Vocabulary
The words that are included in the list below appear in the text. In
real exam condition you have to look them up in the dictionary.
1. endeavor (line 3)
task; undertaking
2. Herculean task (line 4)
heroic task
3. incumbent (line 10)
in office, current
4. beset by (line 22)
attacked by
5. patronage networks (line 29-30)
protectionist connections
6. rent-seeking behavior(line 30)
attempts to obtain financial benefits
7. revamping (line 34)
repair; restore
8. a good bet to (line 50)
a good chance to
9. cumbersome (line 61)
awkward, clumsy
10. remittance (line 81)
transfer of money
11. circumscribed (line 84)
limited
12. flout (line 90)
ignore
13. graft (line 91) 14.
illegal, unfair gain
14.insurgency (line 92)
rebellion, revolution
15. much-heralded (line 114)
announced
16. bulwark (line 169)
uphold