Unacceptable fetters – The Hindu (Oct 23, 2017)

Unacceptable fetters – The Hindu (Oct 23, 2017)

The Rajasthan ordinance making it a punishable offence to disclose the names of public servants facing allegations of corruption before the…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. fetter (noun) – shackles, handcuffs/chains; restrain/constrain.
2. whistle-blower (noun) – one who reveals others’ illegal activities in public or to the government/authority.
3. disclose (verb) –  reveal, communicate, make public.
4. grave (adjective) – serious/severe, terrible, awful.
5. consolidate (verb) – strengthen, secure, reinforce/fortify.
6. frivolous (adjective) – silly, foolish, irresponsible/thoughtless.
7. in the course of (phrase) – during; as a part of specified activity.
8. patently (adverb) – obviously, clearly, apparently.
9. venality (adjective) – dishonest, fraudulent, untrustworthy
10. cognisance (noun) – awareness, notice, knowledge.
11. paralyse (verb) – immobilize, bring to a halt, stop.
12. impending (adjective) – imminent, close/near, upcoming.
13. in force (phrase) – effective, in operation, in action.
14. strike down (phrasal verb) – abolish, annul, nullify  (a law or regulation).
15. statutory (adjective) – mandatory, necessary, essential.
16. touchstone (noun) – measure, point of reference, guideline; criterion/standard.
17. surface (verb) – emerge, arise, appear/crop up.
18. thwart (verb) – block, prevent, stop.
19. forewarn (verb) – warn/give advance warning, advise, apprise.
20. flux (noun) – changeability, variability, instability.
21. bona fide (adjective) – authentic, genuine, real/actual.
22. time-bound (adjective) – related to a certain moment or era in time.
23. behove (verb) – befit, be suitable for, be proper for.
24. ostensibly (adverb) – seemingly, evidently; apparently.
25. bring down (noun) – let/come down, impose, overturn.
26. edifice (noun) – a complex system/structure.

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