The Hindu Editorial (Barring arms) – Mar 27, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Barring arms) – Mar 27, 2019:

bar (verb) – block, ban, forbid/prohibit.
semi-automatic gun/rifle (noun) – it is a firearm (like AR-15, AK-47) which fires one round for each trigger pull, whereas “automatic rifle” is a firearm (such as MG-34, M16) which fires more than one cartridge with a single pull of the trigger. These firearms are often referred to as “assault weapons/rifles, based on their rapid-fire capability.
hail (noun) – burst, storm, spate (a large number of things fired/thrown forcefully in the air).
assault rifle (noun) – assault weapon; It is originally built for military special operations as a fully automatic/semiautomatic weapon/firearm.
self-avow (verb) – self-confess, self-proclaim, acknowledge/admit.
white supremacist (noun) – a supporter who believes white people are inherently superior to other races.
wield (verb) – exercise, exert, hold.
heighten (verb) – increase/raise, intensify; aggravate/worsen.
lethality (noun) – the capacity to cause death/harm/damage.
tighten (verb) – compress, contract, escalate.
alacrity (noun) – eagerness, willingness, readiness.
deservedly (adverb) – justifiably, rightly, appropriately.
acclaim (noun) – praise, applause, commendation.
reflection (noun) – thought/thinking, consideration, opinion.
readiness (noun) – willingness, eagerness, inclination.
resolute (adjective) – determined, firm, resolved.
bipartisan (adjective) – involving cooperation between two (opposite & big) political parties.
endorse (verb) – uphold, support, approve.
outlaw (verb) – ban, prohibit, forbid.
buyback (adjective) – retrieved, regained/recovered, reclaimed.
massacre (noun) – carnage, mass murder, mass killing.
rampage (noun) – wild/violent behaviour, running amok, berserk.
magazine (noun) – an ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating firearm.
lethal (adjective) – deadly, fatal, killing.
vow (verb) – swear, promise, pledge/affirm.
deterrent (adjective) – relating to something which is aimed/intended to deter (stop/prevent) something else.
prompt (noun) – reminder, cue, feed.
proactively (adverb) – farsightedly/shrewdly, energetically, motivatedly.