Countering hate — The Hindu (Dec 09, 2017)

Countering hate — The Hindu (Dec 09, 2017)

It is an ongoing investigation and very little can be said with certainty about the back-story of the murder of a Bengali migrant worker in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. swiftly (adverb) – quickly, rapidly, fast.
2. explicitly (adverb) – clearly, unequivocally, without any confusion/doubt.
3. denounce (verb) – condemn, criticize, decry/censure.
4. rant (verb) – shout, yell, roar  (angrily & impassionedly).
5. ramble (noun) – an act of talking at length in a confused manner.
6. prima facie (adverb/adjective) – something (first impression) considered as right until proved.
7. unsound (adjective) – disordered, troubled; not well.
8. subscribe to (verb) – agree with, accept/believe in, support.
9. majoritarian (adjective) – relating to a philosophy that states that a majority (sometimes categorized by religion, language, social class, or some other identifying factor) of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy (priority) in society, and has the right to make decisions that affect the society.
10. rhetoric (noun) – heroics, hyperbole/extravagant language.
11. deliberate (noun) – planned, premeditated, preplanned.
12. discourse (noun) – discussion, conversation, debate.
13. provoke (verb) – encourage, stimulate, excite.
14. post-hoc (adjective) – happening or done after the event.
15. provocative (adjective) – annoying, provoking, inflaming/arousing.
16. heinousness (adjective) – an act which is considered as wicked, horrible, terrible.
17. sheer (adjective) – utter, total, complete.
18. venality (noun) – an act of showing dishonest, fraudulent, untrustworthy.
19. sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (group of people).
20. heighten (verb) – intensify, increase, make greater.
21. polarize (verb) – to divide into two different contrasting  groups/beliefs, etc,.
22. unambiguous (adjective) – undeniable, undebatable, unquestionable.

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