.
means (noun) – method, way, procedure.
non-consensual (adjective) – without a mutual consent.
disregard (verb) – ignore, overlook, take no notice of.
sweeping (adjective) – decisive, thorough, complete/total.
render (verb) – depict, portray, represent.
culminate (verb) – come to a climax; come to an end with, terminate with.
intrinsic (adjective) – essential, built-in, deep-rooted, inherent.