Divided we fall – The Hindu Apr 14, 2018 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks vested interests are behind the “baseless” allegation that the terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission are… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. terms of reference (phrase) – scope, limits, range/purview.
2. vested interest (noun) – a personal interest in something to get benefit.
3. bias (against) (phrase)- prejudice against someone; influence, sway.
4. clamour (noun) – protest, complaints, outcry/commotion.
5. moot (verb) – put forward, propose, suggest (an idea).
6. incentive (noun) – (financial) stimulus.
7. wade in (phrasal verb) –make a strong intervention.
8. narrative (noun) – statement, report, description.
9. come in (phrasal verb) – have a useful function.
10. constructive (adjective) – positive, productive, effective.
11. discernible (adjective) – distinguishable, visible, detectable.
12. demography (noun) – the statistical study/structure of populations, especially human beings.
13. procreation (noun) – reproduction.
14. deprive (verb) – deny/prevent a person from having something.
15. shun (verb) – avoid, ignore, reject.
16. populism (noun) – related to policies that supposedly represent the opinions of ordinary people (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
17. envision (verb) – imagine, visualize, envisage.
18. amount to (verb) – constitute, comprise, be equivalent to.
19. populist (adjective) – related to politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
20. pander (verb) – indulge, gratify, satisfy/cater to (immoral or distasteful desire).
21. subjective (adjective) – personal, irrational, individual.
22. populous (adjective) – densely populated.

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