Outrageous Defiance – The Hindu (April 17, 2017)

Outrageous Defiance – The Hindu (April 17, 2017)

He has brought the judiciary into disrepute, flouted all norms of judicial conduct and thrown an open challenge to the Supreme Court. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1:

1. outrageous (adjective) – shocking, disgraceful, appalling.
2. defiance (noun) – non-compliance, disobedience; resistance.
3. mockery (noun) – ridicule, joking, teasing.
4. disrepute (noun) – disgrace, shame, dishonour.
5. flout (verb) – defy/disdain, refuse to obey, disregard (a rule).
6. intolerable (adjective) – unbearable, unsupportable, unacceptable.
7. affront (noun) – insult, offence, indignity/snub.
8. foster (verb) – encourage, promote, support.
9. harmonious (adjective) – friendly, peaceable/agreeable, cooperative.
10. suo motu (phrase) – Latin term means “on its own motion”. it is used where a government agency acts on its own knowledge.
11. erroneous (adjective) – wrong, incorrect, mistaken.
12. denigrate (verb) – criticise, attack, insult.
13. sweeping (adjective) – blanket, general, imprecise.
14. recalcitrant (adjective) – uncooperative, non-compliant, confrontational.
15. discrimination (noun) – prejudice, bigotry, intolerance/inequity.
16. invoke (verb) – evoke, induce, cause.
17. peer (noun) – fellow, co-worker ; same age group people with equal social status and ability.
18. pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
19. barge (verb) – move forcefully; interrupt, intervene.
20. hurl (verb) – throw, pitch, direct/toss.
21. volley (noun) – series, string, chain.
22. invective (noun) – abusive/offensive/bad/swear/foul language.
23. haul (verb) – drag, pull, propel.
24. restrain (verb) – prevent, stop, bar/ban.
25. impeachment (noun) – the act of charging (a public official) with a crime done while in office (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
26. grievance (noun) – complaint, criticism, objection/protest.
27. vividly (adverb) – graphically, clearly, explicitly.
28. inadequacy (noun) – incompetence, ineffectiveness; shortcoming/weakness.
29. Collegium system (noun) – The collegium system is the one in which the Chief Justice of India and a forum of four senior most judges of the Supreme Court recommend appointments & transfers of judges. There is no mention of the collegium in the Constitution of India.
30. infusion (noun) – the introduction/ instilling/imbuing of a new thing.

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