Editorial Vocabulary

by the book (phrase) – in accordance with the rules, abiding by the law, lawfully.lack (verb) – be without, be short of, be low on.moral legitimacy (noun) –...

COVID-19 (noun) – coronovirus disease 2019.put up (phrasal verb) – give, provide, come up with; present, put forward, propose.gallop (verb) – proceed/rise at great speed.address (noun) – speak, talk,...

drastic (adjective) – extreme, serious, forceful.strip of (verb) – dispossess, deprive, deny/remove, take away from (rank, power, etc,.).deliberate (adjective) – intentional, purposeful, pre-planned, wilful/wanton.inaction (noun) – inactivity, negligence, disregard.defection (noun) – desertion, absconding, decamping.bar (verb) – block, ban, forbid/prohibit.defect (verb)...

competitive (adjective) – aggressive, contentious, combative.impropriety (noun) – misconduct, wrongdoing, dishonesty, illegitimacy.lest (conjunction) – in case, just in case, in order to avoid.crass (adjective) – outright, blatant, glaring; insensitive/mindless.futile (adjective) – useless,...

deviant (adjective) – abnormal, atypical, strange/eccentric, nonconformist.propriety (noun) – conformity, morality, correctness/good manners.at the earliest (phrase) – as soon as possible, without delay, in a very quick time.adjourn (verb) – postpone, put off, defer/delay.go...

combat (verb) – fight, tackle, confront/resist.COVID-19 (noun) – coronovirus disease 2019.out-of-the-box thinking (phrase) – thinking creatively/unconventionally/differently.coronavirus (CoV)(noun) – a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe...

(have a long) way to go (phrase) – to do a lot of work before accomplishing a goal.way to go! (phrase) – used to tell someone when they...

override (verb) – disregard/ignore, pay no heed to, overrule/reject (a view, idea, suggestion etc).pandemic (noun) – The worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around...

outbreak (noun) – sudden appearance/occurrence (of a disease); outburst, epidemic.gallop (verb) – proceed/rise at great speed.spotlight (verb) – focus attention on, highlight, draw attention to.novel coronavirus (nCoV) (SARS-CoV-2) (noun) –...

somersault (noun) – an instance (as in gymnastics) of rotating (jumping/rolling) one’s body 360 degree with someone’s feet going over one’s head; gymnastics.defection (noun) – desertion, absconding, decamping.switch (noun) – change/move.profess (verb) – state...