The Hindu Editorial (Unlawful dissolution) – Nov 23, 2018

In dissolving the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly without giving any claimant an opportunity to form the government, Governor Satya Pal Malik has violated constitutional law and convention. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Unlawful dissolution) – Nov 23, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Unlawful dissolution) – Nov 23, 2018:

1. dissolution (noun) – cessation/end, termination, suspension.
2. controvert (verb) – contradict, challenge/oppose, repudiate.
3. lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, set down.
4. claimant (noun) – applicant, candidate, petitioner/appellant.
5. convention (noun) – protocol, custom/practice, agreement.
6. horse trading (noun) – it is normally used to indicate a hard & shrewd (clever) negotiation/bargaining between two bargaining (political) parties to show an understanding of the problem.
7. extraneous (adjective) – irrelevant, immaterial, inappropriate/pointless.
8. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
9. deprecate (verb) – criticize, censure, condemn.
10. mala fide (noun) – Latin phrase meaning “with or in bad faith”; dishonest, llegal.
11. dispensation (noun) – system, arrangement, organization (that has authority at that time).
12. stake a claim (phrase) – assert, declare, announce/state (ones right).
13. suspended animation (noun) – temporary cessation.
14. requisite (adjective) – necessary, required, essential.
15. adversary (noun) – rival, enemy, nemesis/opponent.
16. opportunistic (adjective) – opportunistic/selfish, egocentric, inward-looking.
17. as far as (phrase) – to the degree/extent that.
18. shut out (verb) – exclude; prevent from (scoring or gaining/attaining something).
19. unsubstantiated (adjective) – unconfirmed, unsupported, not validated.
20. solely (adverb) – only, simply, merely.
21. disregard (noun) – indifference, non-observance, negligence.
22. primacy (noun) – greater importance, priority, preference.
23. accord (verb) – give, grant; confer on/ vest in.
24. root in (verb) – have as an origin, have something as a cause.
25. scuttle (verb) – (intentionally) cause something to fail.

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