Wednesday: The Economic Times
1. Taking up a new job? Vet the offer before you sign on
The word Vet given here is NOT the Noun Vet standing for the veterinary surgeon. In this headline Vet is used as a VERB.
The Verb VET is used to check someone's past professional performance, to assess if s/he matches a particular job or profile. The Verb is also used in cases where an important speech or report is scrutinized for mistakes before the final presentation.
2. Move afoot to levy customs duty on Sugar
No, no, no, “afoot" doesn't mean “apart". Always remember “afoot" is similar to “one foot ahead" or “planning" or “happening".
For CAT questions on Vocabulary, Sentence Completion or Sentence Correction; just confirm that the Adjective “afoot" does not come before a Noun.
3. Pranab pitches for further reforms in Ulips
Taken together “pitch" and “for" imply that we are trying to convince someone to do as we say or intend.