Indian Polity 01

Nikhil M. (India)
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  1. adjourn
    break from a meeting or gathering
  2. aggrieve
    infringe on the rights of
  3. vested
    fixed and absolute and without contingency
  4. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  5. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  6. quorum
    a gathering of the minimal number of members of a group
  7. endorse
    give support or one's approval to
  8. sine qua non
    a prerequisite
  9. consolidated
    joined together into a whole
  10. prorogation
    discontinuation of the meeting without dissolving it
  11. sine die
    without a date fixed (as of an adjournment)
  12. adjournment
    the termination of a meeting
  13. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  14. privilege
    a special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all
  15. ascertain
    learn or determine by making an inquiry or other effort
  16. motion
    a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly
  17. cognizance
    the state or act of having knowledge of
  18. elucidation
    an act of explaining that serves to cast light on
  19. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
  20. pursuance
    a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
  21. statute book
    a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction
  22. scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes
  23. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
  24. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  25. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  26. reckoning
    problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
  27. enactment
    the passing of a law by a legislative body
  28. embodied
    possessing or existing in bodily form
  29. ventilate
    give expression or utterance to
  30. defamatory
    harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  31. amount
    develop into
  32. guillotine
    closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
  33. enumerate
    determine the number or amount of
  34. delegate
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
  35. extravagance
    the quality of exceeding appropriate limits
  36. deliberative
    involved in or relating to close analysis and discussion
  37. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  38. discontinuance
    the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption
  39. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  40. invariably
    without change, in every case
  41. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  42. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  43. prescient
    perceiving the significance of events before they occur
  44. breach
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  45. disburse
    expend, as from a fund
  46. accountability
    responsibility to someone or for some activity
  47. disbursement
    the act of spending or distributing money
  48. undertaking
    any piece of work that is attempted
  49. appropriation
    a deliberate act of acquisition, often without permission
  50. remittance
    a payment of money sent to a person in another place
  51. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  52. embankment
    a long artificial mound of stone or earth
  53. case in point
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Created on Sun Dec 29 00:02:33 EST 2013 (updated Fri Mar 06 08:21:06 EST 2015)

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