The Hindu Editorial (Thin-skinned masters) – Jun 12, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Thin-skinned masters) – Jun 12, 2019:

thin-skinned (adjective) – sensitive, easily offended, easily hurt (to criticism).
arbitrary (adjective) – capricious, personal (whim/choice), erratic/irregular.
reflect (verb) – indicate, show/display, reveal.
disregard (noun) – indifference, neglect, lack of attention.
pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
obvious (adjective) – clear, evident, apparent/manifest.
unwarranted (adjective) – unjustified, unnecessary, unreasonable.
smack of (phrasal verb) – have the flavour of, give the impression of (something negative).
perversity (noun) – unreasonableness, inappropriateness/irregularity; wilfulness.
malice (noun) – hostility, hatred, revenge.
remand (verb) – imprison/jail, incarcerate, send to prison.
ground (noun) – reason, factor/cause, basis.
abridge (verb) – curtail; lessen, reduce/decrease.
amount to (verb) – be regarded as, be equivalent/equal to, be tantamount to.
endorsement (noun) – support, backing, approval.
a concession to (noun) – accepting something as true; an indication made in recognition of a demand.
inflammatory (adjective) – provocative, provoking, agitating.
rampant (adjective) – widespread, present everywhere/pervasive, unrestrained/out of control.
distasteful (adjective) – unpleasant, disagreeable, undesirable.
incarcerate (verb) – imprison, confine, put in prison.
air (verb) – show, broadcast, disseminate.
disregard (verb) – ignore, overlook, pay no attention to.
defamation (noun) – character assassination, libel/misrepresentation.
non-cognisable offence (noun) – an offence for which, a police officer without any warrant has no authority to arrest.
inapplicable (adjective) – irrelevant, unrelated, immaterial.
flagrant (adjective) – glaring, obvious, blatant.
mischief (noun) – misconduct, disobedience, misbehaviour.
tranquillity (noun) – peacefulness, restfulness, serenity.
obscene (adjective) – disgusting, morally disturbing/upsetting.
prurient (adjective) – salacious, lustful, lewd.
disquieting (adjective) – horrible, awful, disgusting/upsetting.
perfunctory (adjective) – casual, uninterested, careless.
pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
deem (verb) – regard as, consider; view as.
conjure up (phrasal verb) – make something appear, produce/generate, magic.
mechanical (adjective) – automatic, habitual, machine-like.
exemplary (adjective) – serving as a deterrent, cautionary, warning (of a punishment).
disciplinary (adjective) – enforcing discipline.