Donations and disclosures – The Hindu (Jan 26, 2017)
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Word List-1:
- case (noun) – investigation, inspection, examination.
- transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, openness.
- anonymous (adjective) – unknown, nameless, uncredited.
- startling (adjective) – surprising, shocking, astonishing.
- provision (noun) – clause, condition, stipulation.
- pass off (phrasal verb) – be completed, be accomplished, be concluded/happen.
- sizeable (adjective) – fairly large, substantial, significant.
- far-reaching (adjective) – wide ranging/extensive; important, significant.
- bearing on (noun) – relevance, connection/relation, significance/importance.
- exchequer (noun) – funds, resources/finances, treasury.
- ambit (noun) – scope, range, bound/limit.
- scrutiny (noun) – observation, examination, inspection.
- state funding (noun) – funding provided by the government to political parties or candidates for contesting elections.
- dependency ( noun) – dependence, reliance.
- implication (noun) – result, effect/impact, consequence.
- regulatory (adjective) – supervisory, controlling, executive.
- authentic (adjective) – genuine, original, true.
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