The Hindu Editorial (The next step) – June 14, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (The next step) – June 14, 2023:

normalcy (noun) – a normal condition; normality, regularity.
ethnicisation (noun) – the act or process of making or becoming ethnic.
governance (noun) – the act of governing something; administration.
stumbling block (noun) – blockade, hurdle, obstacle, barrier, impediment, hindrance.
aftermath (noun) – consequences, after-effects, repercussions; end result, outcome (of something bad or important).
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
grievance (noun) – complaint, protestation, protest, criticism, problem, objection.
led to past and past participle of lead to (verb) – cause, result in, bring about, bring on, give rise to.
in the first place (verb) – at the beginning.
redress (noun) – reparation, restitution, comeback, atonement, amends, remedy.
wanton (adjective) – intentional, calculated, conscious, done on purpose, knowing, premeditated, purposeful, deliberate, pre-planned, prearranged, preconceived, predetermined, cold-blooded.
targeted (adjective) – aimed at a particular group of people.
blockade (noun) – disruption of the economic activities (e.g. supply of essential goods and others); barricade, barrier, roadblock; obstacle/impediment.
displaced (adjective) – relating to an act of forcing someone to leave his/her home, usually due to war, persecution, or natural disaster.
get back (phrasal verb) – come again to a place; return, revert.
talks (noun) – dialogue, discussion, discourse, debate, negotiation, deliberation .
eminent (adjective) – famous and respected, prominent, well known, leading.
civil society (noun) – it is the space outside the family, public sector (government & its branches) and private sector (businesses and corporations). It now signifies a wide range of organised and organic groups including non governmental organisations (NGOs), trade unions, social movements, grassroots organisations, online networks and communities, and faith groups.
tamp down (phrasal verb) – reduce, lessen, decrease, diminish (the intensity of something).
ember (noun) – glowing coal, burning wood.
conflagration (noun) – flames, blaze, fire, firestorm, inferno.
paramilitary (adjective) – (of semi-militarized force) organized like a military force.
valley (noun) – a low area between hills or mountains typically with a river running through it.
stem (verb) – stop, restrain, restrict, halt, curb, contail, control.
sporadic (adjective) – occasional, infrequent, irregular, unpredictable.
ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.
arson (noun) – an act of setting fire intentionally to damage/destroy public properties, particularly buildings.
entail (verb) – require, necessitate, demand, call for, be grounds/reason for, warrant, involve.
looted (adjective) – stolen (goods from a place).
battered (adjective) – damaged, spoiled, impaired/ruined.
constitution (noun) – formation, arrangement, composition.
committee (noun) – panel, council, advisory group.
hit a snag (phrase) – encounter an issue/obstacle (or) be affected by a problem/difficulty.
public standing (noun) – position of the public.
standing (noun) – position that someone/something has in an area of activity.
transcend (verb) – cut across, go beyond, rise above.
identity (noun) – identification, recognition; individuality, originality.
identity (noun) – a social category, a set of persons marked by a label and distinguished by rules deciding membership and (alleged) characteristic features or attributes; individuality, character, originality.
reveal (verb) – show, display, exhibit, uncover.
Kuki-Zomi community (noun) –The Kuki people are an ethnic group native to the state of Manipur and other states in northeastern India. The “Mizo” (poetic version of “Zomi”), people are a ethnic group native to the Indian state of Mizoram and neighbouring regions of Northeast India.
expressly (adverb) – absolutely, clearly, obviously, unequivocally, unmistakably.
Meitei people (noun) – an ethnic group native to the state of Manipur in northeastern India. Meitei people also called Manipuri, dominant population of Manipur in northeastern India.
rake up (phrasal verb) – recollect, remember, revive/remind the memory of.
unwarranted (adjective) – unjustified, unnecessary, unreasonable, uncalled for, groundless.
generalisation (noun) – concept, idea, notion, thought, consideration.
narco-terrorism (noun) – it was first used to describe campaigns by drug traffickers using terrorist methods, such as the use of car bombs, assassinations and kidnappings, against anti-narcotics police in Colombia and Peru. Narco-terrorists refer to individuals and other members of drug cartels, mafia or other criminal organisations, whose actions were defined as “the attempts of narcotics traffickers to influence the policies of government by the systematic threat or use of violence”.
give up on (phrasal verb) – to stop thinking that somebody will change; to stop hoping that you will never succeed in doing something; lose heart.
persuade (verb) – influence, convince, induce, prompt (someone to do something through reasoning/analysis/thinking/justification/rationalization).
the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
aegis (noun) – protection, support, backing, supervision, guidance of a person, group or organisation.
push the envelope (phrase) – extend the limits of what is possible; try new things that have not been accepted or tried before.
ease (verb) – soothe, relieve, alleviate, mitigate, assuage.
run-up to (noun) – a period of time just before an important event.
ineffectual (adjective) – inefficient/ineffective, unsuccessful, powerless.
show up (phrasal verb) – expose, reveal, highlight, make obivios.