The Hindu Editorial (Lula’s chances) – Aug 07, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (Lula’s chances) – Aug 07, 2018

Even by the standards of Latin America’s emotive politics, the nomination of Brazil’s convicted former President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Lula’s chances) – Aug 07, 2018.

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emotive (adjective) – inflammatory, controversial/sensitive, emotional.
money-laundering (noun) – a secret act of moving illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.
candidacy (noun) – candidate-ship.
overrule (verb) – reject, cancel, reverse/overturn.
deter (verb) – prevent, stop, block.
swiftly (adverb) – quickly, rapidly, fast.
conviction (noun) – pronouncement of guilt, sentence, judgement.
call for (mass noun) – demand, need, necessitate.
a shot in the arm (phrase) – boost, fillip, stimulus.
tap into (verb) – draw on, make use of, utilize.
persecution (noun) – punishment, harassment, victimization.
desperately (adverb) – seriously/urgently, pressingly, intensely.
cling on to (verb) – hold on to, attach oneself to, hang on to.
narrative (noun) – statement, report, description.
impeachment (noun) – the act of charging/accusing (a public official) with a crime done while in office (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
orchestrate (verb) – organize, arrange, choreograph/engineer.
successor (noun) – heir, descendant; replacement/next in line.
incumbent (noun) – a person who is the existing holder of power.
implicate (verb) – involve, connect, embroil.
misappropriation (noun) – embezzlement, expropriation, theft.
count on (phrasal verb) – rely on, depend on, trust/ believe in.

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