The Hindu Editorial (Space for campaign) – Apr 02, 2019

In ruling that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not violate the Model Code of Conduct by announcing through a nationally televised address the demonstration of India’s capability to bring down an operational satellite,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Space for campaign) – Apr 02, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Space for campaign) – Apr 02, 2019:

1. go by (phrasal verb) – follow, obey, stick.
2. uphold (verb) –preserve, protect; justify/vindicate.
3. spirit (noun) –  ethos, morale/ethics, essence/principles.
4. provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
5. narrow (adjective) – restricted, inflexible, dogmatic.
6. tout (verb) – advertise/publicize, promote; endorse/urge.
7. partisan (adjective) – biased, prejudiced, one-sided.
8. further (verb) – promote, advance, forward.
9. prospects (noun) – possibilities, potential, chances/opportunities.
10. scrupulously (adverb) – religiously, consistently, constantly/regularly.
11. letter and spirit (phrase) – adhering to /obeying both literal interpretation/wording and the spirit/intent/purpose of the law.
12. come to (verb) – reach, attain, arrive at.
13. obliquely (adverb) – indirectly, not in a direct way, evasively.
14. maxim (noun) – saying, slogan, proverb.
15. virtue (noun) – goodness/good quality, morality, merit/strength.-
16. proclaim (verb) – declare, pronounce, announce (publicly).
17. obvious (adjective) – clear, evident, apparent/manifest.
18. propagate (verb) – spread, disseminate, communicate.
19. predecessor (noun) – forerunner, precursor, antecedent.
20. political will (noun) – political intention/desire (to complete a scheme/project even if it is not admired/welcomed in the beginning).

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