The Hindu Editorial (The Sri Lanka crisis deepens) – Nov 12, 2018

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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (The Sri Lanka crisis deepens) – Nov 12, 2018:

1. dissolution (noun) – cessation, termination, suspension.
2. negate (verb) – nullify, make ineffective; deny/reject.
3. letter and spirit (phrase) – adhering to/obeying both literal interpretation/wording and the spirit/intent/purpose of the law.
4. desperation (noun) – recklessness, riskiness, audacity.
5. loss of face (phrase) – humiliation, embarrassment, disgrace/public shame.
6. roil (verb) – make annoyed, make irritated;  make disturbed/upset.
7. facilitate (verb) – enable, make easier, expedite/speed up.
8. swearing-in (noun) – a ceremony at which a person is admitted into office by taking oath.
9. buy time (phrase) – delay, linger, waste time.
10. garner (verb) – gather, collect, accumulate.
11. defection (noun) – desertion, absconding, decamping.
12. untenable (adjective) – unacceptable, unjustifiable, illogical.
13. way out (noun) – (possible) way/option.
14. stipulate (verb) – specify, lay down, state clearly.
15. in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
16. summon (verb) – convene, assemble; ask for/demand the presence of.
17. prorogue (verb) – to postpone/terminate a session of a Parliament without dissolving it.
18. enumerate (verb) – calculate, compute, count.
19. override (verb) – disallow, overrule, reverse.
20. hold out (phrasal verb) – continue, remain, carry on.
21. undermine (verb) – weaken, compromise, subvert.
22. in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a result of, as a consequence of.
23. at a crossroads (phrase) – at a situation when an important decision ought to be made.
24. consolidation (noun) – strengthening, reinforcement, stabilization.
25. retreat (noun) – change one’s decision/mind; do a U-turn, reconsider.
26. authoritarianism (noun) – autocracy, fascism, totalitarianism/draconianism. 
27. at hand (phrase) – imminent, approaching/forthcoming, about to happen.

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