The Hindu Editorial (Strength in numbers) – Dec 12, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Strength in numbers) – Dec 12, 2019:

1. flawed (adjective) – defective, faulty, distorted, inaccurate.
2. 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.
3. hold back (phrasal verb) – prevent, block, thwart/retrain.
4. alarming (adjective) – worrying, disturbing, shocking/distressing.
5. depleting (adjective) – reducing, decreasing, diminishing.
6. lie (verb) – be, remain, be kept.
7. Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) – a guideline for selection of high court judges.
8. put up (phrasal verb) – propose, put forward, present.
9. in turn (phrase) – in succession, successively, sequentially.
10. prescribe (verb) – stipulate, lay down, set down, establish.
11. seemingly (adverb) – apparently, on the face of it, evidently.
12. come to a standstill (phrase) – to slow down and stop/halt completely.
13. perhaps (adverb) – maybe, it could be, possibly.
14. equation (noun) – association, connection; the situation.
15. strain (verb) – damage, impair; overtax/overburden.
16. strike down (phrasal verb) – abolish, annul, nullify (a law or regulation).
17. unconstitutional (adjective) – undemocratic, autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian.
18. commonplace (noun) – overworked saying, platitude, cliché.
19. testy (adjective) – ill-tempered, short-tempered, volatile/irritable.
20. chastise (verb) – punish, discipline.
21. reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
22. standoff (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
23. inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, sure to happen, unpreventable.
24. grievous (adjective) – painful, severe, hurtful.
25. a firm hand (phrase) – strict discipline, strict control.
26. interests (noun) – benefit, advantage. 
27. seldom (adverb) – hardly, rarely, almost never.
28. shortfall (noun) – deficit, inadequacy/deficiency; shortcoming/defect.

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