The Hindu Editorial Vocab - 23rd March 2017 Topic 2- "Russian connection: not helping Trump's credibility"

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 The Hindu Editorial Vocab - 23rd March 2017 - Topic 2- "Russian connection: not helping Trump's credibility"

1.       Credibility - the fact that someone can be believed or trusted

2.       Erode - to slowly reduce or destroy something

3.       Hearing - an official meeting that is held to collect the facts about an event or problem

4.       Alleged - claimed to be true, even though this has not been proved

5.       Kicked off – started

6.       Mischaracterise - to misrepresent what someone says or thinks

7.       Revelation - the act of making something known that was secret

8.       Grilling - an occasion when someone is asked a lot of questions for a long time

9.       Withheld - to deliberately not give something to someone

10.   Inauguration - the act of putting someone into an official position with a ceremony

11.   Recused - to withdraw oneself from acting as a judge or other official in a court case because of possible conflicts of interest

12.   Probe - to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly

13.   Alleged - to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof

14.   Meddling - to become involved in a situation that you have no right to be involved in, in a way that is annoying

15.   Came to light - if facts come to light, they become known publicly

16.   Scramble - to put things such as words or letters in the wrong order so that they do not make sense

17.   Ironically - in a way that is different or opposite from the result you would expect

18.   In the cross hairs - in a position to be criticized or attacked

19.   Trove - a large supply of something such as art or information

20.   Vault - a room, especially in a bank, with thick walls and a strong door, used to store money or valuable things in safe conditions

21.   Penetration - to succeed in becoming part of an organization, etc. and working within it

22.   Covert - hidden or secret

23.   Wiretap - to secretly listen to people by connecting a listening device to their telephone

24.   Allegation - a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal

25.   The last straw - the latest problem in a series of problems, that makes a situation impossible to accept

26.   Debunk - to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear

27.   Tendency - if someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it

28.   Resort - the fact that you have to do something because there is no other way of achieving something

29.   Unsubstantiated - an unsubstantiated argument, claim etc is one for which you have no evidence

30.   Credibility - qualities that someone has that make people believe or trust them