The Hindu Editorial (Snooping or saving?) – Dec 28, 2018

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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Snooping or saving?) – Dec 28, 2018:

snooping (noun) – an unauthorized/secret access to another person’s or company’s data.
surveillance (noun) – observation, scrutiny, inspection.
legitimate (adjective) – valid, logical, lawful/authentic.
abridge (verb) – curtail; lessen, reduce/decrease.
statutory (adjective) – legitimate, permissible, admissible.
breach (noun) – contravention, violation, infringement.
suspicion (noun) – speculation, doubt, misgiving (of other people).
evoke (verb) – invoke, give rise to, bring forth.
intercept (verb) – obstruct, impede, interrupt/detain.
amount to (verb) – be regarded as, be equivalent to, be tantamount to.
furore (or) furor (noun) – commotion, uproar, outcry/agitation.
decryption (noun) – conversion of encrypted data into its original form is called decryption; translation, interpretation, comprehension/understanding.
intermediary (noun) – a company that facilitates the use of the Internet/net work services.
envisage (verb) – foresee, predict, forecast.
obligation (noun) – condition, requirement; moral imperative/responsibility.
throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
bank on (phrasal verb) – rely on, depend on, count on.
encryption (noun) – the process of encoding a message or information to protect from unauthorized person.
by/through the back door (phrase) – indirect ways to do something intended.
stringent (adjective) – strict/stern, severe, tough/rigorous.
curb (verb) – control, restrain, contain.
pornography (noun) – obscene or indecent digital material (movies, pictures, magazines, etc.,) that show or describe sexual matters in order to cause sexual excitement.
paedophilia (noun) – sexual attraction to children by adults.
foment (verb) – instigate, incite/excite, stir up.
sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
lynch-mob (noun) – a group of people punishing/killing someone by hanging for claimed offence without legal trail.
strike a balance (phrase) – find a fair & reasonable line of action between two contrasting things.
salutary (adjective) – beneficial/productive, good, practical.