The Hindu Editorial (A violent time) – May 08, 2018

Shopian in south Kashmir is on edge. On Sunday five militants, including slain Hizbul Mujahideen ‘commander’ Burhan Wani’s aide and a Kashmir University assistant professor, were killed in Badigam village of Shopian district in an encounter. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (A violent time) – May 08, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (A violent time) – May 08, 2018:  

1. fury (noun) – violence, savagery, outrage.
2. outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
3. on edge (phrase) – tense/nervous, unsettled, unstable.
4. militant (noun) – extremist, radical, fanatic.
5. aide (noun) – assistant, deputy, confidante.
6. cap (verb) – top, upstage, outshine/surpass.
7. toll (noun) – number, count, total/sum (of deaths or casualties due to an accident, natural calamity & etc).
8. break out (phrasal verb) – flare up, start suddenly, erupt.
9. cordon-and-search operation (noun) – a military strategy to seal off an area and search the premises for weapons or terrorists.
10. cordon off (phrasal verb) – close off, seal off, isolate.
11. reinforcements (noun) – additional troops, reserves.
12. take to the streets (phrase) – (of a crowd) to come together in the streets to display communal harmony in either celebration or opposition.
13. retaliate (verb) – hit back, counterattack, take revenge.
14. pellet guns (noun) – Pellet guns are a form of non-lethal crowd control methods used by police and military worldwide. Pellets guns are intended to injure individuals and cause pain. They are also popular in hunting and pest control. A cartridge of a pellet gun contains few hundred pellets made of Lead. Pellets can be of various shapes either like ball bearings or irregular.
15. facilitate (verb) – assist, help, aid.
16. confine (verb) – restrict, limit, surround.
17. dip (verb) – decrease, decline. lower.
18. climb up (phrasal verb) – increase, rise, escalate.
19. episodic (adjective) – intermittent, periodic, uneven/patchy. 
20. dilemma (noun) – difficulty, problem, conundrum.
21. stare down (phrasal verb) – look fixedly someone (so as to make that person submits/gives in/yields).
22. out of harm’s way (phrase) – protected from danger, sheltered/guarded, in a safe place.
23. alienation (noun) – isolation, detachment, estrangement/separation.
24. tranquil (adjective) – peaceful, calm/serene, untroubled.
25. alarming (adjective) – worrying, disturbing, shocking/distressing.
26. revival (noun) – improvement, betterment; restoration.
27. set in (phrasal verb) – begin, start, arrive (of something unpleasant).

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