The Hindu Editorial (Bloody Thursday) – Mar 04, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Bloody Thursday) – Mar 04, 2024:

bloody (adjective) – vicious, cruel, savage, fierce, brutal.
Gaza (noun) – a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. Gaza Strip is a self-governing Palestinian territory surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Egypt.
ally (noun) – a country/state with an alliance with another one in which they promise to support each other militarily and to defend each other.
troops (noun) – armed forces, forces, soldiers.
open fire (phrase) – start/begin shooting.
pose (verb) – constitute, present, create, cause (a problem or danger or risk).
authorities (noun) – bureaucracy, officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.
subsequent (adjective) – consequent, following, ensuing, resultant, accompanying, associated, related, connected, attendant.
stampede (noun) – people’s movement rapidly in a mass after panic.
trigger (verb) – cause, give rise to, lead to, bring about, generate.
outrage (noun) – fury, anger, wrath, shock, resentment, indignation.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate, make necessary, demand, publicly ask for.
probe (noun) – investigation, inquiry.
testimony (noun) – evidence, witness, proof, testament.
indiscriminate (adjective) – thoughtless, unthinking, unconsidered, casual, careless, aimless, foolish, mindless, impulsive, ill-considered.
defenceless (adjective) – vulnerable, helpless, powerless, unprotected, endangered.
Hamas (noun) – Hamas is an Islamist militant group based in Gaza.
pile (noun) – heap, mount, stack, accumulation, collection.
rubble (noun) – remains, ruins, wreckage; debris.
wound (verb) – injure, hurt, harm, damage.
displace (verb) – force someone to leave his/her home, usually due to war, persecution, or natural disaster; banish, exile, deport, evict, expel, oust.
The World Food Programme (WFP) (noun) – it is the world’s largest humanitarian organization (within the United Nations) saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
malnutrition (noun) – undernourishment, undernutrition, poor/unhealthy/inadequate diet.
head towards (phrase) – move towards something.
famine (noun) – extreme hunger, lack of food, undernourishment, malnourishment.
enclave (noun) – area, region (enclosed within).
cram (verb) – (of a place) crowd, fill, pack, throng, overflow, overfill, jam, congest.
refugee (noun) – displaced person, asylum seeker, exile, deportee, stateless person, émigré.
hardly (adverb) – barely, almost not.
on the verge of (phrase) – on the brink of, on the edge of, at a crucial or critical point.
deadliest superlative adjective of deadly (adjective) – fatal, lethal, life-threatening.
calamity (noun) – disaster, catastrophe, crisis, tragedy.
unfold (verb) – happen, occur, take place, transpire.
bombed-out (adjective) – destroyed, severely damaged abandoned, tattered, broken-down, miserable.
misery (noun) – pain, distress, suffering, affliction, torment, hardship.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.
objective (noun) – aim, goal, purpose, target.
dismantle (verb) – topple, demolish, destroy, knock down.
hostage (noun) – a person captured or held as security for the fulfilment of certain conditions/terms.
largely (adverb) – mostly, mainly, generally.
in favour of (phrase) – in support of, to the advantage of, approving of.
groundswell (noun) – the sudden increase of a certain feeling/opinion among a large section of people.
conduct (noun) – behaviour, actions, activities, manners.
take to (verb) – to go into (a place).
The International Court of Justice (ICJ)/ World Court (noun) – It is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946. The seat (headquarters) of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands).
apartheid (noun) – racial segregation/discrimination system in (South Africa); prejudice, bias, bigotry/inequity (racial segregation); separation.
carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute, bring about.
genocide (noun) – mass murder, massacre, ethnic cleansing, mass slaughter.
spectator (noun) – onlooker, watcher, viewer, bystander, passer-by.
colleague (noun) – fellow worker, co-worker, teammate, companion, associate.
outrageous (adjective) – shocking, disgraceful, appalling, abhorrent, heinous, horrible, shameful.
expel (verb) – banish, exile, deport, evict, expel, oust, displace, drive out.
consequence (noun) – result, outcome, conclusion, implications, ramification, repercussion.
the West (noun) – The Western world/civilization consisting of the majority of Europe & the North America.
administration (noun) – government.
repeatedly (adverb) – frequently, again and again, invariably, constantly, regularly, consistently.
veto (verb) – reject, dismiss, deny, turn down, say no to, rule out, quash.
UN resolution (noun) – United Nations resolution is formal expression of the opinion or will of United Nations organs. It is a decision or declaration voted on by all member states of the United Nations and it usually requires a simple majority (50 percent of all votes plus one) to pass.. Although any UN body can issue resolutions, in practice most resolutions are issued by the Security Council or the General Assembly.
ceasefire (noun) – a temporary stoppage of a war, truce, armistice.
Democrat (noun) – (in the US) a member or supporter of the Democratic Party (also referred to as the DEM); liberal.
centre around (phrasal verb) – to have something as the most important subject of discussion/interest; concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around.
human rights (noun) – human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.
give up (phrasal verb) – stop, discontinue, abandon, renounce, forgo.
ambivalence (noun) – a state of having mixed feelings about someone or something; equivocation, uncertainty, unsureness, doubt, indecision, irresolution, irresoluteness, hesitation.
bring to end (phrase) – to stop, finish, or complete something.
aid (noun) – help, assistance, support.
no ifs, ands, or buts (phrase) – no excuses will be accepted for not accomplishing a task; no excuses, no doubt, with certainty.