Daily Newspaper Vocab: 27th February

Venal (Adjective): Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.
(Context: SC criticized portraying the judiciary as a venal institution).
Subvert (Verb): Undermine the power and authority of an established system
or institution.
Fissiparous (Adjective): Inclined to cause or undergo division into separate
parts or groups; divisive. (Context: HC noted ‘fissiparous tendencies’ in hate
speech).
Pejorative (Adjective): Expressing contempt or disapproval. (Context: ‘Miya’
used as a pejorative term in Assam).
Ostentatious (Adjective): Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display;
designed to impress or attract notice. (Context: Affluent classes flaunting
wealth).
Egregious (Adjective): Outstandingly bad; shocking.
Drudgery (Noun): Hard, menial, or dull work. (Context: AI replacing
journalistic drudgery).
Egregious: Outstandingly bad; shocking.
Pedagogical: Relating to teaching, education, or the methodology of instruction.
Contumacious: Stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority (used in the
context of contempt of court).
Deflator: An economic and statistical tool used to convert nominal economic
metrics into real metrics, adjusting for price changes or inflation.
Decolonisation: The intellectual and physical process of deconstructing
colonial ideologies and reclaiming indigenous cultural or civilizational identity.