The Hindu Opinion Article (Shaken to the core in Kathua) – Apr 19, 2018
The tragic and gruesome rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu, with a blatantly….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Opinion Article (Shaken to the core in Kathua) – Apr 19, 2018.
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Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (Shaken to the core in Kathua) – Apr 19, 2018:
- chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
- come to light (phrase) – reveal, disclose, expose.
- depravity (noun) – shamelessness, wickedness, immorality.
- lynching (noun) – an act of killing someone by hanging for an unproven offence without legal trial by the group of people.
- impunity (noun) – immunity, indemnity, exemption from punishment.
- nomadic (adjective) – wandering, roaming, travelling/rambling. Nomads are people who have no permanent home, travel from place to place in search of food (for them and their herd of animals).
- horrendous (adjective) – horrible, terrible, frightful.
- in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a consequence of, as a result of.
- leave the door open (phrase) – to allow for the possibility of something.
- generic (noun) – general, common, blanket.
- blank out (phrasal verb) – to hide/forget something.
- specifics (noun) – precise details, niceties, finer points.
- ghastly (adverb) – terrible, frightful, horrible.
- exhort (verb) – urge, encourage, appeal to.
- belated (adjective) – late, delayed, not on time.
- perpetrator (noun) – someone who does immoral, harmful and illegal activities.
- egalitarian (adjective) – common, equal; fair.
- banal (adjective) – clichéd, platitude, stereotyped/hackneyed.
- avowal (noun) – assertion, declaration, statement.
- brush aside (phrasal verb) – dismiss, disregard, ignore.
- writ large (phrase) – clear, obvious.
- valorisation (noun) – validation; the increase in the value of something.
- majoritarian (adjective) – supporting majority rule/decision.
- incessant (adjective) – continuous, persistent, constant.
- let loose (phrase) – unleash, release, set free.
- embolden (verb) – give courage, strengthen, encourage/motivate.
- condone (verb) – deliberately ignore, not take into consideration, disregard.
- off the hook (phrase) – out of trouble, free; acquitted/cleared.
- pass off (phrasal verb) – evade, ignore, dismiss.
- reprehensible (adjective) – condemnable, objectionable, unjustifiable.
- rationalisation (noun) – an act of justifying an inappropriate behaviour/attitude.
- whataboutery (noun) – the technique of counter-accusation when accused of some wrongdoings.
- feeble (adjective) – ineffective, unsatisfactory, unconvincing/weak.
- disdain (noun) – contempt, disrespect/dishonour, indifference.
Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (Shaken to the core in Kathua) – Apr 19, 2018:
