Thursday, June 20, 2013

MUST KNOW WORD SERIES - IV

COMPREHENSION PARA - IV

Prerequisite - Words Must Know

  • Slogans
  • Embraced
  • Predecessor
  • Controversial
  • Prompt
  • Critics
  • Accuse
  • Morphing
  • Sought
  • Acquire
  • Assessment
  • Expanded
  • Oversight
  • Unfettered
  • Pronouncement
  • Under the carpet
Comprehension Para - IV

The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama ran as the anti-Bush with his catchy slogans of hope and change. During this time he has embraced and even expanded some of his predecessor's controversial national security policies, disappointing supporters and prompting critics to accuse him of morphing into the man he had sought to replace. " For the moment we have been pretty disappointed," said Delphine Halgand, Director of the Washington Office of Reporters Without Borders.
A former professor of constitutional law, after a thorough assessment of Bush's policies and expanded oversight, he had reached the conclusion that they help prevent the terrorist attacks. Barack Obama is no exception, when it comes to making bold pronouncements only to quietly brush them under the carpet when they actually assume office, says civil libertarians.