The Hindu Editorial (Not their business) – Sep 28, 2019

Editorial Words

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Not their business) – Sep 28, 2019:

pronouncement (noun) – (formal) announcement, declaration, statement.
call on (phrasal verb) – appeal to, ask, request.
rescind (verb) – revoke, repeal, cancel/reverse.
revoke (verb) – cancel, repeal, abrogate.
stipulation (noun) – condition, requirement, provision.
dubious (adjective) – suspicious, questionable, unreliable.
relevance (noun) – significance, importance, appropriateness.
raison d’être (noun) – responsibility, duty, obligation.
benefactor (noun) – patron, sponsor/advocate, supporter/promoter.
reflect (verb) – reveal, disclose, exhibit.
confer (verb) – grant, bestow, present/give.
fatuous (adjective) – foolish, stupid, idiotic.
meddle (verb) – handle, interfere intrude/intervene unwantedly.
envoy (noun) – ambassador, diplomat, consul.
amount to (verb) – be regarded as, be equivalent/equal to, be tantamount to.
seek (verb) – try, attempt, aim.
geopolitical (adjective) – relating to (the study of) the effects of geography (human and physical) on politics and international relations.
admit (verb) – acknowledge, accept, confess.
fora plural form of forum (noun) – assembly, gathering, conference.
back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
abjure (verb) – renounce, relinquish, reject/forgo.
colour (noun) – difference, dissimilarity, contrast.
ardent (adjective) – passionate, enthusiastic, dedicated.
backer (noun) – supporter, upholder, defender.
put together (phrasal verb) – assemble, organize, arrange.