A peculiar order – The Hindu (Sep 16, 2017)

A peculiar order – The Hindu (Sep 16, 2017)

The rationale for the Madras High Court’s interim order that there be no floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly until September 20 is hard to fathom…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. peculiar (adjective) – strange, unusual/odd, unexpected.
2. rationale (noun) – reason/basis; principle; motivation.
3. fathom (verb) – understand, comprehend, perceive.
4. stall (verb) – stop, obstruct, impede/hinder.
5. ascertain (verb) – confirm, verify, discover/find out.
6. ostensible (adjective) –  apparent, seeming, alleged/purported.
7. apprehension (noun) – anxiety, concern; understanding/perception.
8. conflate (verb) – combine, condense, shorten.
9. Anti-defection law – The 10th Schedule to the Constitution, popularly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law,’ was inserted by the 52nd Amendment in 1985. The grounds of disqualification are specified in Paragraph 2 of the 10th Schedule. A member would incur a disqualification under paragraph 2 (1) (a) when he “voluntarily gives up his membership of a party” and under 2 (1) (b) when he/she votes (or abstains from voting) contrary to the directive issued by the party. (Courtesy: The Hindu).
10. dissident (adjective) – opposing disagreeing, objecting/protesting.
11. undertaking (noun) – pledge, agreement, promise.
12. moot (adjective) – disputed, problematic, unsettled/unresolved.
13. set aside (phrasal verb) – annul, overrule, nullify/cancel.
14. bar (verb) – prohibit, prevent/forbid, ban.
15. reticent (adjective) – reserved, withdrawn, introverted/restrained.
16. flagrant (adjective) – blatant, glaring, obvious.
17. disregard (noun) – indifference, non-observance/lack of notice, negligence.
18. glaringly (adverb) – obviously, blatantly, openly.
19. incumbent (adjective) – current, existing/present, in office.
20. apparent (adjective) – evident, obvious, clear.

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