Freedom from fear – The Hindu (Sep 22, 2017)
The murder of Santanu Bhowmik, a television reporter, in Mandwai in Tripura on Wednesday has predictably drawn the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party into a blame game. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)
- underscore (verb) – call attention to, emphasize, highlight.
- perilous (adjective) – dangerous, risky, life-threatening.
- escalate (verb) – accelerate, increase/intensify, make serious.
- incriminate (verb) – make someone appear guilty of a crime, implicate, inform against.
- polarize (verb) – to divide into two different contrasting groups/beliefs, etc,.
- expeditiously (adverb) – quickly and efficiently.
- crossfire (noun) – gunfire from different directions crossing through the same area.
- intimidate (verb) – frighten, threaten, scare.
- inhibitory (adjective) – hindering, preventing, restraining.
- swift (noun) – fast/prompt, immediate, quick.
- rallying (noun) – improvement, betterment, amelioration.
- coercive (adjective) – authoritarian, imperious, high-handed.
- discourse (noun) – discussion/communication, debate/argument, interchange.
- internalise (verb) – accept/agree, personalise, embody.
- vigil (noun) – close watch, monitoring, surveillance.
- coercion (noun) – force, compulsion, demand/insistence.
- flag (verb) – become fatigued, grow tired, weaken/decrease.
- shrug aside/off (phrasal verb) – disregard, dismiss, ignore.
- incidental (adjective) – less important, secondary, subordinate.
- chill (noun) – a sudden & unpleasant feeling (of fear).
- abysmal (adjective) – very bad, dreadful, awful.
- close to the bone (phrase) – (of a remark) accurate to the truth which makes someone to feel uncomfortable.
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