The Hindu Editorial (Wrong signals) – Nov 19, 2019
The release of 13 life convicts responsible for the massacre of six Dalit men in Tamil Nadu in 1997 has caused understandable disquiet among activists and members of the Scheduled Castes. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Wrong signals) – Nov 19, 2019.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Wrong signals) – Nov 19, 2019:
- send out (phrasal verb) – produce, create, give out.
- at large (phrase) – in detail, extensively.
- convict (noun) – prisoner, inmate.
- massacre (noun) – carnage, mass murder, mass killing.
- disquiet (noun) – distress, unease, worry/concern.
- activist (noun) – advocate, champion, supporter (of a political or societal change/cause).
- voice (verb) – express, make public, state/declare.
- ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis.
- resent (verb) – dislike, be angry at, feel aggrieved at.
- conviction (noun) – sentence, judgement, verdict.
- court (verb) – risk, invite, attract, provoke.
- uphold (verb) – confirm, endorse/approve, vindicate/validate.
- commute (verb) – reduce, lessen, scale down (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death).
- grip (verb) – distract, divert, engage/mesmerize.
- mob (noun) – a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.
- frenzy (noun) – madness, mania, wildness.
- imprisonment (noun) – incarceration, confinement, captivity.
- remission (noun) – cancellation, suspension, repeal.
- decongest (verb) – relieve the congestion of (something).
- inmate (noun) – inhabitant, occupant, a person living in an institution (like hospital, prison, etc).
- regard (noun) – consideration, attention, concern.
- atrocity (noun) – act of barbarity/brutality, cruelty, inhumanity.
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