The Hindu Editorial (Prize for peace) – Oct 14, 2019

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1. inter-ethnic (adjective) – involving people of different ethnicities (ethnicity is the state or fact of belonging to a particular ethnic group).
2. predecessor (noun) – previous holder of the post; forerunner, precursor, antecedent.
3. amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
4. unrest (noun) – disruption, chaos, agitation, trouble/turmoil.
5. decisive (adjective) – resolute, firm, determined.
6. disastrous (adjective) – devastating, ravaging, ruinous.
7. dictatorship (noun) – despotism, autocracy, absolute rule.
8. prolonged (adjective) – continuous, persistent, unending.
9. conscription (noun) – compulsory enlistment for military service.
10. repression (noun) – restraint, control, check.
11. refugee (noun) – displaced person, asylum seeker, escapee/exile.
12. stalled (adjective) – obstructed, impeded, delayed, distracted.
13. curb (noun) – restraint, restriction, control.
14. dissident (noun) – rebel/dissenter, objector, protester.
15. exile (noun) – banishment, expulsion, deportation; a person who lives away from his/her native country.
16. hail from (verb) – come from, be from, be a native of.
17. ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.
18. persuade (verb) – convince, influence, make certain.
19. -ridden (as adjective, in combination) – be full of or dominated by.
20. multi-ethnic (adjective) – constituting several ethnic groups.
21. federation (noun) – association, union, group.
22. grip (noun) – control, power/influence, hold.
23. call for (phrasal verb) – require, necessitate, demand.
24. ethno- (adjective) – ethnic.
25. spectator (noun) – onlooker, viewer, observer.
26. unleash (verb) – let loose, release, set free.
27. escalate (verb) – heighten, intensify, magnify.
28. arrest (verb) – stop, halt, end.
29. slide (verb) – sink, fall, drop, plunge/decline. 
30. come up with (phrasal verb) – produce, propose/put forward, submit/recommend.

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