The Hindu 13/01/2019

Question 1

illicit

Answer 1

forbidden by law, rules, or custom

synonyms: illegal, unlawful, illegitimate
eg. – sale of illicit liquor in the region

Question 2

distorted

Answer 2

pull or twist out of shape.

eg. – distorted policies

Question 3

-entrenched

Answer 3

established and difficult or unlikely to change

synonyms: establish, settle,
eg. – well-entrenched system of illicit liquor vends

Question 4

unearthed

Answer 4

discover (something hidden, lost, or kept secret) by investigation or searching.

synonyms: discover, uncover, find
eg. – some recent research has unearthed an interesting fact

Question 5

dens

Answer 5

a place where people meet in secret, typically to engage in an illicit activity

Question 6

hatch

Answer 6

conspire to devise (a plot or plan)

eg. – the little plot that you and Sylvia hatched up last night

Question 7

attributed

Answer 7

regard something as being caused by.

eg. – he attributed the firm’s success to the efforts of the managing director

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Question 8

peddle

Answer 8

sell (an illegal drug or stolen item)

eg. – “he was arrested after trying to peddle guns

Question 9

collusion

Answer 9

secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others

synonyms;- secret understanding, collaboration

eg. – the armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers

Question 10

levy

Answer 10

impose (a tax, fee, or fine)

synonyms: impose, charge
eg. – a tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes

Question 11

theocratic

Answer 11

relating to or denoting a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god

eg. – a theocratic state

Question 12

strike a note

Answer 12

to express and communicate a particular opinion or feeling about something

eg. – At the end of her speech, she struck a note of warning about the risks involved in the project

Question 13

détente

Answer 13

the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries

eg. – his policy of arms control and detente with the Soviet Union.

Question 14

scuttle

Answer 14

deliberately cause (a scheme) to fail.

eg. – some of the stockholders are threatening to scuttle the deal.

Question 15

woes

Answer 15

great sorrow or distress

synonyms: misery, sorrow, distress

eg. – American sanctions will only multiply Iran’s
economic woes

Question 16

despotic

Answer 16

synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, authoritarian, absolute, absolutist
eg. – a despotic regime

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