The Hindu Editorial (Senseless deaths) – Jun 26, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Senseless deaths) – Jun 26, 2020

flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
inure to (verb) – to accustom to something (undesirable/unpleasant). (“be accustomed to” means “be used to”).
distressingly (adverb) – upsettingly, worryingly, affectingly.
allegedly (adverb) – supposedly, purportedly, reportedly.
outlet (noun) – retail store.
remand (verb) – imprison, jail, send to prison, put behind bars.
take ill (phrase) – become unwell suddenly.
successive (adjective) – consecutive, following.
breathe one’s last (phrase) – die, pass away, expire.
swift (adjective) – prompt, rapid, sudden, immediate, quick.
take cognisance of (phrase) – notice, attend to, take into account, give attention to.
suo motu (phrase) – Latin term means “on its own motion”. It is used where a government agency acts on its own knowledge.
statutory (adjective) – legitimate, acceptable, permissible/admissible.
magisterial (adjective) – authoritative.
autopsy (noun) – post-mortem.
mere (adjective) – just, only, basic.
personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
incredibly (adverb) – extremely, remarkably.
abuse (noun) – injustice, wrongdoing, misconduct; misuse of something.
machinery (noun) – system, institution, agency, structure.
take over (phrasal verb) – assume control of, take charge of, take command of, assume responsibility for.
pervasive (adjective) – common, general, widespread, prevalent, ubiquitous, omnipresent.
torture (noun) – infliction of pain, torment, ill treatment.
extract (verb) – force, elicit, wrest, obtain (by threat).
admission (noun) – acknowledgement, acceptance, confession.
regrettably (adverb) – unluckily, sadly, unhappily.
settle a score (phrase) – take revenge, retaliate, hit back at someone.
ultimately (adverb) – eventually, in the end, finally.
lack of (noun) – absence, deficiency, unavailability, dearth.
professionalism (noun) – competence, skilfulness, capability, efficiency, ability (to do a certain profession).
pathology (noun) – (mental) abnormality, unhealthiness, malfunction.
inflict (verb) – cause, administer, impose, exact.
innumerable (adjective) – countless, numerous, untold.
back (verb) – support, endorse, approve of.
in the name of (phrase) – for the sake of, at the behest of.
overturn (verb) – topple over, turn over, throw over, upend.
thrash (verb) – beat repeatedly & violently (with a stick).
offence (noun) – breach, violation (of the law).
attract (verb) – draw, engage, cause, bring forth.
extortion (noun) – blackmail, demanding money (with threats), extraction.
intimidation (noun) – frightening, threatening, coercion, browbeating.
solely (adverb) – only, entirely, completely.
non-bailable (adjective) – not capable of being released on bail.
bend upon (phrasal verb) – be very determined, be inclined, be prepared to do something.
perverse (adjective) – illogical, irrational, unreasonable; wrong, incorrect.
inclination (noun) – preference, liking, interest, predisposition.
harass (verb) – oppress, persecute, attack repeatedly.
top brass (noun) – very important/famous people in authority.
bear (verb) – carry, support, shoulder, take on; take responsibility for.
atrocity (noun) – act of barbarity/brutality, cruelty, inhumanity.
lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, set down.
humaneness (noun) – compassionateness, kindness, kind-heartedness.