The Hindu Editorial (Collegium controversy) – Jan 18, 2019
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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Collegium controversy) – Jan 18, 2019:
- collegium (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.
- scrutiny (noun) – observation, inspection, examination.
- potential (noun) – prospects, possibilities, potentiality.
- embarrassment (noun) – difficulty/problem, uneasiness, humiliation.
- take exception to (phrase) – object/oppose strongly, disagree with, protest against.
- elevation (noun) – promotion, upgrading, advancement.
- allegation (noun) – claim, charge, accusation.
- appointee (noun) – one who is appointed to a job/position, representative, delegate, office holder.
- graver (adjective) – (comparative form of grave) more serious/important/critical.
- arbitrarily (adverb) – with random choice or personal whim; unpredictably, unreasonably, illogically.
- revoke (verb) – cancel, repeal, reverse.
- composition (noun) – formation, structure, organization.
- rationale (noun) – reason/basis; principle.
- surface (verb) – emerge, arise, appear.
- underscore (verb) – emphasize, highlight, underline.
- ground (noun) – reason/factor, cause, basis.
- disquiet (noun) – concern, distress, agitation.
- curious (adjective) – unusual, puzzling, mystifying/mysterious.
- supersede (verb) – replace, supplant, remove/overthrow.
- relative (adjective) – comparative, respective, comparable.
- substance (noun) – significant subject, important matter/content, valid message.
- criterion (noun) – basis, standard, norm.
- bound to (adjective) – certain/sure, very likely, guaranteed.
- misgiving (noun) – doubt, suspicion, apprehension.
- credibility (noun) – acceptability, reliability, believability.
- call into question (phrase) – doubt, distrust, challenge.
- go away (phrasal verb) – to end, to stop existing/happening.
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