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A crisis that’s been long in the making – The Hindu Apr 10, 2018

Over the weekend, Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva turned himself in to the police after having been charged with corruption under the wide-ranging Lava Jato (Car Wash) investigation. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Today’s Advanced Word List-2 To Learn English And To Improve Vocabulary:

1. saga (noun) –  story, lengthy explanation, a series of incidents.
2. undermine (verb) – weaken, diminish, reduce.
3. turn in (phrasal verb) – hand over, admit a crime intentionally.  
4. impending (adjective) – imminent, nearing, about to happen.
5. standard-bearer (noun) – a leader (in a movement).
6. persecute (verb) – victimize, punish, mistreat.
7. imprison (verb) – confine, detain, hold captive.
8. reinvigorate (verb) – re-energize, fortify, strengthen.
9. overthrow (verb) – remove from office, bring down, oust.
10. uproot (verb) – eradicate, remove, eliminate.
11. oligarchy (noun) – a small group which controls the country & government.
12. shenanigans (plural noun) – double-dealing, dishonesty, cheating.
13. coup (noun) – seizure of power, takeover, revolt.
14. successor (noun) –  heir, descendant; replacement/next in line.
15. timidity (noun) – lack of courage, lack of confidence, uncertainty.
16. immune (adjective) – unchanged, unaltered, uninfluenced.
17. non-existent (adjective) – imaginary, unreal, hypothetical.
18. wiretap (noun) – an act of secretly listening to others’ phone conversations using a listening device.
19. partisanship (noun) – bias/prejudice, one-sidedness, discrimination.
20. habeas corpus (noun) – Latin phrase meaning literally “that you have the body”. The court order to bring the person (in custody/detention) to the court to decide on the imprisonment is legal or illegal.
21. disarray (noun) – disorder, confusion, chaos.
22. desiccated (adjective) – uninspired, spiritless, lifeless/dull.
23. manoeuvres (noun) – cunning activity, tactic, scheme.
24. run (verb) – stand as a candidate for.

Today’s Advanced Word List-2 To Learn English And To Improve Vocabulary: