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:
- go by (phrasal verb) – follow, obey, stick.
- uphold (verb) –preserve, protect; justify/vindicate.
- spirit (noun) – ethos, morale/ethics, essence/principles.
- provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
- narrow (adjective) – restricted, inflexible, dogmatic.
- tout (verb) – advertise/publicize, promote; endorse/urge.
- partisan (adjective) – biased, prejudiced, one-sided.
- further (verb) – promote, advance, forward.
- prospects (noun) – possibilities, potential, chances/opportunities.
- scrupulously (adverb) – religiously, consistently, constantly/regularly.
- letter and spirit (phrase) – adhering to /obeying both literal interpretation/wording and the spirit/intent/purpose of the law.
- come to (verb) – reach, attain, arrive at.
- obliquely (adverb) – indirectly, not in a direct way, evasively.
- maxim (noun) – saying, slogan, proverb.
- virtue (noun) – goodness/good quality, morality, merit/strength.-
- proclaim (verb) – declare, pronounce, announce (publicly).
- obvious (adjective) – clear, evident, apparent/manifest.
- propagate (verb) – spread, disseminate, communicate.
- predecessor (noun) – forerunner, precursor, antecedent.
- 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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