Today’s Word List 2-Learn English-Improve Vocabulary.
The fall of Lula – The Hindu Apr 09 2018
The arrest of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after his conviction in a corruption case is a blow to his Workers’ Party, which hopes to return to power in the October general election. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
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Today’s Word List-2 To Learn English And To Improve Vocabulary:
- conviction (noun) – declaration/pronouncement of guilt, sentence, judgment.
- disarray (noun) – disorder, confusion/chaos, disorganization.
- blow (noun) – a sudden shock, a sudden disappointment.
- exhaust (verb) – use up, finish, deplete.
- have come to an end (phrase) – be finished, be completed.
- successor (noun) – heir, descendant; replacement/next in line.
- impeach (verb) – indict, charge, accuse (a public official) with a crime done while in office.
- allegation (noun) – charge/claim, accusation; complaint.
- cook (verb) – falsify, alter, manipulate/misrepresent.
- quid pro quo (noun) – Latin word literally meaning “something for something”; exchange, trade, payment (a favour in return for something).
- repudiate (verb) – revoke, repeal, overrule.
- impunity (noun) – immunity, indemnity, exemption from punishment.
- imprison (verb) – put in prison/jail, confine, detain.
- heightened (adjective) – intensify, magnify, amplify.
- fraught (adjective) – anxious, worried/agitated, panic-stricken.
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