The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 24th February 2020
- keep up (phrasal verb) – continue, maintain, persist, carry on/go on with.
- hold someone to account (phrase) – to require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.
- watchdog (noun) – inspector/supervisor, observer, ombudsman.
- plenary (noun) – assembly, conference, meeting.
- grey/watch list (noun) – a list of countries on observation due to their “strategic deficiencies” in countering terror-financing and money-laundering. The countries put on grey/watch list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be subjected to direct monitoring and intense scrutiny by the International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) on terror financing.
- carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute.
- loophole (noun) – an ambiguity in the law; flaw/fault, defect.
- call on (phrasal verb) – appeal to, demand, ask, request.
- prosecution (noun) – legal action/trail, legal proceeding, litigation.
- sanction (verb) – punish, prohibit, put restriction on.
- flout (verb) – disobey, break, violate.
- designated (adjective) – classified, labelled, identified.
- comply with (verb) – abide by, adhere to, conform to.
- stricture (noun) – constraint, restriction, limitation, restraint.
- blacklist (noun) – a list of countries which the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) judges to be non-cooperative in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
- consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
- slip through (phrasal verb) – pass through, escape (without being noticed), to fail to be noticed.
- pledge (verb) – promise/swear, give one’s word; give an assurance.
- veto (verb) – reject, dismiss; prohibit/block.
- set the stage for (phrase) – prepare the circumstances for beginning of something.
- sustain (verb) – continue, carry on, keep up.
- punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, retributive.
- immunity (noun) – impunity, exemption/freedom from punishment, special treatment.
- conviction (noun) – sentence, judgement, verdict.
- command performance (noun) – something done at the request/order of someone.
- submission (noun) – suggestion, proposition, recommendation; statement/assertion/claim.
- scrutinise (verb) – examine carefully, inspect; investigate.
- flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
- extract (verb) – obtain by force, wrest, exact, squeeze out.
