Another fodder jolt – The Hindu (Dec 25, 2017)

Another fodder jolt – The Hindu (Dec 25, 2017)

Twenty years on, the Bihar fodder scam is still hounding Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad. In 1997, he had to resign as Chief Minister after being charged with involvement in a conspiracy to…… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. fodder (noun) – food, especially dried hay or straw, for cattle and other livestock.
2. jolt (noun) – shock, surprise, bombshell (an unpleasant one).
3. conviction (noun) – declaration/pronouncement of guilt, sentence, judgement.
4. write off (phrasal verb) – disregard, dismiss, ignore (someone/something as insignificant).
5. hound (verb) – harass, pressurize, pursue (continuously & harshly).
6. fraudulently (adverb) – in an illegal/criminal way.
7. non-existent (adjective) – imaginary, unreal, hypothetical.
8. livestock (noun) – farm animals (cattle, goats & etc).
9. come as no surprise (phrase) – to be anticipated (expected).
10. jeopardy (noun) – danger, peril, loss/failure.
11. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
12. embezzlement (noun) – misappropriation, theft, stealing.
13. overarching (adjective) – comprehensive, all-inclusive, complete.
14. exonerate (verb) – release, discharge, relieve/free.
15. fortunes (noun) – circumstances, condition, position/status.
16. fluctuate (verb) – vary, differ, shift/change.
17. credit (noun) – praise, acknowledgement, regard.
18. short-lived (adjective) – brief, short, temporary.
19. rupture (noun) – rift, estrangement, split/division.
20. quid pro quo (noun) – Latin word literally meaning “something for something”; exchange, trade, payment (a favour in return for something).
21. bulwark (noun) – protector, guard, supporter.
22. ghost of (noun) – trace, hint, faint appearance.
23. murky (adjective) – dark/gloomy, questionable/suspicious, mysterious.
24. bleaker comparative adjective of bleak (adjective) – unpromising, unfavourable, disadvantageous.
25. oblivion (noun) – insignificance, unimportance, lack of fame/non-recognition.

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