Towards transparency – The Hindu (Oct 10, 2017)

Towards transparency – The Hindu (Oct 10, 2017)

The Supreme Court collegium’s decision to disclose the reasons for its recommendations marks a historic and welcome departure from…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. spell out (phrasal verb) – explain, make clear, elucidate/clarify.
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. disclose (verb) –  reveal/, communicate, make public.
4. entrenched (adjective) – fixed, inflexible, instilled (habit, belief & attitude).
5. discreetness (noun) – carefulness, caution, wariness/prudence.
6. inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, unpreventable, certain.
7. pertain (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
8. window (noun) – opportunity, right moment, chance.
9. strike the balance (phrase) – find a reasonable line of action between two contrasting things.
10. opaqueness (noun) –  uncertainty, mysteriousness, obliqueness.
11. albeit (conjunction) – though, even though, however.
12. obliquely (adverb) – indirectly, not in a direct way, evasively.
13. transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, openness.
14. augur well (verb) – bode, portend, predict (a good outcome/result).
15. puisne (adjective) – denoting a judge of a (superior) court who is inferior in rank to the chief justice.
16. with regard to (phrase) – concerning, with respect to, in relation to/vis-a-vis.
17. conversant (adjective) – familiar with, acquainted with, knowledgeable about.
18. mammoth (adjective) – something which is huge, giant, colossal.
19. Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) – a guideline for selection of high court judges.
20. shortcomings (noun) – fault, flaw, imperfection/defect.

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