The Hindu Editorial (Keep up the pressure) – Feb 24, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Keep up the pressure) – Feb 24, 2020:

keep up (phrasal verb) – continue, maintain, persist, carry on/go on with.
hold someone to account (phrase) – to require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.
watchdog (noun) – inspector/supervisor, observer, ombudsman.
plenary (noun) – assembly, conference, meeting.
grey/watch list (noun) – a list of countries on observation due to their “strategic deficiencies” in countering terror-financing and money-laundering. The countries put on grey/watch list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be subjected to direct monitoring and intense scrutiny by the International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) on terror financing.
carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute.
loophole (noun) – an ambiguity in the law; flaw/fault, defect.
call on (phrasal verb) – appeal to, demand, ask, request.
prosecution (noun) – legal action/trail, legal proceeding, litigation.
sanction (verb) – punish, prohibit, put restriction on.
flout (verb) – disobey, break, violate.
designated (adjective) – classified, labelled, identified.
comply with (verb) – abide by, adhere to, conform to.
stricture (noun) – constraint, restriction, limitation, restraint.
blacklist (noun) – a list of countries which the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) judges to be non-cooperative in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
slip through (phrasal verb) – pass through, escape (without being noticed), to fail to be noticed.
pledge (verb) – promise/swear, give one’s word; give an assurance.
veto (verb) – reject, dismiss; prohibit/block.
set the stage for (phrase) – prepare the circumstances for beginning of something.
sustain (verb) – continue, carry on, keep up.
punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, retributive.
immunity (noun) – impunity, exemption/freedom from punishment, special treatment.
conviction (noun) – sentence, judgement, verdict.
command performance (noun) – something done at the request/order of someone.
submission (noun) – suggestion, proposition, recommendation; statement/assertion/claim.
scrutinise (verb) – examine carefully, inspect; investigate.
flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
extract (verb) – obtain by force, wrest, exact, squeeze out.