Daily English Vocab
PDF 28th Nov 2016
Appointing a Lokpal
By admonishing (आलोचना करना/ताड़ना देना/ धिक्कारना) the Union government for delaying the
appointment of a Lokpal, the Supreme Court has sent across a timely message that efforts to
cleanse the economy must be matched by equally strong measures to cleanse public life too. There
can really be no excuse for the failure to establish an institution even three years after passing the
relevant law. The only reason for the delay in the appointment of the Lokpal is that a minor
amendment (सश
ं ोिन) to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, to enable the leader of the largest
party in the opposition in the Lok Sabha to join the five-member selection committee, is yet to be
passed. A parliamentary committee has endorsed (समर्थन धकया) the amendment, which is on the
same lines as the mechanism for the selection panels for the Central Vigilance Commissioner and
the Chief Information Commissioner. The court has indicated that it will not allow the institution
to remain inoperative indefinitely, evoking (आह्वान करना/पुकारना) apprehension (आशंका) on the
Centre’s part that a judicial direction may be given to get the amendment passed or an ordinance
promulgated (लागू करना/घोषणा करना). The Centre needs to re-examine its own options on
implementing the Lokpal Act. The law now provides for a five-member panel to select the anticorruption ombudsman, comprising the Prime Minister, the Lok Sabha Speaker, the Leader of the
Opposition, the Chief Justice of India and an eminent jurist. The hitch is that there is no recognised
LoP in the lower House. The question now is whether the Centre is right in claiming the Congress
floor leader cannot hold that post because its bench strength is well short of the required 55.
The rule that the Speaker can recognize as LoP only the leader of the principal opposition party
that has 10 per cent of the total number of Lok Sabha seats is based on precedent (पूर्थर्ती धमसाल /पूर्थ
उदाहरण). It was a ruling by Speaker G.V. Mavalankar, cited in the ‘Directions for the Functioning
of the Lok Sabha’, with respect to recognizing a group as a ‘parliamentary party’. The only legal
provision (प्रार्िान /धनयम) defining the ‘Leader of the Opposition’ is a 1977 law concerning the
office-holder’s salary. The definition says the LoP shall be the leader of the party in opposition
with “the greatest numerical strength” and “recognized as such by the Speaker”. Therefore, there
is nothing in law that prevents the Speaker from recognizing the present Congress Parliamentary
Party leader as the LoP. Instead of waiting for the amendment, the Speaker can adopt the solution
of recognizing the CPP leader and expedite शीघ्र कारथ र्ाई करना/जल्दी करना/शीघ्र धनबटाना) the Lokpal’s
formation. It just needs political will and some magnanimity (उदारशीलता/दररयाधदली).
(Courtesy: The Hindu)
1. Admonish (verb): To indicate duties or obligations to / to express warning or disapproval to
especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner. (आलोचना करना/ताड़ना देना/ धिक्कारना)

Synonyms: Reprimand, Rebuke, Scold, Reprove, Upbraid, Chastise, Censure, Castigate,
Criticize.
 Antonyms: Compliment, Flatter, Laud, Praise, Applaud, Commend, Extol.
Example: Stewart is going to admonish the restaurant for poor customer service.
Verb forms: Admonish, Admonished, Admonished.
Related words:
Admonishment (noun) - चेतावनी
2. Amendment (noun): A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of
legislation, etc. (सश
ं ोिन)
 Synonyms: Modification, Reform, Alteration, Amelioration, Improvement, Rectification.
 Antonyms: Damage, Harm, Hurt, Worsen.
Example: The military government has agreed to amend the Constitution to allow multi-party
elections within a year.
Verb forms: Amend, Amended, Amended.
Related words:
Amend (verb) – सश
ं ोधन करना
3. Endorse (verb): Declare one's public approval or support of. (समर्थन करना/अनुमोदन करना)

Synonyms: Support, Espouse, Back, Ratify.
 Antonyms: Disapprove, Disagree, Oppose, Dissuade.
Example: During the election, several celebrities held fundraising events to endorse their favorite
candidates.
Verb Forms: Endorse, Endorsed, Endorsed.
Related Words:
Endorsed(adjective) - समर्थित
Endorsement(noun) - अनुमोदन
Endorser(noun) – परांकनकताि
4. Evoke (verb): To cite especially with approval or for support. (आह्वान करना/पुकारना)
 Synonyms: Elicit, Invoke, Recall, Educe, Evince, Cite.
 Antonyms: Ignore, Repress, Suppress, Quell.
Example: In my opinion, some directors of horror movies really cross the line just to evoke a
sense of terror in the audience.
Verb forms: Evoke, Evoked, Evoked.
5. Apprehension (noun): Suspicion or fear especially of future evil/ anxiety or fear that something
bad or unpleasant will happen. (आशंका)
 Synonyms: Doubt, Surmise, Suspicion, Uncertainty.
 Antonyms: Certainty, Clarity.
Example: Apprehensive about the consequences of texting and driving, Jill turned her phone off.
Verb forms: Apprehend, Apprehended, Apprehended.
Related words:
Apprehend (verb) - आशंका करना
Apprehensive (adjective) - आशंकावान
Apprehensively (adverb) - आशंर्कत होकर
6. Promulgate (noun): Put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation. (लागू करना/घोषणा
करना)
 Synonyms: Put Into Effect, Enact, Implement, Enforce, Pass.
 Antonyms: Refrain, Repress, Suppress, Withhold.
Example: The anti defection law was promulgated in 1985.
Verb forms: Promulgate, Promulgated, Promulgated.
Related words:
Promulgation (noun) - घोषणा
7. Precedent (adjective): An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be
considered in subsequent similar circumstances./ an example that is used to justify similar
occurrences at a later time. (पूर्थर्ती धमसाल /पूर्थ उदाहरण)
 Synonyms: Model, Exemplar, Paradigm.
 Antonyms: Real, Original.
Example: The judge's ruling was based on a precedent established by an earlier decision.
8. Provision (noun): The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of
something happening (of rule or law.)(प्रार्िान /धनयम)
 Synonyms: Rule, Law, Regulations, Regulation, Principle, Statute.
Example: In the airline industry, there is a provision that requires oxygen masks to be available
for everyone on a flight in case of an emergency.
Related words:
Provisional (adjective) - अस्थायी
Provisionally (adverb) - अस्थायी रूप से
9. Expedite (verb): Make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
(शीघ्र कारथर्ाई करना/जल्दी करना/शीघ्र धनबटाना)
 Synonyms: Speed Up, Accelerate, Hurry, Hasten, Quicken.
 Antonyms: Delay, Hinder, Retard, Slow, Halt, Hold.
Example: The court has agreed to expedite the case so the athlete will be able to start his football
season on time.
Verb forms: Expedite, Expedited, Expedited.
Related words:
Expedition (noun) – अर्ियान/आक्रमण/शीघ्रता
Expeditious (adjective) - शीघ्रकारी
Expeditiously (adverb) - शीघ्रता से
10. Magnanimity (noun): The fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.
(उदारशीलता/दररयाधदली).
 Synonyms: Generosity, Charitableness, Benevolence, Big-Handedness, Leniency.
 Antonyms: Meanness, Selfishness.
Example: Even though the defendant had broken the law, the magnanimous judge gave him the
lightest sentence possible.
Related words:
Magnanimous (adjective) - उदार
Magnanimously (adverb) - उदारतापवू िक
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