Amin Words 1

Question 0

Satire

Answer 0

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a novel, play, entertainment, etc, in which topical issues, folly, or evil are held up to scorn by means of ridicule and irony
2. Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose human foolishness or vice.
   Satirical: Of, relating to, or characterized by satire.
   All good political self-satire starts with the question, “How do you find a way to say this yourself before someone else can say it about you?”. (Mark Katz, presidential joke writer)

Question 1

Stencil

Answer 1

Pochoir, شابلون

Stencil Graffiti

Question 2

Immolate

Answer 2

1. To kill (an animal, for instance) as a religious sacrifice.
2. To kill, especially by fire: “[The soldiers] are crushed under rocks, pierced by bullets, immolated by flamethrowers” (A.O. Scott).
   The immolation of a Jordanian pilot.

Question 3

Zeal

Zealot

Answer 3

Zeal=Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal.

“An enlightened zeal for the energy and efficiency of the government will be stigmatized as the offspring of a temper fond of power and hostile to the principles of liberty.” Federalist No.1.

“As in China, the Iranian theocracy rules over a population that long ago lost its revolutionary zeal.” The Economist.

1. an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one
2. Zealot: A member of a Jewish movement of the first century A.D. that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.
   Tea party zealots
   zealous: filled with or inspired by intense enthusiasm or zeal; ardent; fervent

Question 4

myocardial infarction

Answer 4

Heart Attack

Question 5

Interlocutor

Answer 5

1. a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
2. a person who questions; interrogator.
3. the master of ceremonies of a minstrel show, who introduces the performers and ordinarily does not wear blackface.
   Hillary Clinton’s “conversation” on Tuesday was decidedly of the softball variety. There was little chance for reporters to pose questions about the most controversial aspects of her candidacy. And her interlocutors in the roundtable had other things on their minds.

“We – Iran and its interlocutors in the group of nations known as the P5+1 – have finally achieved the shared objective of turning the Iranian nuclear programme from an unnecessary crisis into a platform for cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation and beyond.” Javad Zarif

Question 6

Replete

Answer 6

1. Abundantly supplied; abounding: a stream replete with trout; an apartment replete with Empire furniture. a speech replete with humor.
2. Filled to satiation; gorged.
   According to court documents, Du Pont’s “internal memoranda were replete with references to tax advantages, particularly in planning prices on Du Pont goods to be sold to Du Pont International S.A.”.

Question 7

Camouflage

Answer 7

1. The concealing of personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings.
2. A shape or coloring that conceals: The leopard’s camouflage makes it blend in with the forest shadows.
   3.
   a. Cloth, netting, or other material used for camouflage: spread the camouflage over the tank.
   b. Fabric or a garment dyed in splotches of green, brown, and tan, used for camouflage in certain environments.
   camouflaged their hatred with professions of friendship.
   In practice, however, the arm’s length principle of taxation leaves enough room for companies to strategically choose arm’s length prices in order to camouflage intra-firm pricing manipulations.

Question 8

Obscure

Answer 8

v.
1. To make dim, indistinct, or impossible to see: “His face was obscured in shadow” (Rosemary Mahoney). See Synonyms at block.
2. To make difficult to discern mentally or understand: The meaning of the text was obscured by its difficult language.
3. To diminish the stature of; overshadow or detract from: “[His] character was so repellent that it has obscured his historical role” (David Rains Wallace).
The manipulation of prices for goods shipped to uncontrolled third parties obscures the extent of price manipulations to affiliated parties, allowing MNCs to comply with the arm’s length principle of taxation while engaging in income shifting.

adj.
1. Deficient in light; dark: the obscure depths of a cave.
2.
a. So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct: an obscure figure in the fog.
b. Indistinctly heard; faint.
3.
a. Far from centers of human population: an obscure village.
b. Out of sight; hidden: an obscure retreat.
4. Not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous: an obscure flaw.
5. Of undistinguished or humble station or reputation: an obscure poet; an obscure family.
6. Not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague: Some say that Blake’s style is obscure and complex.

Question 9

Discern

Answer 9

1. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish: discern a figure in the shadows.
2. To recognize or understand as being distinct or different: to discern right from wrong. Researchers finally discerned the purpose of the gene.
   “How early can it be discerned who has what it takes to lead at the highest level?” Korn Ferry

“Using a triple difference method, we are able to discern what fraction of the overall changes in export unit values is associated with differences in corporate tax rates across jurisdictions.”

“Market insight: The ability to look beyond the company’s current context to discern future growth opportunities.”

Question 10

Savvy

Answer 10

adj.
1. Well informed and perceptive; shrewd: savvy Washington insiders.
But while immigration reform activists are praising her position as politically savvy, Republicans are calling it politically expedient – and promising that Clinton won’t have the upper hand on the issue in the upcoming presidential race.
2. Knowledgeable or proficient. Often used in combination: tech-savvy; media-savvy.
We show how a tax-savvy multinational firm, when faced with exogenous foreign country tax rates that differ from the home country, will manipulate both arm’s length and transfer prices to maximize worldwide post-tax profits.
n.
Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy.

Question 11

Affiliate

Affiliation

Answer 11

v.tr.
1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch: The HMO affiliated the clinics last year.
2. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member: affiliated herself with a new law firm.
3. To assign the origin of.
v.intr.
To become closely connected or associated: The two unions voted to affiliate.
n.
A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member: network affiliates.

Consider a multinational firm consisting of a parent firm incorporated in the home country, h, and an affiliate incorporated in a foreign country, f.

Mr. Koch’s remarks suggested that the political organizations they oversee — which include Americans for Prosperity, a grass-roots organization, and Freedom Partners, a donor trade group with an affiliated “super PAC” — would not intervene in the Republican primary process on behalf of a single candidate.

Question 12

Incur

Answer 12

1. To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); to run into or encounter; sustain: incurred our displeasure. incurred substantial losses during the stock market crash.
2. To become liable or subject to as a result of one’s actions; bring upon oneself: incur the anger of a friend. to incur debts.

The tax authorities use the arm’s length price as a comparable uncontrolled price (CUP) for the reported internal transaction price, and levy a fine based on the difference. The expected fine incurred by the MNC is equal to: …
This is a trade off that the MNCs incur in order to take advantage of the tax savings obtained from transfer pricing while minimizing their penalty risk.

Question 13

Atrocious

Atrocity

Answer 13

Atrocious

1. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous: an atrocious crime. atrocious deeds.
2. Exceptionally bad; abominable; detestable: atrocious writing. atrocious decor; atrocious behavior. atrocious manners.
3. horrifying or shocking: an atrocious road accident.

Atrocity

1. behaviour or an action that is wicked or ruthless
2. the fact or quality of being atrocious; monstrousness
3. (usually plural) acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime

Mr. Abe has given the impression that he believes Japan has already done enough to make amends for its militarism and atrocities.

Question 14

Amend

Amendment

Answer 14

Amend

1. to improve; change for the better: “The confinement appeared to have had very little effect in amending his conduct”
2. to remove faults from; correct; rectify
3. (Law) to alter or revise (legislation, a constitution, etc) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.

Mr. Abe has given the impression that he believes Japan has already done enough to make amends for its militarism and atrocities.

Question 15

Rebuke
Rebukable
Rebuker

Answer 15

to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.

“In an apparent rebuke of Mr. Abe, Crown Prince Naruhito has been outspoken about the need to ‘correctly pass down history’ to future generations.”NYTimes
“White House engages in intensive lobbying that only yielded a strong rebuke from Democrats.
All that his (Obama’s) unusual embrace of in-person lobbying on behalf of the deal – capped by a trip to Capitol Hill on Friday morning – got him was an extraordinary personal rebuke from his own party.”CNN
“Republicans dreaming of shooing away Donald Trump may want to think twice. By publicly rebuking the billionaire businessman for his inflammatory comments, the party may convince Trump to launch a third-party candidacy.” CNN

Question 16

Stoke

Stoker

Answer 16

1. to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).
2. to tend the fire of (a furnace); supply with fuel.
   Intransitive:
3. to shake up the coals of a fire.
4. to tend a fire or furnace.

That it (the history) is not settled is largely the fault of Mr. Abe and his right-wing political allies who keep questioning history and even trying to rewrite it, stoking regional tensions.

Question 17

Whitewash

Answer 17

4. to whiten with whitewash.
5. to cover up the faults or errors of; absolve from blame.
6. to defeat by keeping the opponent from scoring.

His government has compounded the problem by trying to whitewash that history. This month, South Korea and China criticized efforts by Japan’s Education Ministry to force publishers of middle-school textbooks to recast descriptions of historical events to conform to the government’s official, less forthright analysis.

Question 18

Forthright

Answer 18

Direct and without evasion; straightforward; frank: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism

His government has compounded the problem by trying to whitewash that history. This month, South Korea and China criticized efforts by Japan’s Education Ministry to force publishers of middle-school textbooks to recast descriptions of historical events to conform to the government’s official, less forthright analysis.

Question 19

Malign

Malignant

Answer 19

v.
To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone); slander; defame.

adj.
evil in influence, intention, or effect; pernicious

Many Japanese right-wingers believe their country was wrongly maligned by America and its allies after the war.

Malignant

1. having or showing desire to harm others
2. tending to cause great harm; injurious
3. (of a tumor) characterized by uncontrolled growth; cancerous, invasive, or metastatic.

Question 20

Repudiate

Answer 20

1. To reject the validity or authority of; refuse to accept or ratify: Congress repudiated the treaty that the President had negotiated.
   “Chaucer … not only came to doubt the worth of his extraordinary body of work, but repudiated it” (Joyce Carol Oates).
2. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust: repudiated the accusation.
3. To refuse to recognize or pay: repudiate a debt.
   4.
   a. To disown (a child or lover for example).
   b. To refuse to have any dealings with.

“But Japan cannot credibly fill that broader role if it seeks to repudiate criticism of its past.” NYTimes
“The President went all in Friday, placing his personal prestige on the line in a last-ditch effort to convince globalization-weary House Democrats to give him the power to negotiate the world’s biggest trade pact, a vital building block in his legacy. But he came up empty-handed when his own party mostly voted to repudiate the agreement – a setback that could have profound implications for America’s economy and its place in the world, as well as how Obama’s two terms are seen by history.”CNN

Question 21

Grandstand

Answer 21

n.

1. A roofed stand for spectators at a stadium or racetrack.
2. The spectators or audience at an event.

v.
To perform ostentatiously so as to impress an audience.

“It is time for the United States and its Western allies to make the choice between cooperation and confrontation, between negotiations and grandstanding, and between agreement and coercion.” (Mohammad Javad Zarif)

“Several of Paul’s Senate colleagues have accused Paul of grandstanding during the debate over the NSA’s programs as a means of helping fundraise for his presidential campaign.”

Question 22

Audacity

Audacious

Answer 22

1. boldness or daring, esp. with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions; nerve.
2. effrontery; shameless boldness.
3. (Usu., audacities) audacious acts or statements: warned the students that any audacities committed during the graduation ceremony would be punished.

With courageous leadership and the audacity to make the right decisions, we can and should put this manufactured crisis to rest and move on to much more important work.

Question 23

Magnanimous

Answer 23

Highly moral, especially in showing kindness or forgiveness, as in overlooking insults or not seeking revenge; free from pettiness

Endowed with a resilient population that has stood firm in the face of coercion while simultaneously showing the magnanimity to open new horizons of constructive engagement based on mutual respect, Iran has weathered the storms of instability caused by this mayhem.

Question 24

Mayhem

Answer 24

1. (Law) The criminal offense of willfully maiming, disabling, or disfiguring a person.
2. Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing; wanton destruction: children committing mayhem in the flower beds.
3. A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc.

Endowed with a resilient population that has stood firm in the face of coercion while simultaneously showing the magnanimity to open new horizons of constructive engagement based on mutual respect, Iran has weathered the storms of instability caused by this mayhem.

Question 25

Purview

Answer 25

1. the scope of operation, authority, or concern of something
2. the breadth or range of outlook or understanding
3. (Law) the body of a statute, containing the enacting clauses, as distinguished from the preamble
4. the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, etc.

Iran has been clear: The purview of our constructive engagement extends far beyond nuclear negotiations.

Question 26

Pleonasm

Pleonastic

Answer 26

1.
a. The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.
b. An instance of pleonasm.
2. A superfluous word or phrase.
Examples of pleonasm: free gift, tiny little child, class action suit (?)

Question 27

Contemporaneous

Answer 27

Originating, existing, or happening during the same period of time: the contemporaneous reigns of two monarchs.

Calculated based on contemporaneous intra-firm and arm’s length trade transactions.

Question 28

Auspice

Auspicious

Answer 28

Auspice
1. (usually plural) patronage or guidance (esp in the phrase under the auspices of); support; sponsorship: a recent study under the auspices of the OECD Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises concluded that FDI generally supports growth.
“Ellen Page asked Ted Cruz whether he believed gays and lesbians were discriminated under the auspices of laws meant to protect religious freedoms.” CNN
2. (often plural) a sign or omen, esp one that is favourable, indicative of future prospects: Auspices for the venture seemed favorable.

Auspicious

1. promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion. an auspicious time to ask for a raise.
2. favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.

Question 29

Wonky

Answer 29

1. Shaky or unsteady: a wonky table.
2. Out of alignment; askew; crooked: “The door itself looked wonky somehow, not quite square with the building” (Steve Augarde).
3. Not functioning properly or normally; liable to break down or develop a fault: wonky digestion; a wonky phone connection.
4. Mentally unbalanced; crazy.

Hillary Clinton has been ping-ponging between subjects and ideas back and forth with small groups, wading into what’s on their minds – the wonkier the subject, the more she seems to relish it.

Question 30

Relish

Answer 30

a. Hearty enjoyment or appreciation: “pausing with the relish of a man who knows he’s about to get off a zinger”
b. Something that lends pleasure or zest: The fact that the opposing team is our longtime rival was an added relish to our victory.
c. A keen liking for something: a relish for adventure.
Hillary Clinton has been ping-ponging between subjects and ideas back and forth with small groups, wading into what’s on their minds – the wonkier the subject, the more she seems to relish it.

Question 31

Carnivore

Carnivorous

Answer 31

1.
a. An animal that feeds chiefly on the flesh of other animals. Carnivores include predators such as lions and alligators, and scavengers such as hyenas and vultures. Compare herbivore.
b. Any of a taxonomic order of mammals of this kind, generally having large, sharp canine teeth. Dogs, cats, bears, and weasels all belong to this order.
2. A plant that eats insects, such as a Venus flytrap; an insectivorous plant
After being a vegetarian for a while, I eventually returned to my carnivorous ways.

Question 32

Spurn

Answer 32

1. To reject with disdain or contempt; scorn

2. to kick or trample with the foot.

Question 33

Omnivore

Omnivorous

Answer 33

Omnivorous: An organism that eats both plants and animals.

Omnivore:

1. An omnivorous animal: “Humans are quintessential omnivores” (Paul Rozin).
2. One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

Question 34

Upend

Answer 34

1. To stand, set, or turn on one end: upend an oblong box.
2. To invalidate, destroy, or change completely; overthrow: upended a popular legend.
3. To win victory over; defeat.

President Barack Obama withdrew his initial veto threat after Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland eliminated several provisions the administration disliked from a compromise version of the bill, which the amendments certain Republicans are proposing threaten to upend.

“With his speeches bemoaning the power of Wall Street and entrenched politics, Sanders is becoming the undisputed front man for the liberal movement that aims to upend the status quo.” Nia-Malika Henderson and Dan Merica, CNN

Question 35

Anathema

Answer 35

1. a detested person or thing; One that is greatly reviled, loathed, or shunned: he is anathema to me. That subject is anathema to them.
   “Essentialism—a belief in natural, immutable sex differences—is anathema to postmodernists, for whom sexuality itself, along with gender, is a ‘social construct’”
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a formal ecclesiastical curse of excommunication or a formal denunciation of a doctrine
3. a person or thing condemned to damnation.
   “the sound of a witch’s anathemas in some unknown tongue”

Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is looking to add an amendment requiring Iran’s leaders to publicly acknowledge Israel’s right to exist. Such a statement is anathema to Tehran.

Question 36

Crumble

Answer 36

v.tr.
To break into small fragments or pieces: I crumbled the cheese into the salad.
v.intr.
1. To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate: The ancient castle had crumbled to ruins.
2. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure. his resolution crumbled.

Wendy Sherman, undersecretary of state for political affairs, emphasized that the sanctions regime could crumble if the U.S. is seen as walking away from the talks.

Question 37

appellate (əˈpɛlɪt)

adj

Answer 37

1. (Law) of or relating to appeals
2. (Law) (of a tribunal) having jurisdiction to review cases on appeal and to reverse decisions of inferior courts

Who is the best appellate lawyer in this state?

Appeals courts nationwide have moved decisively toward supporting same-sex marriage, but a split at the appellate level helped propel the issue to the nation’s highest court, led by Roberts.

Question 38

Dissent

Answer 38

V.

1. To have or express an opinion different from a prevailing or official position; disagree.
2. (Law) To reach a conclusion contrary to the majority of the judges deciding a case; render a minority opinion.

Chief Justice John Roberts dissented in United States v. Windsor, a landmark case in which a narrowly divided court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal benefits to lawfully married same-sex couples.

N.

1. Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.
2. The refusal to conform to the authority or doctrine of an established church; nonconformity.
3. Law A judicial opinion reaching a conclusion contrary to that reached by the majority of judges deciding a case; a minority opinion. Also called dissenting opinion.

Question 39

Pro bono

Answer 39

Provided free or at low-cost to certain legal clients in order to serve the public good: a lawyer’s pro bono representation of low-income families.

Question 40

Caucus

Answer 40

a. A meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office.
b. A closed meeting of party members within a legislative body to decide on questions of policy or leadership.
c. A group within a legislative or decision-making body seeking to represent a specific interest or influence a particular area of policy: a minority caucus. the black caucus. the Democratic caucus in Congress.
Bernie Sanders, an independent senator who caucuses with Democrats, has been inching towards a presidential run for months by traveling the country and speaking to liberal groups in critical presidential states like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

Question 41

Bestow

Answer 41

1. to present (a gift) or confer (an award or honour): bestowed high praise on the winners.
2. to apply (energy, resources, etc): “On Hester Prynne’s story … I bestowed much thought”
3. to house (a person) or store (goods)
   Justice Anthony Kennedy also brought up the fact that marriage “bestows dignity.” “These parties say they want to have that same ennoblement,” he said.

Question 42

Jettison

Answer 42

1. To cast overboard or off: a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel.
2. (Informal) To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome: jettisoned the whole marketing plan.
   To answer these questions, political pundits must jettison the clichés that have shaped Western views on Central Europe these last few decades.

Question 43

Proffer

Answer 43

To offer for acceptance; tender: “Mr. van der Luyden … proffered to Newland low-voiced congratulations”

Poles have understandable doubts about the security guarantees proffered by NATO and the European Union that are rooted in their troubled history with Western security guarantees and their obvious fear of facing the Russian threat alone.

Question 44

Ombudsman

Ombudsmanship

Answer 44

1. a public official, esp. in Scandinavian countries, who as an independent referee, investigates complaints by individual citizens against government agencies or officials.
2. a person who investigates and resolves complaints, as from employees or students.

Question 45

subpoena

səbˈpiːnə; səˈpiːnə

Answer 45

An order issued under the authority of a court, commanding a person to appear in court on a particular date, usually to give testimony in a legal case.
The panel has subpoenaed current and former top Christie aides as well members of his political organization, seeking documents and other materials. Chris Christie has not been subpoenaed but his office has.

Question 46

Schism

/ˈskɪzəm; ˈsɪz-/

Answer 46

1. A separation or division into factions: “[He] found it increasingly difficult to maintain party unity in the face of ideological schism over civil rights” (Nick Kotz).
   2.
   a. A formal breach of union within a religious body, especially a Christian church.
   b. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.

whereas U.S. electoral schisms deepen political polarization between the parties, in Britain the electorate has united – in complete contempt for all the leaders.

Question 47

Ergodic

Ergodicity

Answer 47

pertaining to the condition that, in an interval of sufficient duration, a system will return to states that are closely similar to previous ones: the basis of statistical methods used in modern dynamics and atomic theory.
positive recurrent aperiodic state of stochastic systems; tending in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions

Question 48

Gruff

Answer 48

1. rough or surly in manner, speech, etc; Brusque or stern in manner or appearance: a gruff reply. a gruff manner.
2. (of a voice, bark, etc) low and throaty; harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.

“My fifteen minutes of fame,” the Vermont senator said gruffly over the phone. Gruff is pretty much his normal way of speaking, but Sanders was actually in a good mood at this point in the conversation. Later, the volume would escalate.

Question 49

Deadbeat

Answer 49

1. a person who avoids paying debts.
2. a lazy or socially undesirable person; a loafer.
3. being a parent who neglects parental responsibilities, esp. one who does not pay child support: deadbeat dads.

The Idaho Legislature recently killed a bill that would have provided federal aid in tracking down deadbeat dads, due to concern that it might involve the use of Shariah law.