Daily English Vocab
PDF 16th Nov 2016
Welcome move to end benami property
The government will crack down on benami properties, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
That’s the right thing to do to fight black money. But the government must ensure that the
crackdown does not lead to undue harassment (परेशानी/कष्ट) by officers empowered under the law
to unearth and confiscate (जब्त करना) benami properties. Benami properties are registered in the
name of third parties, fictitious (अवास्तववक/कवपपत/फ़र्ज़ी) or otherwise, by the owner who remains
anonymous (अज्ञातकृत/बेनाम), making these properties obvious instruments to generate and hide
wealth. Rightly, now that an amended law known as the Benami Transactions (Prohibition)
Amendment Act is in force, the government wants to act to step up its campaign against black
money.
However, glitches (गड़बड़) must be removed. The law says whenever a benami property is
confiscated, all the rights and titles will vest (वनवित िोना) with the Centre. Safeguards must make
sure that this expropriatory (सम्पवििरण/स्वावमत्विरण) power is used with extreme care. The law only
exempts benamidaars such as a member of a Hindu Undivided Family or a trustee, and that too
only if the property is funded from known sources of income. Adjudicating (वनणाायक) authorities
and an appellate tribunal (अपीलीय न्यायाविकरण) will deal with benami transactions. Every suit or
proceeding with respect to a benami transaction pending in any court — other than a high court —
or tribunal or before any forum (अदालत/ न्याय मच
ं ) will be transferred to the adjudicating authority
or the appellate tribunal. An efficient functioning of the judicial system is a must to lower disputes
and cut needless delays in confiscation of benami properties.
Real estate is a sink for black money, facilitated (आसान करना) by unclear titles. This must change.
The government must also ensure guaranteed ownership to property holders. The way ahead is for
India to adopt the Torrens system wherein land ownership is directly registered by the state. Clear
government-guaranteed titles will curb fraudulent realty (अचल सपं वि) deals. We also need
institutional reform to reduce the artificial scarcity (अभाव/अपपता) of urban land and stop offthebook funding of political parties. Benami property deals will cease when every penny is
accounted for.
(Courtesy: The Economic Times)
1. Harassment (noun): A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented/ troubled.
(परेशानी/कष्ट)
 Synonyms: Tension, Bother, Botheration, Ado, Puzzlement, Aggravation.
 Antonyms: Aid, Delight, Joy, Assist, Facilitate, Help, Support.
Example: Representatives of minority groups in the city say that they have been the target of
harassment by police.
Verb forms: Harass, Harassed, Harassed.
Related words:
 Harass (verb) - परे शान करना
2. Confiscate (verb): Take or seize (someone's property) with authority. (जब्त करना)
 Synonyms: Impound, Seize, Expropriate, Take Possession of, Sequestrate.
 Antonyms: Give, Offer, Propone.
Example: According to school policy, the principal has the authority to confiscate suspicious
items from students.
Verb forms: Confiscate, Confiscated, Confiscated.
Related words:
 Confiscation (verb) - अधिकरण
3. Fictitious (adjective): Not real or true; imaginary or fabricated. (अवास्तववक/कवपपत/फ़र्ज़ी)
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Synonyms: False, Fake, Counterfeit, Fabricated, Imaginary.
Antonyms: Authentic, Genuine, Actual, Factual, True.
Example: I always use a fictitious name when submitting comments online, to maintain my
privacy.
Related words:
 Fictitiously (adverb) - कृ धिम रूप से
4. Anonymous (noun): (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name. (अज्ञातकृत/बेनाम)
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Synonyms: Unnamed, Of Unknown Name, Nameless, Incognito, Unidentified, Unknown,
Unspecified, Unacknowledged.
 Antonyms: Known, Named, Identified.
Example: The donor requested to remain anonymous so that others wouldn’t bother him for
money.
Related words:
 Anonymously (adverb) - अज्ञात रूप से
5. Glitch (noun): Suffer a sudden malfunction or fault. (गड़बड़)
 Synonyms: Bug, Defect, Flaw, Hitch, Malfunction, Problem.
 Antonyms: Advantage, Perfection, Strength, Completeness, Wholeness, Thoroughness.
Example: The glitches caused by demonetizations will be lost and people will remember the long
term effects.
6. Vest (verb): To grant or endow with a particular authority, right, or property. (वनवित िोना)
 Synonyms: Bestow, Confer, Empower, Endow, Lodge, Pertain.
 Antonyms: Exclude, Dislodge, Un Authority, Disapprove.
Example: Although the president is the supreme person of India but the power of executives are
vested in parliament.
Verb forms: Vest, Vested, Vested.
7. Expropriate (verb): Dispossess (someone) of property. (सम्पवििरण करना /स्वावमत्विरण करना)
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Synonyms: Seize, Take Over, Take Possession Of, Make Claim To, Acquire, Sequestrate,
Confiscate.
 Antonyms: Give, Keep, Refuse, Reject, Distribute.
Example: Attempts to negotiate with the landowner have failed so far and the city is preparing
to expropriate the land if a deal cannot be reached.
Verb forms: Expropriate, Expropriated, Expropriated.
Related words:
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Expropriation (noun) - स्वाधमत्वहरण
8. Adjudicate (verb): Make a formal judgment on a disputed matter. / pronounce or declare
judicially. (वनणाायक बनना / वनणाय देना)
 Synonyms: Arbitrate, Judge, Adjudge, Decide, Determine.
 Antonyms: Defer, Ignore, Not Judge.
Example: The administrative board will adjudicate on the terms of the doctor’s suspension for
misconduct.
Verb forms: Adjudicate, Adjudicated, Adjudicated.
Related words:
 Adjudication (noun) - न्याधयक धनणणय
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Adjudicator (noun) - अधिधनणाणयक
9. Facilitate (verb): Make (an action or process) easy or easier. ( सगु म करना/आसान करना)
 Synonyms: Ease, Aid, Simplify, Smooth.
 Antonyms: Block, Halt, Seize, Hinder.
Example: As a real estate agent, my mother often helps facilitate deals between property sellers
and buyers.
Verb forms: Facilitate, Facilitated, Facilitated.
Related words:
 Facilitation (noun) - सगु मता
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Facilitative (adjective) – सधु विाजनक
10. Scarcity (noun): The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. (अभाव/अपपता)
 Synonyms: Shortage, Dearth, Lack, Undersupply, Insufficiency, Paucity, Meagerness.
 Antonyms: Abundance, Enough, Excess, Plenty, Sufficiency, Surplus.
Example: The scarcity of water in the small town is destroying the livelihoods of most of the
farmers.
Related words:
 Scarcely (adverb) - कधिनता से
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Scarce (adjective) – दर्
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