The Hindu Editorial (Beyond recompense) – Sep 15, 2018

The ‘ISRO espionage case’ marked a disgraceful chapter in the history of police investigation in the country. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Beyond recompense) – Sep 15, 2018.

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1. espionage (noun) – spying, undercover work, infiltration/counter-intelligence.
2. disgraceful (adjective) – shameful, shockingly unacceptable, contemptible.
3. pretext (noun) –  false excuse, alleged reason, claim.
4. witch-hunt (noun) – an investigation to find & punish people with unpopular views/opinions and not because of they have done something wrong.
5. grave (adjective) – (very) serious, crucial/critical, awful.
6. mercifully (adverb) – forgivingly, compassionately, leniently.
7. lapse (noun) – failure, error, mistake/blunder.
8. suspicion (noun) – doubt/qualm, speculation, scepticism.
9. obstinately (adverb) – stubbornly/adamantly, inflexibly, uncooperatively.
10. ungracious (adjective) – rude, impolite, uncivil/discourteous.
11. peevish (adjective) – irritable, disagreeable, miserable.
12. revive (verb) – reintroduce, restore, bring back.
13. unsympathetic (adjective) – uncaring, unconcerned.
14. errant (adjective) – erring, offending, lawbreaking.
15. petulantly (adverb) – complainingly, disagreeably, miserably/peevishly.
16. glaring (adjective) – obvious, conspicuous,unmistakable.
17. maliciously (adverb) –  harmfully, unkindly, vengefully/cruelly.
18. overdue (adjective) – late, behind schedule/time, delayed.
19. archaic (adjective) – obsolete, old-fashioned, outdated/very old.
20. heinous (adjective) – wicked, evil, criminal.
21. exonerate (verb) – release, relieve, acquit/discharge.
22. floodgate (noun) – something which is restraining/holding back/stifling an outflow of something else.
23. oversight (noun) – inspection, supervision, control.
24. take note (phrase) – pay attention, take notice, take note.
25. humiliation (noun) – embarrassment, disgrace, shame.
26. disconcerting (adjective) – discomfiting, unsettling, disturbing.
27. muster (verb) – gather, bring together, assemble.
28. personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.

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